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‘Green’ Building Sector to Contribute $554B to GDP from 2009-13

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

While the green building industry added $173 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2000-08, that’s just the beginning. From 2009 to 2013, that amount will more than triple to $554 billion, according to a new report from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton.The r ...

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Louisiana Pavilion designed by 3XN utilizes cork and bio-resin

Posted by DeshRaj on 12/11/2009

Danish architectural firm 3XN will design a pavilion for the Green Architecture for the Future exhibition to explore how cork, bio-resin and flexible solar strips can be utilized in creating eco-responsible structures. The resultant Moebius strip...

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Healthcare Sector Accounts for 8% of U.S. Carbon Footprint

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2009

The U.S. healthcare sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions, according to University of Chicago researchers. The research takes into account activities such as hospital care, scientific research and the production and distribution of pharmaceutical drugs ...

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Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 1

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2009

With the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo now underway in Phoenix, Ariz., here are some of the initial announcements.YKK AP America has launched (PDF) two new products aimed at improving the energy-efficiency of commercial buildings. The company has expanded its enerGfacade product li ...

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Marriott Plans to Expand ‘Green’ Hotels by 1000%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2009

Marriott says it plans to learn from its “green” hotel prototypes and expand the program by a measure of tenfold over the next five years.A central part of the hotel’s efforts is a hotel design that will be “pre-certified” to LEED standards, according to a press rele ...

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