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Board, and in both cases, landscape workers have come out on top. Their latest victory came Friday, when employees of Pedersen Co., a St. Charles landscaper, retained the work at two Chicago Public Schools . Sept. 30 ruling in favor of Moore Landscapes...
Tags: green roofs, NLRB, Pedersen Co., Northbrook, Roofer, Roof construction, Roofs, Green roof, National Labor Relations Board, Structural system, Tensile architecture, Roof
Ashbury College students from the Junior School Environmental Club pose for a photo on the roof of the school's theatre where a green roof will be built. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times) On behalf of Ashbury College, Bill Eastwood, a 1956 graduate of...
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Fear of planetary environmental catastrophe has motivated citizens and building professionals alike to take a hard look at anything likely to lower energy costs and preserve natural resources. Green building practices are not only paying off more quickly...
Tags: SFPUC, California Academy of Sciences, David Hobstetter, gray water, sfpuc building, green building, U.S, wind turbines, San Francisco, DIY culture, Irrigation, Green roof, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Sustainable building, Water conservation, Appropriate technology
Chicago Park District officials will ask the park board today to greenlight a $4.2 million design of a 25-acre expanse east of Millennium Park to Lake Shore Drive, said Gia Biagi, the district's planning and development director.
Tags: grant park, Cook, Biagi, Chicago Park District, Green roof, Michael Van Valkenburgh, Millennium Park
The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, has been an iconic part of the Chicago skyline for many years. And now, thanks to plans for a major energy efficiency overhaul, it may give visitors and residents in the Windy City something even...
Tags: Willis Tower, Sears Tower, Chicago, green building, green roof, Environment, green
WASHINGTON: The National Mall in D.C. was thronged by thousands of people throughout the day to attend several activities. Apart from a number of exhibits, a concert next to the Capitol Hill and fireworks at the Washington Monument were main attractions....
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The green roof expected to be approved Friday for the Target Center in Minneapolis represents a bet by city leaders that the arena will remain viable beyond the city's lease with the Timberwolves. That's because consultants say the extra expense of a...
Tags: Target Center, green roof, Minneapolis City Council, hires freeze