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Title	Source	Date
8 Firms Chosen to Spearhead Global Building Efficiency Project	GreenerBuildings	7/20/10

Kaiser Coughs Up $1M for Green Health Clinic	GreenerBuildings	7/19/10

A Weak Economy has not Derailed Retail Developer Desires to go Green	Retail Traffic	7/19/10

GBCI Takes Closer Control of LEED Reviews	GreenSource	7/19/10

Canada Green Building Council Acquires Smart Growth Group	GreenSource	7/19/10

Finding Work in Solar Panels	Nevada Appeal	7/18/10

Even Parking Lots Can Get LEED Certified	Sustainable Business	7/16/10

California's Buildings Waste Huge Amounts of Energy, Study Says	GreenerBuildings	7/15/10

Professor Uses Bacteria To Make Eco-Friendly Bricks	GreenSource	7/14/10

Industry Groups Criticize Possible Lead-Paint Proposal	Engineering News Record	7/14/10

Green Building Materials Expected to Reach $406 Billion by 2015	AggregateResearch.com	7/14/10

New Green Building First of Its Kind in Beverly Hills	Beverly Hills Patch	7/13/10

Johnson City Hospital Touts Itself as Tenessee's First Green Hospital	Fox News	7/13/10

Empire State Building Upgrades Efficiency	National Real Estate Investor	7/12/10

Hospitals More Likely to Invest in Efficiency Than Other Industries	GreenerBuildings	7/12/10

Climate Corps 2010: LEEDing the Way to Energy Efficiency at PepsiCo	ClimateBiz	7/8/10

Linking Green Buildings, Productivity and the Bottom Line	GreenerBuildings	7/8/10

Siemens Helps Schools, Houston Land 6-Figure Windfalls for Efficiency	GreenerBuildings	7/8/10

AUI Contractors First Firm in Texas to Receive ABC Green Contractor Certification	Fox Business	7/6/10

U.S. Green Building Market Will Balloon to $173.5 Billion by 2015	USGBC	7/6/10

Houston Rockets' Stadium Wins LEED Certification	Environmental News Network	7/6/10

New Building Materials Sellers Seek to Supply Green Movement	Austin Business Journal	7/2/10

Chicago Mayor, ICLEI Honor the Windy City's Greenest Buildings	GreenerBuildings	7/2/10

Laguna Honda is California's First LEED Certified Hospital	USGBC	7/1/10

Canada Green Building Council Acquires Smart Growth Group	BuildingGreen	7/1/10

A Closer Look at CALGreen	Construction Executive Magazine	7/10

What's Old is New Again	Construction Executive Magazine	7/10

Considering the Lifecycle of Nightlife: The First LEED Certified Nightclub	GreenSource	7/10

Worldwide Green Building Area to Increase 780% in Ten Years, Says Study	BuildingGreen	6/28/10

Building a Greener Tastykake	GreenerBuildings	6/28/10

What LEED is All About	GreenerBuildings	6/25/10

NYC Launches Cool Roofs Program	GreenSource	6/23/10

One World Trade Center Rises to 260 Feet Above Street Level	GreenSource	6/23/10

EPA Kicks Off Nationwide 'Green Capitals' Initiative	GreenerBuildings	6/22/10

DOE Announces $76M for Energy-Efficient Building Technologies and Training Programs	SustainableBusiness.com	6/21/10

Global Green Building Could Grow 900 Percent	Las Vegas Business Press	6/21/10

DOE Gives $60 Million to Expand Local Energy Efficiency Efforts	Environmental News Network	6/21/10

Greening Our Capital Cities	Environmental News Network	6/18/10

Shining a Light on Greater Building Efficiency	GreenerBuildings	6/14/10

Architects Release Tracking Tool for Sustainable Design	GreenSource	6/11/10

New Process Shows Dollar Value of Building Green	GreenSource	6/11/10

DOE Launches Website for Affordable, High-Efficiency Windows	BuildingGreen	6/10/10

World Cup Stadium to Feature Green Design	Earth911	6/9/10

“LEED for Landscapes” Opens Pilot, Attracts Brownfield Rehabilitation Projects	BuildingGreen	6/7/10

The Healthiest and Happiest Office Space in America?	Earth911	6/4/10

New Report Criticizes LEED on Public Health Issues - Report Misunderstands LEED, says USGBC	BuildingGreen	6/3/10

Envisioning the High Performance Hospital	BreenBiz	6/3/10

Major Changes Underway with Cradle to Cradle Certification	BuildingGreen	6/1/10

Contractors Approach Green Training With the Bottom Line, Environment in Mind	Construction Executive Magazine	6/10

The Multifamily Construction Market is all about Recouping Energy Costs	Construction Executive Magazine	6/10

LEED System Expands to Include Neighborhood-Scale Developments	Environmental News Network	5/27/10

NYC Skyscraper is First U.S. Commercial Tower to Earn LEED Platinum	GreenSource	5/27/10

The Importance of Working in Concert to Green Buildings	GreenerBuildings	5/11/10

Giving Green Buildings a Smarter Skin	GreenerBuildings	5/10/10

Green Design-Build Model Crafted for Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero Energy Use	Engineering News Record	5/5/10

Kickstarting the Green Economy with Building Energy Efficiency	GreenerBuildings	5/5/10

