IN THIS ISSUE:
*$100 million LEED platinum data center for Sacramento
*Green Building Focus
..USGBC to begin outsourcing LEED certification to Green Building Certification Institute
..International Energy Agency predicts $45 trillion in energy investments needed
*Panel argues LEED is the future of industrial buildings
*US home builders reach $4.3 million environmental settlement
*Massachusetts to require green hospitals and nursing homes
*Notable green building projects...
..Affordable housing project in Seattle earns LEED silver
..Manhattan to build LEED certified condos in Greenwich Village
..Tennessee higher education receives $1.5 million federal grant to build to LEED certification
..Mammoth Mountain Ski Area announces first LEED building
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