Green design leads Portland and beyond in energy efficiency
Portland leads a national green building movement with New York and Austin, pairing energy efficiency with environment friendly design. Leaders cite LEED standards, retrofits, and tallied cost savings while highlighting notable projects like the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center and regional training offices for American Honda.
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Portland
Ore
New York
Austin
Texas
World Trade Center
Craig Kneeland
U.S. Green Building Council
Christine Ervin
Ervin
Portland State University
Oregon
Washington State
Bob Doppelt
University of Oregon
Kneeland
Upstate
Downstate
Dan Saltzman
American Honda Motor Co
U.S
Jean Vollum
Gresham
Marc Richmond
Richmond
Case Western Reserve University Links 16000 Computers to 1Gbps Internet
Case Western Reserve University will link 16,000 computers in dorms and campuses to a fiber optic network delivering up to one gigabit per second. The $27 million project aims to develop bandwidth rich applications for real time video surgery, remote classrooms, and high fidelity online collaboration. Researchers expect full screen high definition video and audio for education and research. Internet2 officials call the deployment aggressive for academia.
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Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Case
Ley Gonick
El Nino Exhibit Opens at Smithsonian Museum
The National Museum of Natural History hosts El Nino as its first in a series on global forces with a lighted oyster shaped artifact and a large color screen showing Pacific sea surface temperatures. The exhibit runs through June and ties to NOAA findings while linking teaching materials with Rhode Island education officials.
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Washington
Pacific Ocean
Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
California
Australia
Indonesia
Africa
Brazil
Pacific
Robert
Sullivan
Rhode Island
South America
Mongolia
Siberia
Scientists unveil Thalassodromeus sethi pterosaur fossil
The skull of a new pterosaur species Thalassodromeus sethi was found near Santan do Cariri Brazil. Researchers Kellner and Campos say the 110 million year old creature had a 31 inch crest guiding flight and possibly cooled via surface blood vessels.
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Washington
Science
Alexander W.A. Kellner
Diogenes de Almeida Campos
Santan Do Cariri
Brazil
Thalassodromeus Sethi
Seth
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Speed Demon
Steve Corbato
Internet2
Roger Bielefeld
Smithsonian Museum
Jesus
Atlantic Ocean
Kellner
de Almeida Campos
Sels
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