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USG Corporation (NYSE: USG), a leading building products company, today announced a strategic collaboration with GE Lighting to offer an integrated new monolithic and sustainable ceiling system….

“The breakthrough of our integrated ceiling and lighting system offers uninterrupted channels of lighting and acoustical panels for a desired design aesthetic without compromising performance.”

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While conditions in residential construction throughout many parts of the world may be challenging right now, those seeking long term growth opportunities need look no further than the green building and energy efficient housing sector.

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Chicago’s plan to turn the former site of the nation’s largest steel mill into a model green development recently took the global Sustainia Community Award.

“The Master Plan for the Chicago Lakeside Development was created by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in conjunction with Sasaki Associates and Antunovich Associates. It calls for 13,575 new homes, 17,500,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, a new high school, a 1500-slip marina, and 125 acres of new park lands. The project is a certified LEED-Neighborhood Development and will incorporate innovative green features such as a stormwater management system that will filter runoff to recharge Lake Michigan.”

“With approval from the Chicago Plan Commission, the Lakeside project has begun construction on Phase 1 of the development, which will see 800,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, office space and new residences go up over 76 acres. The entire Chicago Lakeside Development will take 25-45 years to completely develop.”

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Several Facebook page administrators are up in arms over the site tweaking its EdgeRank algorithm, making users more likely to see brand-based posts with higher levels of engagement and not posts with only a comment or two.

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A new type of greenwash has found its way into the industry as a result of the green building boom and a need to retrofit everything.

“A more recent example is Starbucks’ new LEED certified drive through coffee shop in Colorado. Design blog Blouin Artinfo has rightly pointed out that while the drive through is made completely of prefabricated structures built from reclaimed materials sourced from within a 500-mile radius of the building’s location, a location that encourages the use of the car flies in the face of its green intentions.”

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