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Strategic America seeks LEED on interior project


Last year, Strategic America converted the former headquarters of Regency Homes into its new corporate abode.

The integrated marketing firm wants the Green Building Certification Institute to recognize its improvements to the leased space at …

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Indigo Dawn takes a little green a long way


Chaden Halfhill’s quest to convert a historic Sherman Hill property into a model for sustainable redevelopment continues.

Halfhill is utilizing a variety of resources to fund the estimated $2.6 million commercial real estate project, which …

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Google joins wind transmission venture

Google Inc has joined an estimated $5 billion undersea cable project to carry power from offshore wind farms to the east coast of the United States, Reuters reported.

The power transmission cable will stretch for …

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Green without LEED?


As the push toward sustainability continues, more commercial real estate developers in Greater Des Moines are considering the costs and benefits associated with going green.

Meredith Corp. has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design …

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Culver announces renewable energy transmission corridors

On Thursday, Gov. Chet Culver released a report by the Upper Midwest Transmission Development Initiative that identified six renewable energy transmission corridors connecting more than 15,000 megawatts of wind development in the region, including two …

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New state building will model energy efficiency


How do you design and build a structure that will use 63 percent less energy than a typical office building?

That’s the challenge a team of designers, engineers and contractors tackled to develop a new …

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State receives federal funding for wind turbine

The state of Iowa will receive $76,000 in federal stimulus funds to install a 20-kilowatt wind turbine adjacent to a new state office building under construction near the state Capitol. State officials received notification yesterday …

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Green & Main groundbreaking set

Indigo Dawn has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for its Green & Main project at 800 19th St. on Sept. 23. The project in the historic Sherman Hill neighborhood will renovate H&H Grocery Store to meet …

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B-cycle rolls into town

The Des Moines B-cycle program, which offers participants a green alternative to cars for short commutes and errands, launched Wednesday. Daily, monthly and yearly memberships, at a cost of $5, $30 and $50, respectively, give …

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Exelon to buy John Deere Renewables

Deere & Co. announced this morning it will sell its renewable-energy arm, John Deere Renewables LLC, to Exelon Corp., a Chicago-based electric generation company, in a deal valued at $900 million.

 Under the terms of …