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NCR Awarded Prestigious LEED® Green Building Certification for Its North American Manufacturing Facility

DULUTH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) announced today that it has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification for speed and innovation in delivering a number of green design and construction features in its Columbus, Ga., North America manufacturing plant. NCR’s facility is one of the very first LEED-certified, retrofitted manufacturing …
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JWU building gets green award

By: Jordan Hendricks Johnson and Wales University’s new million Cuisinart Center for Culinary Excellence was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S . Green Building Council this month. …
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Green Building Initiative Awards Green Certification to Medtronic World Headquarters

PORTLAND, OR — It’s Earth Week – and for the world’s largest medical technology company, sustainability is a “big” deal.
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Can anyone explain to me about Building Technology in Sustainable Design or refer me a link on a related site?

Question by rejected_pen87: Can anyone explain to me about Building Technology in Sustainable Design or refer me a link on a related site?
I’m supposed to do a report on Building Technologies in Sustainable Design but I’m not too clear of what I’m supposed to write. So if someone can point me to the right direction for me to do this, that would be great!

Sustainable design as in Sustainable Architecture/Building =)

Answer:

You can find all the answers you need right here. You may also want to view our research reports section as well.

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Offshore Power: Building Renewable Energy Projects in U.S. Waters

As the United States seeks ways to meet the ever-increasing power needs of its large coastal population areas, there’s a growing focus on the plentiful renewable energy resources located just offshore.

In their new book, energy experts Markian Melnyk and Robert Andersen outline the important new offshore options available to a nation on the threshold of a green revolution. The experience gained by early offshore oil and gas prospectors, as well as by more recent developers of
Offshore Power: Building Renewable Energy Projects in U.S. Waters

The Alternative Building Sourcebook : Traditional, Natural and Sustainable Building Products and Services

A comprehensive Sourcebook containing over 900 individual listings of building products and services. Timber framing, Log building, Strawbale construction, Clay infill systems, Natural building, Design & Planing, Tools and equipment, Natural building products, Traditional building crafts and Sustainable wood suppliers and more are included.
The Alternative Building Sourcebook : Traditional, Natural and Sustainable Building Products and Services