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• Landmarks: Park Place Apatments, Mountain View, Calif.

  Park Place Apartments in Mountain View, Calif., offered sustainable features well before green was in style.

• U.S. Conference of Mayors Embraces Green Building Agenda

  The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) showed its staunch support for green building at its annual meeting last week in Oklahoma City by passing five resolutions that benefit the built environment.

• Phelan Flats Goes Sustainable in Style

  A two-unit apartment building in an infill Birmingham, Ala., neighborhood goes for LEED Gold.

• Ford Foundation Commits $200 Million to Smart Growth Planning

  Initiative will promote regional alignment of housing, infrastructure, and transit planning.

• Military Housing Deploys Solar Power

  Marine Corps taps renewable energy on a massive scale at Fort Lejeune.

• House Committee Approves Green Building Bill

  AIA report says GREEN Act could create or save as many as 140,000 design and construction jobs.

• Countertop Durability Drives Decision-Making

  While price and style are key elements in the equation for selecting countertops, durability is increasingly important.

• Four Communities to Receive Federal Help to Reduce Sprawl

  Government agencies will help Louisville, Ky.; Montgomery County, Md.; Las Cruces, N.M.; and California create more sustainable land-use and transportation patterns.

• Pedestrian-Friendly Developments Pay Dividends

  A new study finds that houses in walkable neighborhoods command higher prices.

• HUD Seeks to Broaden HOPE VI Concept

  Choice Neighborhoods Initiative would provide funding for education and transportation initiatives as well as housing.