August 23, 2010 - Green Building News

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iPad Construction Work

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THOMASVILLE, Ga. — At the construction site of a new $113 million, eight-story patient tower on the campus of the Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Ga., craftsmen and site supervisors were able to reference a virtual layout of the project from their Apple iPads.

The NoliWhite Group, a healthcare facility developer based in Brentwood, Tenn., launched the Project Information Integration, or PI2, initiative, earlier this year, which features the construction of a new patient tower.

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Video: Willows Cottage hosts green building event

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Radnor Townships Willows Cottage played host to a Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC) event last week in which attendees from around the region watched a geothermal well-drilling demonstration and learned about the rehabilitation of the cottage.

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Empire State Building opposes height of neighbor

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A soaring new office tower in New York would disturb views of the Empire State Building and diminish the signature symbol of the city’s skyline, the famous skyscraper’s managers said on Monday at city council hearings.

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Green or Not, Content Is King on Your Company Website

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Once in a while, I like to see what the world outside of sustainable business and green marketing is up to. This week, I attended the Search Engine Strategies Conference, a leading search and social marketing conference that draws thousands of marketers and agency professionals from around the world who explore everything from site optimization and website usability to link building.

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Business : Dubai Chambers Green Building achievement impresses Lankans

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DUBAI The Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industrys achieving of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for first existing commercial building in the region, impressed the delegation at the National Energy Symposium 2010 held in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo recently.

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Sustainable Landscape Rating Pilot Program Introduced

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WASHINGTON — A new national rating system for sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance has selected over 150 test sites to participate in a two-year pilot program.

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES), a partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin, and the United States Botanic Garden, provides voluntary guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable landscapes of all kinds, with or without buildings.

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$500K price cut on ultimate ‘green’ home

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A Costa Mesa residence that became the first single family home in Orange County to snag the nation’s highest rating under the LEED green building program has had a nearly $500,000 price chop.The 7-bedroom, modern Craftsman-style house at 1811 Gisler…

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SL Green earns a fast $50M on Madison Ave.

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SL Green Realty Corp. didn’t win 510 Madison Ave. but the company will receive an estimated $50 million consolation prize for its unsuccessful fight to win control of the new midtown tower. SL Green purchased two discounted loans on the property last year and had been trying to use that position to foreclose on owner Macklowe Properties. However, last week Boston Properties announced it reached …

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County Expects $9 Million in Solar Savings

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WOODLAND, Calif. — Yolo County could save an estimated $9 million in energy costs following the completion of a one-megawatt solar installation that will supply power to the county’s justice center.

County officials worked with energy services firm SunPower Corp., based in San Jose, Calif., to install the solar energy system, which consists of 3,560 high-efficiency panels that track the sun to maintain optimal output throughout daylight hours.