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• A|L Light & Architecture Design Awards 2008

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• Practical Green for Coastal Homes

  As green building grabs the attention of otherwise cautious home buyers, so does the potential for "greenwashing" — the efforts of overzealous marketers to label anything and everything "green." Selectively focusing on one feature while ignoring others, or intentionally misleading buyers about the...

• Raised Floors for the Low Country

  Elevated floors on pier foundations are mandated in V zones and recommended in coastal A zones. But the moisture and energy details can be a head-scratcher. Whether a builder places the floor system on pier supports or on a perimeter stemwall, he has to face interrelated problems of air sealing...

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  A proposed interior-design law stirs controversy in California; a fatal fall leads to criminal obstruction charge in Illinois; more

• Selling the "Design" in Design-Build

  A small initial design contract can lead to a big job.

• B-K Lighting and Teka Illumination Partners with Blue Dolphin

  B-K Lighting and Teka Illumination have announced a partnership with Blue Dolphin Design and Engineering to design new products. Blue Dolphin's engineering background is expected to help B-K and Teka with new designs, while B-K and Teka will give Blue Dolphin a manufacturer to work on their...

• Designing the Lit Environment

  There often is a tension between lighting designers who focus on daylighting design and those who concentrate on electric lighting design.

• Cree Adds to List of Solution Providers

  Cree now has 21 LED solution providers in its portfolio, adding Cooler Master, Lediko, LED Dynamics, Light Enginge Limited, MetroSpec Technologies, Naotek, and XLight. Cree will help the companies with design consulting, customized design, LED engines, turnkey solutions, sub-assembly, and complete...