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Green Communities
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Multifamily Executive
Modern Development Continues at Former California Public Housing Site
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Products
Green Exercise Machine Converts Human Exertion Into Usable Energy
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High-Performance Design
Scaling Up Sustainability from Buildings to Cities
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Architecture
Dutch Students Create Model Home for Green Living
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Courant Community
Zero Energy Challenge Participant Receives Connecticut Home Building Industry Award
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BUILDER
Construction Underway at Zero-Energy-Ready Texas Development
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Charlotte Business Journal
Green Street Cottages Starts 64 Energy-Efficient Homes in Cramerton, N.C.
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Green Building Elements
The Sustainable City of the Future is in the Middle East
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BUILDER
Florida Project Woos Buyers With Lower Energy Bills
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Orlando Business Journal
$1B Agrihood Plan Approved for East Orlando
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Fast Company
Are Sustainable Villages The Future Of Retirement?
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Bizjournals.com
LEED-Certified Development Underway in Cincinnati
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The New York Times
Agrihoods in the Sky: More NYC Buildings With Communal Gardens
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BUILDER
Houston’s Farm-Centric Community Harvest Green Adds Homesites
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55PLACES.COM
Florida 55+ Community Earns LEED Platinum
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MarketWatch
The Next Big Amenity: Farmland
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BUILDER
Cross Creek Ranch Sprouts a Sustainable Tree Farm
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BUILDER
Development of the Nation’s First Solar-Powered Community Underway
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BUILDER
A Beachfront Model for Resilient Design and Sustainable Construction
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Design
The 2015 Greenbuild Unity Home Makes Its Debut
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Technology
The Top 5 States for Tiny Homes
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AIA Perspective
Why Stories Matter
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EcoWatch
The Greenest City in the World by 2020
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Mind & Matter
Designing the Post-Natural Built Environment
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The New York Times
Passive Design Conquers NYC
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Treehugger
How Big Can a Prefab Go?
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Arch Daily
Kids City: A Multi-Purpose Kindergarten Made from Shipping Containers
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CityLab
Biker Bonanza
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Technology
7 Ways to Enhance Indoor Environments with Biophilic Design
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Green Building Press
The Largest Carbon-Neutral EcoVillage in the UK Gets a Green Light
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Green Building Press
The Largest Carbon Neutral EcoVillage in the UK Gets a Green Light
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Technology
Architecture for Humanity Files for Bankruptcy
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ARCHITECT
A Hybrid Structure Built Around a Footbridge
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Inhabitat
Italian Architects Design a Sustainable Desert City
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Technology
Top 10 Greenest Countries Ranked by Performance and Perception
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Technology
Experts Name Top 10 Greenest Cities in the World
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Fast Company
Afforestt Grows Urban Super-Forests Using Tiny Spaces
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GreenBiz
How Data will Drive the Sustainable City
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2014 R+D Awards Follow-Up
Site Visit: R+D Award Winner Afterhouse is Revitalizing Detroit One Lot at a Time
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Koco
London’s Iconic Red Phone Box Goes Green
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Technology
Who Wants Green Features in an Apartment: Multifamily Generational Trends
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World Wildlife Fund
A Graphic Showing the World’s Vanishing Wildlife
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Inhabitat
A Time-Lapse Video of North America’s Largest Green Wall
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Urban Vegetation
How Green Roofs Could Save Lives
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People's Climate Justice Summit
A Livestream of the People’s Climate Justice Summit
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Green Building Elements
The World’s Greenest Parking Garage
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TED Talk
An Underground New York City Park
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AIA Perspective
Citizen Agents
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Ranking
Top 25 Eco-Friendly Football Schools
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2014 AIA COTE Top Ten
2014 AIA COTE Top Ten Winner: Bushwick Inlet Park
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Technology
Congress for the New Urbanism Names New President and CEO
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Technology
The Future of Cities Will Be Green
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Technology
The Suburbs Are Offering Us a Do-Over. How Will You Respond?
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Technology
Atlanta’s “Snowmageddon” Highlights the Problems with Sprawl
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vision 2020
Critical Steps to the Year 2020
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vision 2020
Vision 2020: The Return of Main Street, U.S.A.
