ArchWeek Green 2011.0428

[Kevin]

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The Committee on the Environment (COTE) of the American Institute of Architects has announced its top ten green buildings for 2011. It's another interesting group of excellent projects.


Unitarian Meeting House Addition, in Madison, Wisconsin, by The Kubala Washatko Architects
http://www.architectureweek.com/2011/0420/index.html



Livestrong Offices, in Austin, Texas, by Lake/Flato Architects
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2011/0420/news_1-4.html



Cherokee Lofts, in Los Angeles, California, by Pugh + Scarpa Architects
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2010/0127/news_1-3.html



High Tech High Chula Vista, in Chula Visa, California, by Studio E Architects
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2011/0420/news_1-3.html



Kiowa County Schools, in Greensburg, Kansas, by BNIM
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2011/0420/news_1-2.html



LOTT Regional Services Center, in Olympia, Washington, by The Miller Hull Partnership
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2011/0420/news_1-3.html



NREL Research Support Facility, in Golden, Colorado, by RNL
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2011/0420/news_1-2.html



OS House, in Racine, Wisconsin, by Johnsen Schmaling Architects
http://www.architectureweek.com/2011/0406/index.html



Step Up on Fifth, in Santa Monica, California, by Pugh + Scarpa Architects
http://www.architectureweek.com/2009/12 ... n_1-1.html



Vancouver Convention Centre West, in Vancouver, British Columbia, by LMN Architects
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2011/0420/news_1-3.html

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Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Deadly Tornadoes: 245 Killed Across South, Including 162 in Alabama - ABC News, 2011.0428
http://abcnews.go.com/US/tornadoes-kill ... d=13474955

8 Tips for a Smooth Handoff of New Green Buildings - GreenBiz.com, 2011.0428
https://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2011/04/2 ... -buildings

Why Twister Outbreak? La Nina Eyed as Key Factor - MSNBC, 2011.0428
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42799130/ns/weather/

LEED Briefing: TD Bank, PetSmart, NextEra, KFC - Environmental Leader, 2011.0427
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011 ... xtera-kfc/

Radioactive Topsoil Removed from School Grounds - NHK, 2011.0427
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_19.html

A Second Life for the Electric Car Battery - New York Times, 2011.0427
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/ ... r-battery/

County Growth Planners Take Health into Account - The Columbian, 2011.0427
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/apr/ ... o-account/

Masters: Midwest Deluge Enhanced by Near-Record Gulf of Mexico Sea Surface Temperatures - Climate Progress, 2011.0427
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/27/m ... peratures/

Green Architecture in Egypt: A Sustainable Project - Al-Masry Al-Youm, 2011.0427
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/415482

Helvetia Remains the Battleground for Washington County Urban Growth Plan - Oregonian, 2011.0427
http://www.oregonlive.com/north-of-26/i ... _plan.html

Building the Sacred inside and Out - Huffington Post, 2011.0426
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carole-ca ... ir=Chicago

Motivating Others to Design Net Zero - EarthTechling (Blog), 2011.0426
http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/04/mo ... -net-zero/

Green Housing for Disabled Adults Opens in S.F - San Francisco Chronicle, 2011.0426
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... ewsbayarea

'Green Architecture' Pushed - Sun.Star Pampanga, 2011.0426
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/loca ... hed-152153

A Reluctant Cyclist Takes to the Streets - Sightline Daily, 2011.0426
http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/ ... he-streets

When Refrigerators Warm the Planet - New York Times, 2011.0426
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/ ... he-planet/

Supporters of Effort to Save Civic Stand Up to Be Heard by City Council - Register Guard, 2011.0426
http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslo ... y.html.csp

$1B Rapid Transit Line Suggested for Victoria - CBC News, 2011.0426
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c ... a-lrt.html

RIT's Green Institute Gets a Green Home - EarthTechling (Blog), 2011.0425
http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/04/ri ... reen-home/

Spymasters Flash Their Green Bona Fides - New York Sun, 2011.0425
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/ ... edentials/

Rising Gas Prices Expected to Increase Exxon's Earnings by More Than 50% - Climate Progress (blog), 2011.0425
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/25/r ... e-than-50/

An Ecologist's Surprising Assessment of the BP Spill - New York Times, 2011.0424
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/books ... afina.html

Long Walk Home - Florida Times-Union, 2011.0424
http://www.timesunion.com/living/articl ... 347534.php

London Accounting Companies Battle to Be the Greenest - BBC News, 2011.0423
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13123576

Companies Create New Positions to Boost Social Responsibility - New Brunswick Business Journal, 2011.0423
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com ... le/1400407

Chesapeake Stems Flow from Blown Pennsylvania Gas Well - Reuters, 2011.0422
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/ ... OH20110422

The Rocky Road to Green Design - Metropolis P/O/V (blog), 2011.0422
http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/201104 ... een-design

More Pine Barrens, Last Long Island Wilderness, Protected - Reuters, 2011.0422
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/ ... J720110422

BP Agrees to Pay $1 Billion for Start of Gulf Restoration - New York Times, 2011.0422
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/scien ... spill.html

Free Rain Barrels for New Yorkers - New York Times, 2011.0422
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/ ... w-yorkers/

In Texas, Questions of Drought and Climate Change - New York Times, 2011.0422
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/ ... te-change/

Study Finds Solar Panels Increase Home Values - New York Times, 2011.0421
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/ ... me-values/

Earth Day Is for Everyone- Including Business - Just Means, 2011.0421
http://www.justmeans.com/reports/Earth- ... s/788.html

For a Few, Focus on Green Products Pays Off - New York Times, 2011.0421
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/ ... een-focus/

Reactors, Residents and Risk - Nature, 2011.0421
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110421/ ... 2400a.html

Beyond the Oil Spill, the Tragedy of an Ailing Gulf - New York Times, 2011.0421
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/us/21spill.html

Polymer Heals Itself with a Light Touch - Nature, 2011.0420
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110420/ ... 1.251.html

Answering a Call, Slowly - New York Times, 2011.0420
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/scien ... lator.html

Fossil Fuels: A Legacy of Disaster - Climate Progress (blog), 2011.0420
http://climateprogress.org/2011/04/20/f ... -disaster/)

Going for Gold - EDC, 2011.0419
http://www.edcmag.com/Articles/Web_Excl ... 0001033667

Arizona Medical Education Building Breaks New Ground - EDC, 2011.0419
http://www.edcmag.com/Articles/Web_Excl ... 0001033691

IRS to Audit Destiny USA's Green Bonds - Green Building Law Update (blog), 2011.0419
http://www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com/2 ... een-bonds/

Japan Nuclear Operator Aims for Cold Shutdown in 6-9 Months - Reuters, 2011.0417
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/ ... BI20110417

La. Oil Spill Crews Suffer Mystery Illnesses - Discovery News, 2011.0417
http://news.discovery.com/human/oil-spi ... gn=rssnws1

New Mexico Looks to Expand Nuclear-Waste Business - Reuters, 2011.0414
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/ ... NU20110414

Let There Be (More Energy Efficient) Light! - Green Workplace (blog), 2011.0414
http://www.thegreenworkplace.com/2011/0 ... cient.html

Motion to Dismiss in USGBC v. Gifford Raises the Question: Who Is a USGBC Customer? - Green Building Law (blog), 2011.0412
http://www.greenbuildinglawblog.com/201 ... -customer/

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