IN THIS ISSUE:

*Performance Problems after LEED certification

*Green Building Focus

..Report: Green building up 40% despite economy

..Website: public policies and best practices

..Website: Campus Green Builder

..Study: R.E. Executives and Green Construction

*New rating system for green landscapes

*California green building code revisions

*Green Building Super Heroes Awards

*New Zealand: half of new office buildings going green

*Realtors meeting green consumer demands

*Notable Green Building Projects

..LEED Gold for San Jose data center

..First California community college to earn LEED Gold

..US Airways earns LEED Gold

..Youth Center gets LEED Silver

..LEED Platinum zoo

..Historic Amos project earns LEED Gold

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