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However, as aof pol outUnited States.commer-mattertheFor WorldTradeCenter arefound inicy we do not release detailed infor cial buildings, energy performance Architects Put on Alert"TwinTowers"byAngusK mationaboutany project withoutis ratedona one-to-100 scale ress for Rare RequestsGillespie(RutgersUniversitythe prior consent of the client."wherea score ,of50signifies Concernedaboutthedistribu Press, 1999) and floor layou are"Now," she said, "one wants toenergy performan better th 50 tscean tion of unusually detailed buildingin the annual "Directory of Manhat considercarefully who\'s ask percentofsimilarbumoreildings. wha purposenderfo ninformation, the American Institutetan Office Buildings" (First Ameri ing and fortand u Benchmarking provides theuofArchitectsplanstoalertitscan Real Estate Solutions), amongwhat circumstances."dationforfun property damental 70,000members to"immediatelyother sources.Theinstitutehaspreparedamanagementdecisionsandis report any suspicious requests to"Thefactisthatmostofthisform forreportingl"changingthe buildingindustry\'s~ those"unusuatheappropriatelocalF.B.I.fieldinformation is universally accessi requests. 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Theappear unusualdue to the struc sive details of conduits, risers, ducttemporarily.TheFederationofisestakeholders will be used of key tures identified in the requestsorwork and wirin AmericanScientistshasremovedto provide thedata and g.necessary the type of information solicited."Mr. Dinegar would not say howfrom its Web site the locations a tohelp performanalysisofthat nd Whileinstituteofficialswouldmany reports had been received offloor plansofbui !dingsusedbydata. not be more specific, it is under unusualrequestsnorwouldheAmerican intelligence agencies.The findings of this study could stood that some requests involvedname any firms involved.D(Source:idDun Thehelpprovideinsight formaking Mr.ine Dav W.lap, airport terminals and towers, fed gar said the institute had receivedNew York Times)design decisions thatctraffe ene gy eralofficebuildings,parkinge-mail messages going back sev performanceandinfluencethe garages and museums, and that theeral months from ain EgyptEPA Promotes Study Ofinterpretation of energy codes for man details sought sometimes includedwho identified himselfaEnergy Consumptioncommercialbuilding design. The asstudent mechanical,electricalandstruc andsoughtunusuallydetailedAs part of the ongoing effort tofindingscouldalsosignificantly turalbuildinginformation.TheseweresupportthePresident\'senergyhelp state, local,private sector systems.and 150,000fromnowing Employees of theGeneralSer referred to the F.B.I.,Mr. Dinegarplan, EPA has awarded $ programs benefitk the vicesAdministrationhavebeensaid.toTheNewBu Institute.actual,rather than perceived, difildings instructedtoreportanyunusualOne prominent architectural firmWhite Salmon,, totheferences betweenintent and Washstudydesign inquiries toagency\'s criminalbasedinManhattan hasreceivedenergyefficiencyofnewlycon energy performan in commercial~ thece investigationdivision,a spokes several requests recently for infor structedcommercialbu gs.b ld . ildin ui ingswoman, Viki Reath, said.mation on projects in this countryThestudy willhelp determine if C tinued one on pag 15'