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Glass and Green Building
A look at today’s architecture and design magazines, or at new construction projects in NYC, confirms that the current material of choice is glass. Floor-to-ceiling windows, 360° views, natural daylight, connecting inside to the outside are the design vocabulary du jour. Glass, and lots of it, is intended to convey modernity, sophistication, and, increasingly, green [...]
International Finance Corporation Issues First U.S Green Bond
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, raised $500 million in the first green bond in the US market. The funds will be used for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in developing countries. “This bond will strengthen our ability to invest in innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that can help [...]