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The energy crisis has segued<br />

from warnings on <strong>the</strong> nightly<br />

news to an issue that is<br />

affecting our pocketbooks<br />

more and more every day.<br />

But while debate centers<br />

on vehicle fuel—or airline<br />

prices—studies show that<br />

College <strong>of</strong> Architecture<br />

buildings consume more than<br />

half <strong>of</strong> all energy usage in<br />

<strong>the</strong> United States and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

developed countries.<br />

The College <strong>of</strong> Architecture,<br />

which has always<br />

emphasized an issues-related<br />

curriculum, is responding with<br />

designs for more energyefficient<br />

structures.<br />

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