Building new green buildings can be exciting. But taking old buildings, like a giant college dormitory built in 1965, and making them as energy efficient as they can be, there’s real satisfaction in that, too.
Morrison Hall at UNC won last year's Battle of the Buildings.
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From Green Right Now Reports
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Technology experts from across the nation will gather in Tyson’s Corner, Va., on Earth Day (April 22) to discuss the latest enhancements in green computing. The Green IT Economic Summit will address changes that can combine environmentally-friendly practices with future profitability.
Research organization Forrester will unveil findings of a nationwide survey of current practices and progress toward greener services. Microsoft is scheduled to present both the innovations now being implemented through its worldwide operations and the changes that lie ahead for Green IT.
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The Addison Conference Centre in Texas features large windows to let in light, yet overhangs help block out mid-day heat. (Photo: The Town of Addison)
By Tom Kessler
Green Right Now
Much as a forest fire clears the land and leaves behind essential nutrients to enrich a new generation of growth, the devastation of the travel and meetings industry caused by a global economic collapse has left a few seedlings. One of them is the nascent green meeting industry, which has more than gotten a foothold. In many respects, green meetings are fast becoming the only kind of meetings.
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