Sustainable Development, LEED Standards


Green building is one of the most exciting trends in building sustainabile economies. Cities such as San Francisco have already put forth ordinances promoting LEED standards and the new federal building there is a green office tower. ... Celilo Group Media has a new green real estate guide available free (pdf) here. ...

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