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LEED® Building Certification Spreading Rapidly in China
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With an impressive record of new buildings in construction accompanying its economic growth, the People's Republic of China looks
determined to make a big difference and a strong statement about its concern in relationship with the environment and sustainability. The country is using LEED® certification as a powerful way to demonstrate its commitment to green initiatives. More
Labor Chief Moves on Job Safety, Workers' Rights
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Soon after she became the U.S. labor secretary, Hilda Solis warned corporate America there was "a new sheriff in town." Less than
a year into her tenure, that figurative badge of authority is unmistakable. Her aggressive moves to boost enforcement and crack down on businesses that violate workplace safety rules have sent employers scrambling to make sure they are following the rules.
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Spiraling Skyscraper Pod City for a Future London
Inhabitat
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Design team Chimera has conceived an
incredible series of spiraling skyscrapers for London modeled after the complex ecosystems created by the mangrove tree. Dubbed Mangal City, the project is an "urban ecological system" composed of modular pod capsules that shift to adapt to environmental and contextual conditions. A beautiful example of biomimicry and certainly a flight of fancy, the plan proposes a futuristic building system based upon flexibility.
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Former Times Building to be a Hotel and Condos
The New York Times
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Lev Leviev, the Israeli billionaire,
made many New Yorkers sit up and take notice when he bought the former New York Times Building on West 43rd Street in 2007 for US$525 million, three times what the seller paid for it 30 months earlier. It was a bold declaration that Leviev, who planned to spend an additional US$170 million transforming the landmark building into a first-class office building, wanted to be a real estate player in New York. Now Leviev is back with a partner and a new plan to turn the 15-story building,
where printing presses once churned out newspapers, into a glamorous three-decker sandwich, with a vertical mall that includes luxury shops on the lower floors, along with exhibition space and a stylish bowling alley and nightclub surrounded by seven restaurants. A high-end hotel with as many as 379 rooms would sit in the middle and 26 penthouse condominiums on top.
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Smart Wind Turbines Can Predict the Wind
Science Daily
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Risø DTU has recently completed the
world's first successful test on a wind turbine with a laser-based anemometer built into the spinner in order to increase electricity generation.
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Building Value: How Energy Efficiency Measures Enhance Real Estate Portfolios
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Proven, existing efficiency technologies—in everything from lighting to climate control and more—can unlock the untapped reserves of efficiency gains buried in many real estate holdings, according to a new report.
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Greening a Facility's Water Systems One Step at a Time
The Chief Engineer
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The push for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification combined with current economic challenges makes smart water conservation a critical bottom-line issue for owners of commercial and public buildings. Yet facility managers face the sometimes daunting
task of identifying where to begin when corporate goals are to reduce, recycle and reuse water and energy.
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Largest Solar Energy Project in New York State Approved
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Long Island Power Authority President and CEO Kevin S. Law announced that the LIPA Board of Trustees approved power purchase agreements with BP Solar and enXco Development Corp., thereby creating the state's largest source of solar
power on Long Island. LIPA's Solar Energy Project will introduce approximately 50MW of renewable energy generated on Long Island onto LIPA's electric grid, enough to power 6,500 households and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20,000 tons per year as well as reducing other greenhouse gases.
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Blue Volcano: A Futuristic Cloud-Covered Stadium for Croatia
Fast Company
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We've seen a rash of green stadiums recently—Taiwan's World Games Stadium, the New Meadowlands Stadium, and now the futuristic Za(breg) stadium in Zagreb, Croatia. Dubbed the Blue Volcano by the press, the njiric+arhitekti-designed stadium is designed to be a major landmark for
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Only 45 Percent of American Workers are Happy With Their Jobs, Survey Finds
New York Daily News
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A new study shows only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work—even in an economy where some feel lucky just to be employed.
Job satisfaction in 2009 hit the lowest level ever recorded by the Conference Board research group in the 22 years they have been studying U.S. workers.
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