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Announcing the 2010 Beyond Green^TM Awards Program!   Along with our sponsors, SBIC is proud to announce the 2010 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building Awards. This unique program recognizes the initiatives that shape, inform, and catalyze the high-performance building market, as well as the real-world application of high-performance design and construction practices. To Learn More, Click Here

Beyond Green^TM Residential Case Study is Now Available on the WBDG!  A new Case Study examining the Charlotte Vermont House is now available on the WBDG website. This study examines how Pill—Maharam Architects created a zero-net energy house that provides all the amenities of a conventional home with minimal impact to the environment.  To Learn More, Click Here

Empire State Building Case Study is Now Available for View on on the WBDG! The latest case study detailing SBIC’s Beyond Green award winner is now available on the WBDG website.  This study examines how the Empire State Building underwent an extensive retrofit designed to achieve comprehensive energy savings in a way that would replicable for other commercial properties.  Submitted by Rocky Mountain Institute, Jones Lang LaSalle, Clinton Climate Initiative and Johnson Controls, this iconic building will continue to inspire and educate others who want to create high-performance buildings.  To Learn More, Click Here

SBIC Member Pens New Sustainable Building Book. Sheri Koones, SBIC member and accomplished author, has just released her latest book that helps readers obtain the house of their dreams in an ecologically responsible way. Her latest tome, Prefabulous + Sustainable, demystifies the prefabricated house by profiling 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier, and more cost-effective than site-built homes. Written in an easy-to-understand style, Ms. Koones walks the readers through each of the homes, explaining the materials, strategies, and systems used to create a sustainable living environment. Photographs, captions, floor plans, and sidebars illustrate to readers that sustainable living is not as complicated as one might think. To learn more please visit:http://www.sherikoones.com

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