Adapting to Climate Change
While the need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions is greater than ever, we now also ought to focus attention on adapting our buildings to the inevitable impacts of climate change.

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Taking the Pulse
Interest in building-performance metrics is reaching fever pitch as operational-data reporting is incorporated into requirements.

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Learning from Consumer Behavior
The same guy who’ll buy a new iPod without a second thought will walk away from a $20 six-pack of compact fluorescent lamps. Making him change his mind is not as easy as it seems.

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A Council Of Councils
Green building pursues a voice on the world stage

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Aiming for the Stars
A manifesto in the guise of a standard raises the bar.

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Riding The Balance Wheel
Here is the president’s most pressing challenge: Can he and his cabinet restore our foundering economy but still reduce the damage we do to the environment?

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Building a New LEED
LEED 2009 contains more science and increased standardization.

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A Parallel Universe
Australia’s grass may not be greener, but its government would like to be.

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Global Warming’s Magic Bullet?
Almost three decades after three mile island, nuclear power is gaining support as a clean source of electricity and as a means to halt climate change.

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Grab the Low-Hanging Fruit
Designers, contractors, and facility managers seek opportunities in existing and new buildings to mitigate climate change.

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You Can’t Fight Mother Nature
The laws we make cannot change the way nature governs itself. Failing to account for this in the past has led to unanticipated, sometimes disastrous consequences.

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