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The Arizona Host Committee for Greenbuild \u201909 has released a list of 18 Arizona tours featuring 70 venues that will be offered during the November 2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo to attendees. The tours feature prominent green building projects throughout the state.<\/p>\n
Several stops are planned for each tour. The sustainable building projects featured include the ASU Polytechnic Academic Complex, the Tempe Transit Center, Desert Edge High School, the Museum of Northern Arizona Collections Center and Civano, a residential development in Tucson.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tours showcase Arizona\u2019s diversity in green building,\u201d said Beth Vershure, the executive director of the Greenbuild Host Committee. \u201cGreen is booming. As a state, we are transforming the built environment and developing more sustainable communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nearly 100 venues were submitted for consideration including residential, commercial, educational, library and nature venues and some Arizona landmarks that played a key role in the history of sustainable development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe response was outstanding,\u201d said Dorina Bustamante, the chair of the statewide project tours committee which put together the tours. \u201cReviewing so many quality proposals leaves a distinct impression that Arizona has a great deal of insight to offer on the topic of sustainable building. There are a lot of fantastic green projects in this state that are saving energy, conserving water, and being built with less impact to the environment. We\u2019re offering everything from walking tours, to Metro Light Rail tours, to desert hikes and bus tours that take visitors to places in Northern Arizona and Southern Arizona,\u201d Bustamante said.<\/p>\n