IN THIS ISSUE:

*Empire State Building's Green Renovation

*Green Building Focus

..Study: Green buildings = premium rents

*'Green' banks rising despite economic crisis

*ASHRAE to launch building rating label

*Pittsburgh leads in sustainable builds

*Green real estate education booms

*Notable green building projects...

..Federal Building to get $51 million green retrofit

..Sarasota home achieves LEED-Platinum

..First Alabama project to earn LEED certification

..Tennessee project earns LEED-EB Gold

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