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Eric Bloom

In Smart Buildings, Co-opetition is on the Rise

A business long ruled by fiefdoms begins to unify.»

SustainableBusiness.com

New Bill Puts LEED-Certified Buildings on Chopping Block

GOP targets electric cars, high-speed rail, and now efficient buildings.»

Sustainablog

Chicago-Based Eco-Friendly Dentist Doubles Down on Green

It's no accident this dental office is so relaxing.»

Green Building Elements

Built to Order Homes Now Come with Solar Systems

Solar will come standard on Florida's cookie-cutter homes.»

SustainableBusiness.com

Solar Panels Perched on 50-Story Skyscraper in Manhattan

Deutsche Bank says its array is the highest solar system in the world.»

EarthTechling

Justice Is Served With A LEED Gold Touch

Rockingham, N.C. is home to the most eco courthouse in the East.»

Sustainablog

6 Gorgeous Small Rustic Cottages: Sweden’s Urnatur

Feast your eyes on the tufty roofs.»

Yale Environment 360

Mandatory Roof Gardens Urged as Solution to Singapore Flooding

Singapore's fix could also include storage tanks, porous pavements and rain gardens.»

Eric Bloom

A Big Break for Efficient Buildings

Energy service companies stand to gain from the Better Buildings Challenge.»

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Treehugger

Urban Depavers Return Parking Lots to Paradise

Men with shovels attack vacant lots in Portland.»

Treehugger

Queens Fights for a High Line of Its Own

The Rockaway Beach Branch line, defunct since '62, could become an elevated park.»

New York Times

Madrid Joins Cities Replacing Concrete With Greenery

Neighborhoods meet where a freeway once stood.»

Infrastructurist

How Energy Efficient Are the World’s Tallest Buildings?

Compare the world's 10 loftiest.»

EarthTechling

Virgin Galactic Opens New Mexico Spaceport

Out-of-this-world facility sourced partly from local materials.»

New York Times

An Escalator That Feeds the Building

Otis, the elevator manufacturer, borrows a trick from the Prius.»

New York Times

The Self-Sufficient Office Building

Seattle's Bullitt Center aims to set a new standard.»

Earth2Tech

How Much Is Your Home Worth with Solar?

A new online tool helps sort out the complicated details.»

Greenbang

Taipei Boasts World’s Greenest Skyscraper

Taipei 101, world's second-tallest tower, gets LEED Platinum.»

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