IN THIS ISSUE:

*Economic stimulus to include investing in green building

*GREEN BUILDING FOCUS

..Green-building caucus under construction

..Incoming HUD Secretary has history of building green

*Portland turns to green building despite economy

*Not all ‘green’ buildings are healthy buildings

*Sureties unclear about D.C. green building act

*Deal launches expansion into green building trend

*NOTABLE GREEN BUILDING PROJECTS

..LEED platinum hangar now open

..Honda data center seeks LEED Silver

..PepsiCo's Chicago headquarters earns LEED silver

..Mass Mutual headquarters seeks LEED-EB certification

..RainTube innovation used in LEED platinum home

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