Green Building in the Sunshine State

Nicole C. Kibert, Attorney, Carlton Fields, P.A.

Hear from Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and discover the legal implications of green initiatives in Miami-Dade County and Florida at large.

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Northwest Cities Set the Green Trend

Thomas J. Condon, Jr., Querrey & Harrow and Brian Chenoweth, Chenoweth Law Group, PC

Cities like Portland are sustaining reputations as top ‘green’ metropolises. Portland Mayor Sam Adams states why Clean Energy Works Portland is a practical initiative for struggling middle-class homeowners and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels explains how the Green Building Capital Initiative can increase the market value of residential property in Seattle.

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Austin, Texas Paves the Way for the Expansion of Green Building

By: Christopher J. Harney, Querrey & Harrow

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Hear from Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker

In this Q & A, Salt Lake City’s Mayor Ralph Becker informs you about sustainable projects, public mandates, and his picks of top environmental organizations.

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Green Developments in the Big Green Apple

By Michael Kent, Urban Planner, New York, New York

In this special feature, writer Michael Kent, Urban Planner, New York, New York, informs us about Mayor Michael Bloomberg's environmental accomplishments and how New York City plans to become greener despite an aging infrastructure and rising population. Hear from Rohit Aggarwala, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability (NYC) and others.

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The Reclamation of Detroit

By Anjell Karibian, IIDA, LEED AP

Detroit is in dire straits, but Anjell Karibian, IIDA, LEED AP informs us that there is great hope for the Motor City.

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Sustaining Traditions In The Green City By The Bay

By Adam Busch Co-Publisher & Owner, Green Space Today

In addition to learning about the greenest museum in the world-the California Academy of Sciences-find out about new public mandates, incentives, and technologies aimed to promote sustainability in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this article, sentiment is expressed by leaders of the green movement such as David Gottfried, founder of the U.S. Green Building Council and Terry Tamminen, author of Lives Per Gallon and former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and former Chief Policy Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger.

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My Kind of Town: Chicago Goes Green

By Lara R. Jackson, Chicago-based syndicated writer

Many of Chicago’s greenest spaces, companies, and institutions are highlighted, and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chief Environmental Officer Sadhu Johnston are quoted. Find out why Chicago has environmentally progressed and how the City can be environmentally improved.

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DIFFA/Chicago: Dining by Sustainable Design

By Adam Busch, Co-Publisher & Owner, Green Space Today

Notice how sustainability is becoming a part of our culture, even when philanthropic causes other than environmentalism are being promoted.

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