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	3 Innovations in Green Technology Laura Clapper \| Fri Sep 3, 2010 TAGS: DESIGO automation system, Energy consumption, Energy Efficiency, eTime Energy, green technologies, heat transfer, HVAC, Modlet, Siemens, ThinkEco, transparent glass coatings, vampire energy loss The latest green technologies that will improve energy efficiency, cut costs and re-imagine how we live

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	Designing to Survive a Natural Disaster Laura Clapper \| Fri Sep 3, 2010 TAGS: building codes, catastrophic collapse, Chilean earthquake, Haitian earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, James Gillett, natural disasters, silo homes, straw-bale homes, wildfires Designing buildings with the structural integrity to survive earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, fire and other natural disasters

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	Back to Basics with Zero Energy Buildings Laura Clapper \| Fri Sep 3, 2010 TAGS: Beddington Zero Energy Development, BedZED, Charlotte House, Energy Star, IDeAs, Integrated Design Associates, LEED, Pill-Maharam Architects, sustainable development, ZEDfactory, zero carbon emissions, zero energy buildings Investigating Zero Energy Buildings, structures that consume zero energy from fossil fuels and produce zero carbon emissions

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	5 Keys to Successful Labor Management Laura Clapper \| Fri Sep 3, 2010 TAGS: Construction Labor Management Council, employee benefits, employee safety, labor unions, labor-management relationships, Michael Engelberger : Discover the key to building and maintaining successful relationships between unions and contractors

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	GO Transit, Toronto partner to ease traffic burden Laura Clapper \| Thu Sep 2, 2010 TAGS: bus bypass lanes, Don Valley Parkway, GO Transit, should work, Toronto City Council, traffic congestion Toronto to enhance shoulder lanes, allowing use of GO Transit buses during times of traffic congestion

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	PlanetReuse, GreenWizard team up for AEC customers Laura Clapper \| Thu Sep 2, 2010 TAGS: AEC firms, demolition projects, design-and-preconstruction phases, GreenWizard, LEED certification credits, PlanetReuse, reclaimed building materials, salvage projects PlanetReuse and GreenWizard have partnered to improve AEC firms’ accessibility to reclaimed building materials

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	Global Solar Energy launches PowerFLEX BIPV Laura Clapper \| Wed Sep 1, 2010 TAGS: building integrated photovoltaic module, commercial and industrial rooftops, Global Solar Energy Inc., PowerFLEX BIPV, renewable energy, solar solutions PowerFLEX BIPV is a lightweight, highly efficient solar module that is easily applied to commercial or industrial rooftops

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	AGC: Job Gains in July Fed by Stimulus Projects Laura Clapper \| Wed Sep 1, 2010 TAGS: AGC, aging infrastructure, Associated General Contractors of America, construction job losses, employment outlook, federal stimulus funded projects, Ken Simonson AGC announces construction job increases in 26 states in July

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	BuildingIQ helps commercial buildings save energy Laura Clapper \| Tue Aug 31, 2010 TAGS: BuildingIQ, demand response, DRiQ, Energy consumption, Green building technologies, peak energy loads, Perth Council House building, Predictive Energy Optimization BuildingIQ finished the trial of its DRiQ application with the City of Perth and Western Power, to reduce peak energy loads

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	Travelers Offers Crane Courses for OSHA Compliance Laura Clapper \| Tue Aug 31, 2010 TAGS: complimentary training courses, construction risk control, crane operators, cranes and derricks, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, Travelers Risk Control Travelers will offer policyholders free training courses for compliance with OSHA’s new rules for cranes and derricks