IN THIS ISSUE:

*Los Angeles to toughen green building standards

*GREEN BUILDING FOCUS

..RREEF Research: The Greening of U.S. Investment Real Estate – Market Fundamentals, Prospects and Opportunities

*Investors pledge $10 billion for renewable energy

*San Francisco's federal building too green for LEED

*USGBC and designers team up for new ‘Regreen’ program

*Green building programs bloom across the US

*BofA forming environmental group

*Wall Street banks release green guidelines for investors

*The father of LEED takes on China and India

*Green building elevates expectations

*International conference told that ‘green building is at a tipping point’

*NOTABLE GREEN BUILDING PROJECTS

..Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in San Francisco awarded LEED gold status

..First LEED certified museum in the state of New York

..Solano County detention facility in San Francisco Bay Area to be adorned with solar panels

..Recycling the Dulski building in Buffalo NY

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