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The American
Institute of Architects Michigan is providing the opportunity for
architects and all development team members, across the state, to
have a web site dedicated to environmental issues. Sustainability is
a relatively new
influence
to our profession and we are the leaders
maintaining architectural standards. As “Sustainable Integrator” we
will need to understand the basic shift in paradigm. The sustainable
shifts within the building industry call for an enhanced
environmental awareness; a greater team integration; and a new
economic perspective. There is every intention for the web site to
be a statewide grassroots endeavor that will address the full
spectrum of the issues associated with the coming environmental
changes . . .
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Sustainable
Strategies for Business, Government, Education and Construction
Wayne County Parks Department & The
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Gateway
A transformational project, the Detroit River International Wildlife
Refuge Gateway illustrates how the development of a landmark
sustainable building can spur and support the development of a
regional sustainable community.
This FREE, day-long seminar features leading sustainable experts
from business, government and the construction industry and will
include a how-to manual presenting the basic steps for sustainable
design and construction. . . .
or Register online:
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Ford Announces New Green Retail Development In
Allen Park: Ford Motor Company is developing Fairlane Green, a green retail
and recreational center that sets the standard for environmentally
and socially responsible development.. . .
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Elevate Sustainability in Your
Community with SDAT
The SDAT is a community assistance program that focuses on the
principles of sustainability. SDATs will bring a team of volunteer
professionals (such as architects, urban designers, planners,
hydrologists, economists, attorneys, and others) to work with
community decision-makers and stakeholders to help them develop a
vision and framework for a sustainable future.
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SDAT Message from Erica Gees, AIA,
President, AIA Western Massachusetts . . .
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A Bold Plan for
New Orleans: ...a ten-point plan to approach the reconstruction of
New Orleans in a way that protects the environment while respecting
the city's culture and the well-being of its residents.-
BuildingGreen . . .
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Governor Granholm Honors
Earth Day by Ordering Michigan Government
to be More Energy Efficient
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At the Ford Rouge Center
“Sustainability” is meant literally to return industrial development
to its roots, finding a way for manufacturing to support the
environment, rather than degrade it. Until now, however, industrial
sustainability has been largely a concept and a test. But with a
vision immense in its scope, the Ford Rouge Center is churning up
the grounds for 100 years of assumptions about what a manufacturing
plant needs to be, replacing it with a massive example of what a
production facility should be, creating an entirely new approach to
industry’s place in the environment. . .
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Imagine, Cancer
Treatment Centers Built Without Carcinogens: Green Guide For Health
Care: Co-Director Robin Guenther, AIA, talks about the green
building movement's first health-based building guidelines. --
Guenther5 Architects-
Healthy Building Network . . .
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The 50 Cleanest (and Dirtiest) Cities in
America: ...a city that comes in first or last in a given category
does not necessarily mean it’s perfectly pristine or dangerously
filthy. - Reader's Digest
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Urban centers slow to turn green: Putting
housing where people work, play is challenge...the Bay Area is a
storehouse filled with smart innovations. But the larger picture
shows something else: a region that is sprawling with no end in
sight. By John King- San Francisco Chronicle
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