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April 13, 2007


	SMALL PROJECTS Pizzeria Orders Fresh Topping Pennsylvania pizzeria expands with vertical design Giordano’s Pizza, Bar & Grill in Kennett Square, Pa., recently unveiled its 700-square-foot dining mezzanine, built above its existing 6,500 square-foot angular, bright red main level. The red-railed mezzanine adds 45 seats to bring the restaurant’s capacity to 370 seats. Pennsylvania-based Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects (BHH), the firm behind Giordano’s original design in 1993 and its sports bar three years later, designed the new, upward expansion. Field Guide to Green Homes and Green Mortgages The National Association of Realtors® has produced an online Field Guide to Green Homes and Green Mortgages. This Web digest of published articles covers a variety of topics, including how to finance a green home, incorporating green home elements such as solar power and ENERGY STAR™ appliances, and environmentally friendly building materials. best practices Control Indoor-Air Pollutant Sources One of the many new features of the just-published Architectural Graphic Standards 11th edition is its section on sustainable design. With a simple graphic and accompanying chart, Mark Rylander, AIA, and Ronald L. Gobbell, FAIA, point up potential indoor-air pollutant sources, their threats, and control tactics. UIA and ICOMOS Sign Cooperation Agreement Gaetan Siew, president of the International Union of Architects(UIA), and Michael Petzet, president of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), signed an agreement of cooperation between their organizations on March 21 in Paris.
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