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Written by:host
2/27/2009 11:29 AM 

Sears Tower in silver? A green idea that isn't as good as gold  

Feb 25, Chicago

Might Sears Tower, the brooding black mountain of the Chicago skyline, turn a shiny silver? Don't count on it, even if such an outlandish move might cut energy costs at the nation's tallest building. The skyscrapers' owners are looking at re-covering the tower in silver, a Sears Tower spokesman confirms that the owners want to improve the energy performance of the 110-story office building, but adds that "any details at this point would be speculative."...more

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