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The Economy • Human Resources• The World
Finance • Shipping • Small Business
Finance: Debt-laden buyouts: a new Wild West could go south.
Shipping: Bottlenecks could make materials prices soar again.
Small Business: Assistance in the offing for energy efficiency.

Heads Up: Honor Award, Twenty-Five Year Award Submissions Due August 31
Winning an Institute Honor Award is a mark of distinction for you and your firm. The AIA encourages you to submit your design work for consideration. Entries are due August 31. For information on eligibility and submission requirements or to begin your online submission, visit the Honors and Awards Web site. To contact the AIA National Honors and Awards department directly, call 202-626-7563 or e-mail honorsawards@aia.org. (Pictured is the 2007 Twenty-five Year Award recipient, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington D.C., by designer Maya Lin with Architect of Record Cooper-Lecky Partnership. Photo © Getty Images/Izzy Schwartz.)

AIA/ICC Green Codes Summit Seeks Ways to Facilitate Regulations
The AIA and the International Code Council (ICC) held a Green Codes Summit at AIA national headquarters on July 12, during which AIA and ICC leadership, other industry stakeholders, and leading municipal and state officials offered examples of how their jurisdictions are integrating sustainability practices into planning and code models. Some 40 participants spent the day examining best practices, discussing the current state of building codes, and considering the best course of action to integrate green building regulations and incentives into diverse regulatory frameworks. They addressed specifically administration and scope, standard definitions of green terms, options for enforcement, standards, and measurement. For more information, visit the AIA Angle.