One World Trade Center is Rising
from NBC – New York
 There's been progress at Ground Zero—and you can see it! Builders of the site's tallest office tower, One World Trade Center, set a 70-ton piece of steel into place this week—the largest column installed yet at the building. Three more columns are set to go up and another 24 by the fall. More 
Beirut's Tallest Tower Project Unveiled
from ArabiamBusiness.com
Lebanon's Antonios Projects launched a new 200-meter skyscraper, which is set to be Beirut’s tallest building when completed in 2014. The 50-story mixed-use project called Sama Beirut will consist of residential, commercial and retail space, a statement said, without giving details of the value of the development. More
White is the New 'In' Color for Roofs
from The Los Angeles Times via The Seattle Times
On bright days, the rooftop of the Anaheim Hilton Hotel is so blindingly white it looks like a mirror positioned directly at the sun. That dazzling glare might be the greenest thing to happen to the top of a building since solar panels. More
Workers' 401(k) Balances Move Higher: Fidelity
from The Wall Street Journal
Despite the recession, more workers ramped up retirement-plan contributions in the second quarter than reduced them, reversing a trend in the previous three quarters of more workers cutting contribution rates, according to a Fidelity Investments study of plans it administers for 11.2 million participants. More
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China’s Green Leap Forward
from The Christian Science Monitor
Facing dire pollution and wanting to be in on what may be the next industrial revolution, China positions itself to be a leader in green technology—with major implications for the rest of the world. More
New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market
from Science Daily
For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world in 2008, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Specifically, U.S. wind power capacity additions increased by 60 percent in 2008, representing a US$16 billion investment in new wind projects. More
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 More than 70 percent of employees say they would be more productive if their workplace was quieter. The LogiSon Acoustic Network increases speech privacy and reduces disruptions by introducing a masking sound that makes conversations and noises more difficult, or impossible, to hear. It’s a cost-effective method of improving overall acoustic comfort. More info
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Vegas CityCenter Project Bets Big on Bringing Green to the Strip
from GreenerBuildings
When Al Gore, T. Boone Pickens, Steve Chu, Van Jones and Wesley Clark hit town for the National Clean Energy Summit, Las Vegas CityCenter developers hope to showcase their sweeping 18-million-square-foot, US$8.5 billion project as the greenest thing on the Strip since felt. More
South Africa Seen as Renewable Growth Area
from United Press International
The renewable energy market will see 10-fold growth in the next six years, an industry analyst predicted. Sipha Ndawonde, an analyst with Frost and Sullivan Research, said both wind power and solar energy sectors are seen as strong growth areas in South Africa. More
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Winnipeg Skyscraper Earns Tall Tower Award
from Journal of Commerce
Toronto architectural firm’s unique design approach helped a Winnipeg skyscraper win the title of the year’s best tall building in the Americas. Manitoba Hydro Place is a 23-story, energy efficient building on Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue and it earned the award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). More
Novacem Develops Carbon Eating Green Cement
from Inhabitat
We use it to build bridges, roads, sidewalks and just about every structure relies on concrete for its base—wouldn't it be wonderful if cement actually negated CO2 emissions instead of creating more? Well, now it can. Novacem, a fresh new startup company has actually concocted a cement that eats up carbon as it hardens. And with an annual production of more than 2.5 billion tons, can you imagine what kind of impact it would have if all the cement we used could do what Novacem's green cement does? More
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