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Events Calendar
 
  March 10-12
  Boston, MA

Visit BuildingGreen next week at BuildingEnergy's conference and trade show for renewable energy and green building professionals.
 
New England Facilities Expo
  Boston, MA
  March 18-19
Facilities managers can see new products and learn about safe and efficient operations.
 
Gulf Coast Green
  Houston, TX
  April 16-19
The leading green building conference in the Gulf Coast. BuildingGreen's Alex Wilson will speak on "Passive Survivability: Green Buildings are Safe Buildings."
March 2009

The March 2009 issue of
Environmental Building News (EBN)
is now available online!


 

Quote of the Month
"NAHB appears to have made a decision to put together a reasonable standard and push it through the ANSI process."

- Energy consultant Bion Howard on ICC-700,
the National Association of Home Builders'
new green standard


This Month's Feature Story
Thinking Beyond Buildings: LEED for Neighborhood Development (membership required)
 
LEED for Neighborhood Development is not yet final,
Union Park development in Las Vegas
The 61-acre Union Park development in Las Vegas will feature high-density development with residential, commercial, and institutional uses within walking distance of each other.
but it's already clear that it's a different type of rating system. Lessons from the pilot projects show that cooperation among team members and with the local government is essential to a successful project.
  
 
 
 
This Month's Primer

Graywater diagram
If properly stored and separated from potable water, graywater collected from sinks, showers, and clothes washers can be used to irrigate landscaping.

 
 
 

News in This Issue

Product News and Reviews
 
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Case Study Highlight
4240 Architecture, Inc., Denver Studio

4240 Architecture, Inc., Denver StudioDesigning an efficient mechanical system was challenging due to the open studio space with a 34-foot ceiling. The project team implemented zoning for areas of different usage and different solar orientations.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Check out more case studies in the High Performance Buildings Database