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Environmental Stewardship in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Leads to Valuable Operating Funds in a Down Economy Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is the second-largest public school district in North Carolina…

Green-building Incentives Promote Renovation and Redevelopment in a Down Economy Recently USA Today published an analysis of the Washington, D.C.- based U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED…

Project Profiles Sonoma County Water Agency, Santa Rosa, Calif. RETROFIT TEAM Mechanical Engineer: Meline Engineering, Sacramento, Calif., meline.com Geothermal Drilling Contractor: Air Connection, Santa Rosa, www.acconnections.com…

Nocona, Texas, population 3,000, was losing its identity. Industry and residents moved away, leaving a two- by four-block downtown with several abandoned buildings and other buildings…

Project Profiles BeforeAfterGeorge Howard Building, Ellicott City, Md. RETROFIT TEAM ARCHITECT: Polleo Group,Reston, Va., polleogroup.com BUILDING-MATERIALS DEALER: Parkway Associates Inc., Rockville, Md., (301) 770-2675 GENERAL CONTRACTOR:…