IN THIS ISSUE:
*Developers say LEED cert. becoming hard to resist
*GREEN BUILDING FOCUS
..Green schools: higher test scores & lower absenteeism
*Green Globes rating competing with LEED certification
*Fast track process for LEED certification gets green light
*Global Green's LEED Platinum Holy Cross Home in New Orleans built to withstand hurricanes
*Plan for Clovis village represents future of urban planning
*British Columbia adopts new green building code
*Sustainable buildings are virtuous, but some can be ugly
*NAHB to hold Green Building Awards: January 31, 2009
*NOTABLE GREEN BUILDING PROJECTS
..Wausau Window opens 'green' manufacturing Center
..Dalhousie University planning LEED Silver building
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