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Article: The uncertain future of green building.(straight GREEN)
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- Walls & Ceilings
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Many of the economic predictions in circulation mark 2009 as the year the world will begin to see improvement in the economy. Most foresee a long, slow path to recovery, something that may be 10 years in the making. It took about this much time for the current green building movement to gain real momentum. Coupled with a dour economy and court-challenged green building legislation, the green building movement is in jeopardy. Can the green building movement survive the onslaught of legal challenges and tough economic times? Will green building goals be set aside as expensive, unnecessary luxuries? Will it be litigated out of existence?
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