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Article: U.S.: PROMISE OF LONG-TERM SAVINGS SPARKS GREEN BUILDING BOOM.
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- Interpress Service
- Article date:
- January 15, 2008
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By Enrique Gili
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 14, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Environmentally friendly building techniques are increasingly being applied to new office towers and shopping centers, altering the design and construction of communities in the United States and overseas.
There are several reasons behind the renewed interest in the energy-efficient, low-impact buildings: Dramatic footage of melting icecaps; rising oil and gas prices; and the United States' dependency on energy sources from unstable regions of the world have all bolstered interest in green building. There is now little disagreement that the U.S. needs to curb its appetite for fossil fuels in ...