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Standing on a dead-end street in Spartanburg, S.C., Harold Mitchell can plainly see the history of injustice in his community.

Amazon’s 2.1-million-sq-ft Metropolitan Park office development near the nation’s capital could become a model for other large-scale sustainable projects. The building team is tracking a 15% reduction in embodied carbon in the project's 200,000 cu yd of concrete and the two 22-story buildings are on course to qualify as net-zero operational carbon.

The bill includes some exceptions for non-residential uses.

Developer plans to establish a $100-million plant outside Bakersfield for its first-of-its-kind project, working with Fluor Corp. and gasification systems maker SunGas Renewables Inc.

Eiffage Construction broke ground on a new ecological urban campus in Clichy, France, northwest of Paris. The commercial project, dubbed BLACK, will provide about 530,000 sq ft of office space, accommodating up to 4,100 people.

This 4-sq-mile trade hub in Doha, Qatar for local and international business was built to meet strict sustainability guidelines geared for the Middle East climate but faced a multi-year blockade by nearby countries on material imports.

An oasis of sustainability in the center of the campus, the college was designed as a magnet for 2,500 students, 200 teachers and administrative staff and the community.

GE Gas Power signed a memorandum of understanding to develop solutions for its gas turbines.

Update: Two veteran lawmakers vie to succeed DeFazio as top T&I panel Democrat.