Judge: NYC can keep ‘Tavern on the Green’ name (AP via Yahoo! News)
A judge says New York City can keep the “Tavern on the Green” name for the famed restaurant building in Central Park that’s been forced to close because of financial problems.
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Portola Valley may adopt green-building mandates (The Almanac)
Building greener homes voluntarily has proven popular in Portola Valley, planning officials say, and now the Town Council is considering requiring residents to choose from a weighted list of “build it green” elements to incorporate into additions and new construction.
Mormon Church seeks to be ‘more proactive’ in green-building efforts with City Creek (Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — In some ways, the old downtown malls never went away.
Lehigh Valley Green Building Expo helps homeowners learn about green building, remodeling, and gardening (Times News)
Lehigh Valley Green Building Expo is back for its second year and Jake Arner, board member of the Lehigh Valley Green Builders Forum, said the event will be bigger and better than last year.
Green code for building utilities from April (Zawya)
Dubai will launch the green building regulations related to utilities next month and will give contractors of new projects five months to comply with the new rules.
Mormon Church seeks to be ‘more proactive’ in green-building efforts (Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — In some ways, the old downtown malls never went away.
LEED Silver in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan. — The new $10.5 million Woodland Elementary School was awarded LEED Silver certification, making it the first educational facility in the state to achieve that environmental designation.
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NEW ORLEANS — The recently renovated Joseph A. Craig Elementary School opened for classes in January for the first time since 2007.
The school was designed for LEED Silver certification, but administrators decided not to pursue the designation. Green features of the renovated school include high-efficiency mechanical and energy management systems, insulated windows and doors, pervious concrete, low-VOC paints, and other items.
FBOP Goes Solar
LITTLETON, Colo. — A minimum-security federal prison outside Denver will soon house a 23,000-square-foot solar field after officials contracted with Johnson Controls Inc. for the installation of a turnkey renewable energy system.
The United States division of Abengoa Solar Inc., headquartered in Lakewood, Colo., will design and engineer the system, which will be used to meet the hot water needs at Federal Correctional Institution Englewood.
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