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By GreenerBuildings Staff

This issue brings you the latest information and resources on the full spectrum of environmental issues related to buildings and facilities. Log on to GreenerBuildings.com for more up-to-date news, tools, case studies, and other resources related to greener building practices. This newsletter is also available on our website.

   The Latest News on Environmentally Responsible Building and Development
California Adopts Green Building Code for All New Construction
By Leslie Guevarra

The green building code, unanimously approved yesterday, sets eco-friendly standards for all new construction statewide as part of a rules package that policymakers said was the first of its kind in the nation.... Read More


Green Training 101 for the Construction Industry

Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Market to Top $4 Billion by 2013: Report

USGBC Lists Certification Lineup for LEED 2009

New California Law Allows Cities to Offer Loans for Energy Efficiency Upgrades

DOE Rolls Out EnergySmart Hospitals Program

Record-High Green Score for Key Part of Canadian Waterfront Project

Agilewaves Marries Monitoring and Control in New Smart System

Wells Fargo Earns LEED Silver Pre-Certification for New Banks

Princeton Review College Guides Open New Chapter With Green Rating


   Featured Story
What Facility Managers Need to Know About LEED Lighting Control Requirements
By Scott Jordan

Feature Lighting control can be a key component of LEED projects, particularly when retrofitting existing buildings, due to the ease of installation of solutions like occupancy sensors and lighting control panelboards that facilitate a schedule-based lighting control system.... Read More


   GreenBiz Radio
Life After Acquisition for ECD
By Leslie Guevarra

Jiri Skopek, the CEO for ECD Energy and Environment Canada, talks to GreenBiz Radio about the deal that brought his firm under the umbrella of real estate giant Jones Lang LaSalle. ... Listen


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The Greenwash Guide

A graphic-rich primer on greenwash: what it is, why it's a problem and how to avoid it.

California Green Building Standards Code

The California Building Standards Commission adopted the nation's first statewide green building code for new construction.





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