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Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Environmental Sustainability and Aging Skyscrapers

Often times in a conversation it takes just one example to communicate a meaning of a word or concept. In the case of environmental sustainability such an example is the retrofit of the Sears Tower in Chicago. As detailed in today’s New York Times article, the Tower is “4.5 million square feet of office and retail space, 16,000 windows and 104 elevators.” Environmental sustainability... [Read more]

Posted by Ruth at 3:46 pm

Labels: climate change, energy, Enery conservation, environmental sustainability, greenhouse gases, oil, sustainability, The Sears Towers

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