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	<description>Bringing Healthy, Green Homes to the Midwest</description>
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		<title>Chicago to Welcome its First Prefab Green Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (AES) announces an exciting new addition to its LEED Homes roster in Illinois: the first prefabricated “green” home to be built in Chicago, which will earn the prestigious LEED Platinum certification upon completion. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Homes certification provides third-party assurance that a home complies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Builder pitches net-zero energy LEED homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar panels and wind turbines sold Meg Barrett and Doug Smit on the Prairie Ridge Estates development in New Lenox. &#8220;I would be an ambassador for this type of technology,&#8221; Barrett said. (David Pierini, Chicago Tribune / July 28, 2010) A newly formed company thinks the beacon that will attract homebuyers to its patch of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Star Homes to significantly change in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/multi-family/energy-star-homes-to-significantly-change-in-2011-488</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Projects]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[codes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[durability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy star]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iecc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leed 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the Version 3 Guidelines for ENERGY STAR® Qualified New Homes. LEED for Homes is also planning a revision in 2012, which will likely go out for public comment this fall. Keep your eyes open to see how the next version of LEED for Homes will take into account the Energy Star v3 changes. ]]></description>
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		<title>July Tour: Completed LEED Platinum Home in Wilmette</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Single-Family Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geothermal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gworek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEED Platinum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gworek Residence is a new home constructed in the historic neighborhood of Wilmette, IL, planning for LEED Platinum certification. The home was designed for a family of four and is meant to optimize energy efficiency, while respecting the scale and character of the neighborhood. Designed by Holbert and Associates Architects and built by Scott [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June Tour: LEED Silver Home in Bloomingdale, IL</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/education/june-tour-leed-silver-home-in-bloomingdale-il-430</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to see the first single-family home in Illinois to achieve LEED certification? A special tour has been arranged for this LEED Silver home on Saturday, June 26, and spaces are limited. The Peluso Residence, 277 Pheasant, Bloomingdale, was designed and built as an efficient and modern green home by Alphonso and Michelle Peluso, co-founders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Affordable LEED Home to be Built in Rockford</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/affordable-leed-home-to-be-built-in-rockford-394</link>
		<comments>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/affordable-leed-home-to-be-built-in-rockford-394#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first residential LEED project within the City of Rockford, Illinois is now underway and being constructed by Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. (CCS). Originally formed as a non-profit organization to provide community-based services to individuals in the criminal justice system, CCS has grown to include a diversity of human service and affordable housing programs. Recently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Day Marks Launch of 132-home LEED Subdivision near Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/prairie-ridge-leed-homes-360</link>
		<comments>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/prairie-ridge-leed-homes-360#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Single-Family Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[net zero homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new lenox]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Energy Smart Home Builders Joins the LEED for Homes Green Certification Program NEW LENOX, Ill. (April 22, 2010) – The Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (AES) is proud to welcome Energy Smart Home Builders of New Lenox, IL as a participant in LEED for Homes. LEED for Homes is a national third-party certification system for energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Day Tour: Ravenswood Single Family Home</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/earth-day-tour-ravenswood-single-family-home-338</link>
		<comments>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/earth-day-tour-ravenswood-single-family-home-338#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Single-Family Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deconstruction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[framing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar hot water]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tour a green home in Chicago&#8217;s Ravenswood neighborhood on Earth Day!  This LEED single-family home is attempting to obtain 93 points for a LEED Gold rating and features some interesting and unique features. Earth Day 2010 &#8211; LEED for Homes project tour The previous house on the site was &#8220;deconstructed&#8220;, taken apart piece by piece [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study: Andersonville LEED Gut Rehab project</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/andersonville-leed-gut-rehab-project-289</link>
		<comments>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/andersonville-leed-gut-rehab-project-289#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEED-certified gut rehab of a 1883 farmhouse in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood.]]></description>
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		<title>Tour: Gut Rehab LEED Home and Green Garage</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/tour-gut-rehab-leed-home-and-chicagos-greenest-garage-167</link>
		<comments>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/tour-gut-rehab-leed-home-and-chicagos-greenest-garage-167#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Single-Family Projects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tour a home going through a green gut-rehab on January 22. Located in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago, this LEED for Homes Registered project is resusing as much of the original 1890s structure as possible. The gut-rehab project is targetting LEED Platinum, and includes a Green Garage with a solar-powered awning providing power to the [...]]]></description>
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