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Sage Seeks LEED for Historic Hotel Project
PORTLAND — Sage Hospitality Resources is seeking LEED certification for a $118 million, environmentally sustainable conversion of the historic Meier & Frank department store.
The Denver-based hospitality company is renovating the upper nine floors of the 1908 building to create The Nines — a 334-room hotel, which will become part of Starwood’s luxury collection hotels.
DuPont Introduces Enhanced Weather Barrier System
WILMINGTON, Del. — DuPont’s enhanced Tyvek weather barrier system that is designed to provide weather protection and insulation for commercial-building envelopes will help projects achieve points toward LEED-certification by improving energy efficiency, according to the company.
College Presidents Sign up to Fight Global Warming
WASHINGTON — America’s colleges entered the fight against global warming this summer after more than 280 college and university presidents pledged to neutralize campus greenhouse gas emissions.
The presidents of 284 higher-education institutions signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment at a leadership summit in Washington that was organized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and environmental advocacy groups, ecoAmerica and Second Nature.
Green Building Movement Grows in Oil-Storied Houston
HOUSTON — The Greater Houston Partnership hosted the first of two symposiums designed to educate business leaders about environmentally sustainable buildings.
GHP — the city’s premiere advocacy group and informational clearinghouse — attracted several hundred business leaders, developers and architects to the event, which featured USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi and Houston Mayor Bill White.
Forest Stewardship Council Calls for Building Award Submissions
WASHINGTON — The Forest Stewardship Council-US is calling for project submissions for the third annual Designing & Building with FSC Award, which will be presented at the 2007 USGBC GreenBuild International Conference and Exposition in Chicago in November.
The FSC annual award recognizes building projects that have furthered responsible forest management through the incorporation of FSC-certified wood products.