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Energy saving gets simpler with Simple ControlWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:00PMAt Foothills Community Development, construction manager Johnny Johnston has tried out many ideas to make the low-income houses built by the Maryville nonprofit more energy efficient.

Assignment Detroit: Out of the RoughWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:57PMIf you're looking for signs of hope in down-on-its-luck Detroit, look no further than Midnight Golf, an afterschool program that has achieved staggering results by providing inner-city high school students with guidance, goodwill, and yes--golf clubs

School gets female deanWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:40AMFor the first time in its history, UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning has a woman as its new dean. Geraldine Forbes Isais, the architecture program director since 2005, was promoted to dean at the end of spring 2010 semester and assumed her role this summer. She succeeds Roger Schluntz, who served as dean for UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning for more than a decade.

Sikh group scales back Palatine temple plansWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:00AMThe lack of support from both neighbors and officials apparent, the Sikh Religious Society Temple in Palatine Tuesday withdrew a more grandiose plan to construct an illuminated gold dome towering more than 46 feet above the adjacent residential area.

Business buzz: Carlson Studio wins LEED first placeTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:28PMCarlson Studio Architecture of Sarasota won first place in the LEED for Homes category at the U.S.