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...awareness of such problems grows, so does the movement to go green. Among the converts is Susan Maxman, the first woman to preside over the American Institute of Architects and the first AIA president to give top priority to environmental concerns. In June, a joint conference of the AIA and the World Congress of Architects will be devoted to "Designing for a Sustainable Future." Says Maxman: "We hope to truly change how people view the way they design, looking at everything they do in terms of what it means for future generations...
Locating the right materials has become easier too. The AIA now publishes an Environmental Resource Guide. And architect Paul Bierman-Lytle, a specialist in building environmentally sensitive homes, has put together an alternative building-products catalog that lists more than 2,600 materials and technologies. More recently he helped establish an eco-mall for environmental construction materials. First begun in 1981 as a mail-order business, Environmental Construction Outfitters now has a 5,000-sq.-ft. loft in New York City that showcases everything from natural carpeting and cork flooring to solar energy, cotton insulation and environmental paints. The emporium...