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Technology
VIDEO: Creating a Legacy of Play
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vision 2020
Vision 2020: Adapt and Prosper
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Technology
Chicago Launches Energy-Saving Competition
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Technology
3 Steps to Resilient Communities
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Technology
VIDEO: Scaling Up The Not So Big Concept
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AIArchitect
Park It, Pal
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AIArchitect
Golden Years
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Technology
Not So Big Movement Meets New Urbanism
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Technology
Top 10 Cities with the Greenest Homes
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Technology
Top 10 Cities with the Greenest Homes
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Technology
Is Carbon Neutrality the Future of the Rust Belt?
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Design
Demand for Public Transportation Is Growing
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Design
Don’t Call the Movers, a Sustainable Community is Coming to You
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Technology
The New American Dream: Walkable Urban Neighborhoods
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Question and Answer
Green Developer Puts His Homes to the Test
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Technology
Social Sustainability Takes Center Stage
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Technology
The Other Americans
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Technology
Vision 2020: The Road to Sustainability
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Design
Vision 2020: The Road to Sustainability
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Editor's Note
The Future in Focus
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Sustainable Communities
Walkable Urbanism Combats Climate Change
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Sustainable Communities
Walkable Urbanism Combats Climate Change
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regenerative design
Regenerative Housing by 2020
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regenerative design
Regenerative Housing by 2020
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Design
Mitchell Joachim Envisions Home Building Evolution
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Technology
Urban Land Institute Looks Toward 2020 and Beyond
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Technology
Lessons in Community
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Design
Turning Blight into Bright
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Blog
Build Small Live Large Conference, Portland, Ore.
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Technology
Designing Water-Efficient Communities
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Technology
Federal Agencies Join to Promote Sustainable Communities
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Technology
John Norquist’s Crystal Ball
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Technology
John Norquist’s Crystal Ball
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Design
Bill Browning on Biophilia
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Design
Bill Browning on Biophilia
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Awards
EHDA Grand Award: VOLKsHouse
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Awards
EHDA Grand Award: VOLKsHouse
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Technology
Plans for New Eco-Friendly Southwest District in Washington, D.C., Made Public
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Technology
Progress on Denver 2020 Goals and Beyond
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Technology
Retrofitting Suburbia: A Timeline for Change
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AIAvoices
Treading Lightly
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AIAvoices
Treading Lightly
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Technology
How Form-Based Codes Became Denver
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Technology
Place-Making in Abu Dhabi
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Technology
Globetrotting City Planners Fuel Inspiration for Sustainable Communities
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Vision 2020
Is Smart Growth a Dumb Idea?
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Technology
Green Building Conference Kicks off with Home Tour
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Vision 2020
Big Cities Produce Little Pollution
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Vision 2020
Time Is Running Out
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Vision 2020
A New Kind of Trend Story
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Vision 2020
United Arab Emirates Plan Looks to 2030
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Vision 2020
Seattle 2030 District Unveils Energy Dashboard
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Technology
Report: Green Infrastructure Cuts Costs and Benefits Community
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Vision 2020
Fossil Fuel at What Price?
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Vision 2020
New Book Redefines Live-Work Housing
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Technology
U.S. Department of Education Names Inaugural Green Ribbon Schools
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2012 rada
the solaris collection at daybreak, south jordan, utah
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Awards
Creator of Energy Star for Homes Program Wins $50,000 Prize
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Awards
Q & A with Michael J. Hanley
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Technology
Southern Nevada Combats Water Waste
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Design
Regenerating Community
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Technology
Paris Conference Focuses on the Positive City
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Technology
Sustainable Transportation Planning
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Vision 2020
A Talk by Peter Head: Entering the Ecological Age
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Technology
AIA Announces 2012 Sustainable Communities
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Practice
AIA Announces 2012 Sustainable Communities
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Technology
AIA Announces 2012 Sustainable Communities
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Technology
Case Study: Starting Over in the Lower Ninth Ward
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Technology
Case Study: Starting Over in the Lower Ninth Ward
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Design
Case Study: Starting Over in the Lower Ninth Ward
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Technology
EPA to Partner with Five State Capitals on Green Development
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Technology
EPA to Partner with Five State Capitals on Green Development
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Technology
Study Names San Francisco Greenest Major City in the U.S.
