DesignFlash - 07.17.07

July 17, 2007 Sponsor:

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U.S. Postal Service, MBDC Announce Cradle-to-Cradle Certification Consumers now can send a very "green" message across town or around the world when sending Priority Mail and Express Mail packages and envelopes.............................................................................................................................

Laminated and Tempered Glass Market to Near $5 Billion by 2011 Based on worldwide growth patterns in the flat glass market—which grew nearly 10 percent in the last two years—as well as growth in the construction sector, which accounts for 69 percent of the flat glass market, market research publisher SBI projects that U.S. demand for laminated and tempered glass will continue to escalate.............................................................................................................................

U.S. Premier of “The Big Draw” Invites Visitors to Experiment with DrawingIn conjunction with the opening of the National Building Museum’s newest exhibition, “David Macaulay: The Art of Drawing Architecture,” the Museum will host The Big Draw Family Day featuring Macaulay, on Saturday, June 23. Visitors are invited to experiment with the drawing process and to watch and learn from artists, including Macaulay, local art educators, and art students. ............................................................................................................................

USGBC Announces Alignment, Harmonization of LEED Rating System
The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the next steps in the evolution of its LEED^® Green Building Rating System, which will make the system more flexible and adaptive but still maintain its technical rigor and consensus-based integrity. ............................................................................................................................GUEST COLUMNIST

IDEC Report: Resourceful Adaptation
By Caroline Hill and Camille VeneziaA transforming workforce impacts workplace design.

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