1. Tech Briefs: BYTES.
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TECHNOLOGICAL innovations , *ARCHITECTURAL designs , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *SUSTAINABLE buildings , *CITIES & towns , *INDUSTRIAL sites - Abstract
The article presents news related to architectural technology. A sleek new lift system moves vintage vehicles in technofuturistic. Study finds few U.S. municipalities accept electronic permitting data. Seeking a way to generate electricity from the motion of ocean waves, a company called Energetech recently anchored a 486-ton wave turbine off the coast of Australia. The U.S. Green Building Council and the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation have teamed up to launch greenerbuildings.com, a free Web site that provides information and resources about key environmental issues related to buildings and facility management.
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- 2004