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	<title>Chicagoland Real Estate Forum &#187; Green Building</title>
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		<title>Better Buildings mean Better Business</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/25/better-buildings-mean-better-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do green building incentives, new statewide Illinois energy codes, and Ed Begley Jr. all have in common?  Find out Feb 1 and Feb 2 as the Better Buildings Better Business conference comes to Schaumburg, IL. This new conference is for residential builders, designers, developers, and real estate professionals. Featuring a celebrity keynote from Ed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Gains Green-Building Ground</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/22/illinois-gains-green-building-ground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Illinois and Chicago real estate markets added more green buildings last year than almost any area of the country. Illinois was ranked No. 3 on the recently released list of Top 10 States for LEED Green Buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The USGBC&#8217;s list is based on each state&#8217;s LEED-certified commercial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uncommon for One Restaurant to Claim Top Spots</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/17/uncommon-for-one-restaurant-to-claim-top-spots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/12/17/uncommon-for-one-restaurant-to-claim-top-spots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[certified green restaurants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The two greenest restaurants in the country are right here in Chicago real estate. Uncommon Ground is an independently owned and operated Chicago restaurant that produces no waste, powers its vehicle with used fryer oil, harnesses the sun to heat water, uses local and sustainable products, and created the first Certified Organic Rooftop Farm in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wheeling Workshop on Green Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/11/11/wheeling-workshop-on-green-real-estate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/11/11/wheeling-workshop-on-green-real-estate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[green Chicago real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green homes workshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green mls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGBC Illinois]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=24593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North Shore and suburban real estate professionals have a great opportunity to learn how to make green with green building on Wednesday, November 16. Learn about recent developments in the real estate industry, such as the Green Addendum and the SAVE Act, which will significantly impact real estate values and appraisals for homes that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Residence to Reopen Green and Modern</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/11/07/senior-residence-to-reopen-green-and-modern/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/11/07/senior-residence-to-reopen-green-and-modern/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apartments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CHA's Plan for Transformation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago seniors will soon have a newly improved, energy-efficient and affordable piece of Chicago real estate to call home. The Ralph J. Pomeroy Senior Apartments, located at 5650 N. Kenmore in the city&#8217;s Edgewater neighborhood, has been closed for renovations and is set to reopen on Tuesday as an environmentally friendly senior apartment building. Built [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appraisals Go Green to Account for Energy Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/31/appraisals-go-green-to-account-for-energy-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/31/appraisals-go-green-to-account-for-energy-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage underwriters generally weigh several numbers when deciding whether a family can afford a new home. They look at income, of course, and tally up expenses in the form of a home’s property taxes, insurance premiums and monthly payments. There is one number they ignore: how much a household spends on its utilities, a figure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction Commences on Luxury Chicago Tower</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/24/construction-commences-on-luxury-chicago-tower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/24/construction-commences-on-luxury-chicago-tower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=23795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ground was broken last week on a new downtown high-rise that will focus on two currently prevalent themes in the Chicago real estate industry: The rental market and building green. Chicago-based AMLI Residential, a nationwide developer of multifamily housing, is replacing a parking lot at the southeast corner of Clark and Hubbard in upscale River [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Home Unveiled in DuPage County</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/22/airhart-construction-grand-opens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/22/airhart-construction-grand-opens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walsh Communications</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airhart Construction is preparing to unveil a new fully furnished Farmington model on Saturday, October 22 at Fisher Farm, its low-maintenance community of 71 semi-custom single-family homes in Winfield]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Real Estate to be EnVied</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/16/chicago-real-estate-to-be-envied/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/16/chicago-real-estate-to-be-envied/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=23369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two very different plots of Chicago real estate have been chosen as multifamily projects of the year. Multifamily Executive Magazine held its 2011 MFE Awards program in Las Vegas on October 4, presenting more than 40 awards recognizing projects, programs and people in 18 categories. One of those awards went to a mixed-income community in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Compares Costs to Green Chicago Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/10/study-compares-costs-to-green-chicago-real-estate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/10/study-compares-costs-to-green-chicago-real-estate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FitzGerald Associates Architects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green certification costs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study analyzing green certification costs in the Chicago real estate market found that the program often considered when it comes to green building is also the least affordable. The study compared the green certification costs of three rating systems for home building and remodeling in the Chicago market: *Chicago Green Homes *National Green [...]]]></description>
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