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		<title>Old warehouse becomes cool new school</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by Dennis Erwood: Once a year, a single school within the entire state of Washington is recognized by The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) for its exemplary design approach. This year, the coveted “Polished Apple” was awarded to the Northshore School District for its newly opened Secondary Academy of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIG’s hilly courtyard tops a new gym</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Danish architecture firm BIG with CG Jensen + EKJ + Grontmij said it has completed a new multipurpose hall for Bjarke Ingels’ former high school north of Copenhagen. The project turned a courtyard into a new gathering point above an underground sports facility. The space can be used for sports, graduation ceremonies and social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The next big thing in energy conservation? Small commercial buildings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by the Preservation Green Lab: A new report released by the Preservation Green Lab in Seattle says an array of energy savings in small commercial buildings across the United States could profitably yield more than one quadrillion Btu annually, which translates into more than $30 billion in annual cost savings and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your patio can also be a power plant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by Silicon Energy: Two Washington-based companies said they are joining forces to make solar systems easier to install and more flexible than traditional roof- or ground-mounted modules. Silicon Energy, a solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer, and CrystaLite, a skylight and sunroom manufacturer, will create pre-engineered, integrated-PV systems. The new structures — including patio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living Future a Deep Dive into What&#8217;s Possible&#8230;and Necessary, says Noted Paul Hawken</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by Kathleen O'Brien: Seattle. May 15-17. Living Future 2013 marks the 7th annual deep dive into the Living Building Challenge and high performance building. Paul Hawken With more Living Buildings coming on line (such as the recently LBC-certified Bertschi Science Wing and the Bullitt Foundation headquarters here in Seattle), the vision [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.djc.com/blogs/BuildingGreen/?p=2956&#038;owa_from=feed&#038;owa_sid=722569464&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=living-future-a-deep-dive-into-whats-possible-and-necessary-says-noted-paul-hawken</link>
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		<title>House gets a deep green remodel for $150 a square foot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by Kathleen O'Brien: It's taken awhile to go from touring green homes to actually living in one, but for Becky Chan, it's been well worth it.  Chan has been blogging her two-year journey, and says she got hooked on the idea as a result of visiting "homes built with recycled or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When it comes to certified wood, GSA is right to question LEED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by William Street: Contrary to what Meghan Douris wrote in these pages in your Building Green issue (“Is LEED’s Future with Federal Projects Under Threat?” 2/28), the Government Services Administration is correct to seek opinion regarding LEED’s acceptability for public procurement projects, given the cost involved with LEED certification and LEED’s unfortunate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it time for Seattle to embrace graffiti?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by DJC staff: There are ways to add some fun to city streets. What if you could play a pickup game of ping-pong or chess on the way home from work? CEOs for Cities’ blog has a post by Tara Sturm called “Ten Creative Ideas for Energizing Our Streets” that offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s time to redesign our neighborhoods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by Kathleen O'Brien: After participating recently in the King County Sustainable Cities Roundtable to discuss “Beyond Net Zero: Resilience, Regeneration, and Social Justice" Ron Sims agreed to an interview for the Daily Journal of Commerce's Green Building Blog. Q. As the King County Executive, you worked to promote sustainable development through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical trade group lobbies to block LEED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by Robin Guenther: The war over toxic chemicals and human health is spilling over into places we live and work: our buildings. The American Chemical Council (ACC) has launched an expensive and focused attack on the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to protect the status quo of a small set of [...]]]></description>
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