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Making Our Buildings Disaster-Proof: The Next Green Frontier

Bill Lascher, Miller-McCune.com. April 17, 2012.

As the world deals with quakes, storms, tsunamis, and eruptions, builders realize that a building isn't really sustainable unless it can survive the worst.

Why 'Green' Building Standards May Actually Threaten Sustainable Forestry

Monte Paulsen, The Tyee. June 29, 2010.

A pending new rule change from a key environmental standards organization has set off a heated controversy between competing eco-certifiers of wood.

The Greening of Silicon Valley: How Tech Giants Are Setting a Sustainable Example

Todd Woody, Yale Environment 360. May 12, 2010.

Companies like Google, Adobe Systems and eBay are preparing for the next step — investing in innovative technologies that will supply their offices with green electricity.

EarthTalk: Will Building Green Save Money?

E MagazineMarch 19, 2007.

Is building green good for the pocketbook as well as the environment?

Do Sustainable Cities Have a Future?

Neil Peirce, The American Prospect. February 21, 2007.

Smart growth is newly fashionable. But what will it take to turn fashion into national policy?

Will 'Green' Building Be the Future of New Orleans?

Kellie Lunney, The American Prospect. February 8, 2007.

There is no shortage of "green" plans for rebuilding New Orleans. But what does sustainability mean to people without a roof over their heads?