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11 Citation Totally a privilege to participate in a symposium last week for KAUST and hear from Dr. Steven Chu, the Director of Lawrence Berkley National Lab who was just nominated to serve as the Energy Secretary in the Obama administration. Here is one amazing statistic Dr. Chu shared: If all of the roofs and paved areas in the tropic and subtropic regions of the world were retrofitted to be light colored, the amount of CO2 emissions saved would be about 44 billion tons, the equivalent to taking all, technorati.com
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New Green Roof for the Department of the Interior 1 Citation The US Department of the Interior announced on Dec. 16, 2008 that a green roof located on the 3rd wing of the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C was completed. The project was a "...partnership among Interior?s Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, the General Services Administration , and the Department?s National Business Center. " Washington D.C. has been know for storm water runoff issues and the city itself was sued by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to, technorati.com
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Find Out What Goes Into A Green Roof - River Wired Tour 1 Citation River Wired explains how they test the effects of green roofs on the heat island effect and how they work., technorati.com
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What is GEO320 Bio-Bitumen made from? 1 Citation GEO320(TM) is new bio-polymer alloy synthetic bio-bitumen(TM) Bioasphalt(TM) technology made from non-petroleum renewable resources, GEO320 is an adhesive binder that is made primarily from low molecular weight (Molecular mass) waste, neat and food and biomass materials such as lignin and cellulose, sugar and molasses, vinasses, natural tree and gum resins, natural latex rubber and vegetable oils, also suitable raw materials are, palm oil waste, coconut waste, peanut oil waste, canola oil waste, technorati.com
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NYC Contractors: RoofMaster Re-Org (Roofing Contractor) 1 Citation Just a note that RoofMaster, one of the companies listed on ?Contractors Used and Recommended? started a process of a reorganization in late 2007 (before Oct) and might be focusing on green and solar roofing in the future. RoofMaster performed the installation of a cold applied SBS white roof which utilizes a true white granule based roofing material. As seen on 31-81.com , the new roof now delivers both long-wearing reliability and energy savings. Among other benefits realized after instal, technorati.com
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Phoenix: What Happens When a City Built on Growth Begins to Shrink? 1 Citation At a session called Sustainability and Growth: How Can a City Develop Sustainably When its Identity is Built on Growth? this Monday morning at the American Meteorological Society convention a development expert named Grady Grammage colorfully dispelled some myths and revealed some little-known truths about Phoenix. One myth: Phoenix is unsustainable because it imports water. Virtually all cities import water, Grammage pointed out, even New York, not to mention countless other necessities for u, technorati.com
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1 Citation How can your roof help you to save money? By keeping hot air moving out of your roof instead of into your home. With the Eagle Energy Saving Roof, an air current is created that draws air in at the eave level and out at the ridge. This ventilation of the roof deck helps to reduce heat transfer into your attic and thus into your home. The Eagle Energy Saving Roof is an installation method that utilizes Eagle concrete roof tile and several Eagle accessory products, technorati.com
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Michigan Needs to go GREEN - Now More Than Ever 1 Citation Tagged with Business Organization, Deodorizers, Earth Day, Energy Efficient Lighting, Energy Power, Energy Star, Exit Signs, Global Stewardship, Green Group, Heat Island Effect, Hvac Controls, Michigan Government, Occupancy Sensors, One Hundred Dollars, Photocells, Refrains, Scholarship Awards, Staff Meetings, Time Clocks, Urban Heat Island Visited 76 times, 61 so far today It?s no secret that Michigan?s economy is hurting. we have the big 3, and when they suffer, so do all Michiganders. W, technorati.com
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Michigan Needs to go GREEN ? Now More Than Ever 1 Citation It?s no secret that Michigan?s economy is hurting. we have the big 3, and when they suffer, so do all Michiganders. While our national government is passing out money to boost the green industry, local Michigan government is hosting alternative energy round tables and energy conservation meetings. Creating new GREEN jobs in Michigan and making our existing companies lean and green may be the only way to get the Great Lake State out of this slump. Michigan GREEN, group for a renewable, en, technorati.com
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Green Parking Lots: Part III - Landscaping Against Runoff 1 Citation This, the third and final article in our three part series on green parking lots continues the discussion by looking at how landscaping can contribute to helping prevent and control runoff as well as provide shade helping to keep the parking lot much cooler than a bare asphalt lot would get. Specifically it examines a type of landscaping known... ], technorati.com
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