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Football Stadiums: The Power Plants of Tomorrow

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:23:13 +0000

With the Super Bowl shining a spotlight on the NFL, fans of another stripe are cheering sustainable developments at Philadelphia’s eight-year-old Lincoln Financial Field, which recently announced plans to go to net zero and generate power needs through onsite sustainable or renewable sources.

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Institute Brings Industry Perspective to DOE Initiatives

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:03:05 +0000

NIBS has encouraged DOE to use a holistic approach to achieve sustainability in federal buildings; look at lifecycle costs instead of first costs as a basis for sustainable decision making; and include operations and maintenance staff and building occupants in the long-term strategies for sustainability.

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Consortium To Advise DOE On High Performance Green Building Issues

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:18:57 +0000

Ten organizations form group to assist federal government on prime sustainability issues.

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Federal Agency Issues Agenda On Net-Zero Energy Buildings

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:44:26 +0000

The report, "Federal R&D Agenda for Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Green Buildings," was produced by the National Science and Technology Council’s Buildings Technology Research and Development Subcommittee.

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