IN THIS ISSUE:

*Cities move forward as federal legislation stalls

*Green Building Focus

..Bloom Box -- holy grail of energy?

..TeleBriefing -- CA's New Green Building Code

..Buildings find savings with Energy Star

..Energy Star will soon apply to data centers

*Green business opportunity in China

*Blog: working in a green building feels good

*Net-zero buildings becoming reality

*Green building courses available in Spanish

*California installing network of GHG monitors

*SF investing $19.2 M for energy efficiency

*Notable Green Building Projects

..Hines' 5700 Canoga receives LEED Silver

..Santa Barbara office earns LEED Platinum

..KPMG building earns LEED Gold

..Solar Orchard earns LEED Gold

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