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Sustainable construction is responsible construction. When the U.S. Green Building Council launched its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification programs in 2000, the focus was clearly on commercial development. While many Texas cities, including Dallas in 2003, have adopted the LEED® program as a standard for achieving commercial sustainability, the LEED® system is [...]
The purpose of the October 2007 report entitled “Toward a Sustainable Dallas” (TASD) strikes so many important chords. The report is based on information accumulated by the City Council after its January 2003 commitment to green construction and LEED® certification.
We are all guilty. We have stood by and seen and heard green conversations work their way through cocktail and dinner parties. We have considered the futures of our children and grandchildren and then gone about our way wondering what will become of the environment of our offspring. The good news is that it is [...]
