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Green vs. Sustainable: Discerning the Difference.(Green Remodeling)
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Qualified Remodeler
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June 1, 2008
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Green vs. Sustainable: Discerning the Difference
By John D. Wagner
If you look across all the green building standards and product-certification systems, one consensus principle that repeatedly comes up is the use of products that are "sustainable."
A sustainable product lowers pressure on the environment through the use of source materials that are renewable and/or sustainably harvested. That term "sustainably harvested" means that the product, or the product's components, are harvested in a way that doesn't permanently deplete the source of the material, nor poison or ruin the surrounding area, nor -- in detailed analysis -- pollute the air on its way to market. ...