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From the monthly archives:
The U.S. Green Building Council is a non-profit enterprise dedicated to expanding green building practices throughout the country. The council is responsible for the development of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating program that has become the standard for green construction in Texas and around the globe.
After the U.S. Green Building Council spent three years carefully constructing the initial Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating and certification program, a solid third-party green construction benchmark evaluation system was finally in place. By committing to set standards for green construction that would “transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built [...]
How would you like to stay cool in a building or home that used 90% less energy than conventional residential or commercial air-conditioning systems? Wow! Sounds good, sounds green and sounds exactly like the perfect product for the country’s “New Energy Economy” as described by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter.
