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Article: Using LEED to become a green building leader.(Green Building)
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- Concrete Contractor
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- August 1, 2008
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Using LEED to become a green building leader
Doug Smeath, U.S. Green Building Council
Climate change and energy security are big, global issues that can leave the average individual feeling powerless to make a difference. Top Ten lists describing ways to reduce your environmental footprint and lead a healthier, more sustainable life can seem trivial in light of the scale of the challenge. But the truth is that solutions to society's greatest challenges can be the cumulative effect of lots of relatively small, individual actions.
One often overlooked opportunity that could represent nearly 40 percent of the solution to fight climate change is the built environment. ...