IN THIS ISSUE:

*California's green building code -- mandatory 01/01/11

*Green Building Focus

..Green Building Survey

..Commercial green buildings to reach 50% of market by 2015

*VERDEXCHANGE Conference 2010

*Is California's green building code too weak?

*Energy costs go on line for D.C. commercial buildings

*Mandatory green building ordinance in San Mateo

*Six states to develop building retrofit policies

*Autodesk launches online green building game

*EAI's ten green building trends for 2010

*List of Green building case studies

*USGBC commits to helping rebuild Haiti

*Elastra launches green IT initiative for data centers

*Notable Green Building Projects

..Jack London Market earns LEED silver

..Palm Beach Zoo first to earn LEED certified

..Wachoiva earns Miama's first LEED Gold

..Tapei 101 to become the tallest green building

..SF's Transamerica Pyramid earns LEED

..JPMorgan Chase Tower earned LEED Gold

..Excelsior & Grand earns LEED certified

..NASA enhancing green building'd efficiency