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HBS Working Knowledge November 19, 2012 Carmen Nobel	LEED-ing by Example When a local government decides to pursue environmentally aware construction policies for its own buildings, the private sector follows suit, according to new research by Timothy Simcoe and Michael W. Toffel.
HBS Working Knowledge November 15, 2012 Lisa Chase	Funding the Design of Livable Cities As a burgeoning global population migrates to the world's urban centers, it's crucial to design livable cities that function with scarce natural resources. The critical connection between real estate financing and innovative design in the built environment is discussed.
IEEE Spectrum September 2012 Robert W. Lucky	Disposable Electronics When the back of a cellphone is open, there is apparently nothing inside -- just a big battery and display. I think of it as a true work of art, but its transience may make a consumer think of it as a piece of junk.
CIO July 27, 2012 Lauren Brousell	NKU Grads Get High-Tech Education, Jobs Northern Kentucky University built a new high-tech building, Griffin Hall, to host students in tech-related majors and the employers who may hire them
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2012	CCIM Connections To build CityCenter, one of the world's largest mixed-use developments, James Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, looked to the past to find his model for tomorrow's tourist destination.
Fast Company Jul/Aug 2012 Kate Rockwood	Could You Build A House Using Only Local Materials? Architects Weigh In Sticking to a 100-mile diet is hard enough, but what happens when you apply the locavore ideal to construction?
Fast Company Jul/Aug 2012 Colleen Oakley	Why New York's Plans For The Nation's Biggest Convention Center Might Be A Decade Too Late Is the recession to blame? Partly. But University of San Antonio professor Heywood Sanders, who studies the economics of convention centers, says larger forces are at work.
Fast Company Jul/Aug 2012 Margaret Rhodes	Conscious Commuter's New Electric Bike Folds To The Size Of One Wheel Mobility designer Gabriel Wartofsky, who, with his new electric, foldable bike from Conscious Commuter, hopes to evangelize a cleaner commute.
Fast Company Jul/Aug 2012 Julie Taraska	Thermador's Smart Cooktop Nixes Burners So Home Cooks Can Use Up Every Inch With an ultrasmart surface that senses where you place your pots and pans, the Thermador Freedom Induction Cooktop offers 36 uninterrupted inches of just what its name promises: cooking freedom.
Fast Company Jul/Aug 2012 Seth Porges	In Dyson's New Vacuum, A Rolling Ball Mechanism Doubles As The Engine In the new Dyson DC40 Multi Floor vacuum, the ball is now also the engine -- more than 110 pieces of machinery, circuitry, and filters are stuffed inside.
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