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Technology
International Living Future Institute Consolidates NGOs
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Technology
Six Communities Chosen for AIA’s Sustainable Design Assessment Team Program
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Technology
Six Communities Chosen for AIA’s Sustainable Design Assessment Team Program
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Technology
Illinois Development Demonstrates Principles, Popularity of Right-Sized, Community-Oriented Living
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Technology
Illinois Development Demonstrates Principles, Popularity of Right-Sized, Community-Oriented Living
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Technology
Global Leadership in Our Built Environment Alliance Issues Call for Partners
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Design
Illinois Developer Breaks Ground on 132-Home Net-Zero Community
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Technology
EPA Selects Five Cities for Green Development Assistance
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Practice
aging with grace
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Design
On the Front Lines: David Green, Perkins+Will
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Technology
On the Front Lines: David Green, Perkins+Will
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Design
Boulder Design Team Wins El Paso Affordable Housing Competition
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Technology
A Deeper Look at LEED-ND
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Technology
A Deeper Look at LEED-ND
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Design
DOE Awards Grant to Help Communities Adopt Solar Energy
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Technology
LEED for Neighborhood Development Launched
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Technology
April Editor’s Newsletter Note
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Green Piece
A Dallas LEED Platinum Home Sits Lightly on the Land
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Technology
Greensburg Update: Sustainable Buildings Rise From Rubble
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Design
Al Gore, Global Green Building Council Chairs Open Greenbuild
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Practice
vote for your favorite chain of eco-homes competition design
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Technology
Green Community Design Competition Aims to Create Self-Sufficient Centers
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Practice
deadline for chain of eco-homes competition extended
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Technology
tennessee squire
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Happenings
Mayors Promote Green Schools
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Practice
enter the chain of eco-homes competition
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Design
Affordably Sustainable in Portland
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Technology
Indiana Development First to Achieve ANSI Certifications
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Feature
Center Sets Standard in Sustainable Community
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Technology
smart growth and active aging programs receive funding
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On the Boards
Futuristic Office Showcase of Sustainability
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Greenhouse
A Mixed-Use Townhouse Development Offers a Healthy Environment
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Design
Washington, D.C., Certified Green Community Finds Success
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Design
Florida’s Babcock Ranch: A City Powered Entirely by the Sun
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Special
A Kansas Town Rebuilds Green After Disaster
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Greenhouse
Against Status Quo
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Design
The Week in Green: October 20-24
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Design
Commentary: Is Green Elitist?
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Technology
Anchorage and Welland, Ontario, Become Newest Members of LED City Program
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Design
Portland, Oregon, Tops List of Greenest Big Cities
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green pieces
community building
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from the editor
what’s bred in the zone
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Technology
Going Green With Extraordinary Water Conservation Measures
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Design
Carlisle Development Completes First Two Phases of Florida Affordable Green Development
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Design
K2Urbancorp Offers LEED-Certified Homes in Tallahassee, FL, traditional neighborhood development
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NAHB National Green Building Conference
NAHB Green Awards
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Affordable Housing Finance Practical Guide to Green Building
Getting Serious About Energy Efficiency in Affordable Rental Housing
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Affordable Housing Finance Practical Guide to Green Building
Developers, Engineers, Investors Offer 10 Tips for Going Green
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Affordable Housing Finance Practical Guide to Green Building
Green Building Saves Money at Affordable Housing Projects
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Affordable Housing Finance Practical Guide to Green Building
Developers Catch Investor Attention With Green Building Certifications, Features
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green piece
rock star
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High-Density Development
High-density development design can help reduce carbon emissions
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The Greening of Greensburg
Greensburg, Kansas
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Technology
Hamptons Green Alliance
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Design
Solar Community
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Technology
Green Ideas in the Blue Ridge
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practice
going green, affordably
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home front
hot prospect
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Technology
The Week in Green: March 10-14
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Technology
Green Affordable Housing Development Debuts in Ohio
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Technology
New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward to Get 150 Affordable and Sustainable Homes
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Technology
LEED-ND Provides New Options for Multifamily Developers
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Technology
Greensburg, Kan., Goes Green
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Technology
Codding Builds Mixed-use Development
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Technology
Suppliers start to hear as more builders adopt earth-friendlier building and neighborhood initiatives
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Technology
Green Project from around the country.
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Technology
Building a Green Community
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