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IDeAs Z2 Design Facility
Lighting Design Alliance
Manassas Park Elementary School and Prekindergarten
FC Gulf Freeway Office Building
Capturing Condensate
National Australian Built Environment Rating System
Tyson Living Learning Center

High Performing Buildings - Fall 2010