Las Vegas Sands Raises the Stakes for Green Development	ASimpleSwitch.com	5/4/10

Integrated Design Meets the Real World	BuildingGreen	5/1/10

USGBC Launches LEED Rating System for Neighborhood Development	GreenerBuildings	4/29/10

Greenest Buildings? Architects Pick 2010 Winners	USA Today	4/26/10

Green Monastery is Heavenly for Benedictine Sisters	CNN	4/25/10

GSA Funds $4 Billion in Green Projects	Washington Business Journal	4/23/10

Five Years Later, the First LEED Data Center has Saved Millions	GreenerBuildings	4/20/10

The Princeton Review, USGBC Publish Guide to the Greenest Colleges	GreenerBuildings	4/20/10

Barriers to ‘Deep Green’ Sustainability in Construction	Finance & Commerce	4/15/10

Hines, Whirlpool, Frito-Lay and TXU Energy Land LEED Ratings	GreenerBuildings	4/15/10

Twins' Target Field Scores as a Green Building All-Star	GreenerBuildings	4/9/10

Builders Question Efficacy of Green Certification	Washington Business Journal	4/9/10

Rackspace, Comcast Transform Old Buildings into New Green Quarters	GreenerBuildings	4/8/10

Pratt & Whitney Earns First LEED-Platinum Rating in China	GreenerBuildings	4/8/10

Green Building Movement Raises Some Construction Defect, Claims Concern	Insurance Journal	4/7/10

Marriott Promises 300 LEED Hotels by 2015	GreenerBuildings	4/6/10

Green Buildings to Hammer Out a $277 Billion Market	News Blaze (CA)	4/6/10

Clamor Grows for Change in USGBC Wood Policy	GreenerBuildings	4/5/10

San Francisco Tops U.S. Cities as Best Market for Green Buildings	GreenerBuildings	4/1/10

Recycled Plastics Enter Structural Applications	GreenSource	3/25/10

Maryland Town Pursues Model Green City Designation	GreenSource	3/24/10

California Campus Lands First LEED-Platinum Rating for Schools	GreenerBuildings	3/18/10

Industry Groups Offer First Model for Green Construction Code	Newsline	3/17/10

Las Vegas Sands Raises the Stakes for Green Development	GreenerBuildings	3/17/10

Support for Green Building, LEED Slip Slightly But Remain Strong Despite Downturn	GreenerBuildings	3/11/10

L.A.'s Green Schools: Propane Buses, Solar Panels and Environmental Education	Los Angeles Times	3/8/10

Air Force Musters Help from Balfour Beatty to Cut Energy Use	GreenerBuildings	3/4/10

A Tall Order: Serious Materials to Retrofit Empire State Building's Windows	GreenerBuildings	3/3/10

MeadWestvaco's New HQ Earns Top Green Globes Rating	GreenerBuildings	3/2/10

Nation's Largest Retrofit Loan Program Gets $3M Bigger	GreenerBuildings	2/26/10

Wilmington Teams with Honeywell on $14.5M Energy Retrofit, Solar Project	GreenerBuildings	2/25/10

The USGBC's Top 10 Lists of Green Building Bills	GreenerBuildings	2/24/10

All New Office Depot Stores Aim for LEED Certification	GreenerBuildings	2/23/10

GSA Looking for its First Chief Greening Officer	GreenerBuildings	2/23/10

Defections Shake Up Climate Coalition	Wall Street Journal	2/17/10

ASHRAE Standard 189 Is Here	GreenSource	2/16/10

Massachusetts’ Lead Role in Energy Efficiency	GreenSource	2/16/10

Richmond Olympic Oval Represents Green Gold for Buildings	Environmental News Network	2/13/10

Researchers Unveil Green Rating System for Roads	GreenSource	2/11/10

UNFI's Energy Efficient Lighting Helps Distribution Center Land Energy Star Status	Greener Buildings	1/25/10

J.R. Simplot, ConAgra French Fry Plants Become Energy Star Buildings	Greener Buildings	1/25/10

Six Key Lessons on Green and Energy Efficiency Retrofits	GreenBiz.com	1//20/10

USGBC Reworks Committee Structure	GreenSource	1/19/10

Model Contracts Clarify Green Building Responsibilities	GreenSource	1/19/10

Standard 189 in Final Stages	GreenSource	1/19/10

NYC Passes Landmark Green Building Legislation	GreenSource	1/19/10

Building to LEED-Silver May Not Survive First Encounter	GreenSource	1/12/10

$3-Billion Wind Scheme To Link Hawaiian Islands	GreenSource	1/12/10

D.C. Buildings to Measure Energy Use	GreenSource	1/12/10

ABC Gets $90,000 for Green Building	Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce	1/7/10

Federal, Private Funds Awarded for Green Job Training	The Baltimore Sun	1/7/10

Associated Builders and Contractors Receives $90,000 Grant from Turner Foundation for Green Building Initiatives	Structural Engineer	1/6/10

Half Of Non-Residential Buildings Will Be Green By 2015-Study	Wall Street Journal	1/6/10

ABC Receives $90,000 Grant from Turner Foundation for Green Building Initiatives	Newsline	1/6/10

Living Building Challenge 2.0 Released	GreenSource	1/5/10

Falcon Waterfree Fixtures Wipe Out Halftime Flush at Super Bowl XLIV	Greener Buildings	1/4/10

Top Ten Green Building Trends for 2010	Environmental News Network	1/1/10

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