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It isn't only builders and their buildings who are now taking a serious approach to green, it's the tenants who occupy these buildings as well. According to a September 2007 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) that was released this month, more than one-half of those polled indicated that their respective companies have either a formal or informal policy regarding environmental responsibility.

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What image do you conjure when you hear the name Levittown? Do you think of America's first planned suburban community, the one with the $5,000 homes built for returning WWII veterans, or is what comes to mind rows and rows of near-identical houses? Levittown spawned an entire building industry in the 1940s and 1950s that resulted in the suburbia we know today.

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As the green building movement forges ahead, Fireman's Fund Insurance has taken a bold and creative step by becoming the first insurance company to offer a "Green" insurance for altenative and LEED-certified commercial buildings.

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New York State's Energy Star Labeled Homes program reached a big milestone last year by surpassing the 10,000 mark. Instituted in 2001, Energy Star is sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Last month, PNC Bank was honored by the New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute for its reduced impact on the environment. This was based on the bank's 16 Green Branch® locations, the most of any company in the state, and 42 certified environmentally-friendly buildings, which includes two major facilities.

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