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National Defense October 2006 Grace Jean	Combat Vehicle Designs Seek Increased Utility in Multiple Roles The prevalence of such vehicles at one of the largest ground warfare expositions reveals a trend in how armies are choosing to insert their troops into hot spots.
National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	New Threats Force Armorers to Redesign Passenger Vehicles There are a handful of U.S. businesses that are serving the niche market that converts SUVs or sedans to up-armored vehicles that can protect against ballistic or explosive threats.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2006 Karen Tom	Designing Office Interiors Several trends have emerged as popular features of today's contemporary office environment. Green Design... Color Schemes... Branding... Carpets... Flexible Space...
Fast Company September 2006 Linda Tischler	Space Shot: Bloomberg Headquarters, New York, NY Bloomberg's new headquarters is an architectural expression of the global financial markets.
Fast Company September 2006 Tracy Staedter	Good Vibrations Take a step, and you generate 6 to 8 watts of energy -- which then dissipates into thin air. But now an architectural firm in London is looking at ways to capture that energy on a mass scale and turn it into electricity.
Fast Company September 2006 Alyssa Danigelis	Plastic Planet For Tupperware, all the world's a storage container. The company relies on local managers to inform designers -- turning humdrum plastic into global exotica.
Fast Company September 2006 Michael Dumiak	Cement Bloc Builders recycle the stuff of Communist-era Berlin.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Christopher Palmeri	The Green Stamp Of Approval Architects and their clients are scrambling to win eco-friendly certification.
BusinessWeek September 4, 2006 Cliff Edwards	Here Comes Mighty Mouse Logitech has turned the simple point-and-click device into a command center.
Inc. September 2006 Max Chafkin	Three Scary Words: "Buy It Used" With more people buying stuff used, companies have to rethink everything from a product's durability to the terms of their warranties.
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