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Article: Luxury, elegance in green building.(PLUGGED IN - LIVING)(RANDOM ACTS)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 14, 2009
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Byline: Stephanie Green, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The doors have been thrown open on the CharityWorks GreenHouse in McLean, touted as the first carbon-neutral house on the East Coast.
The 4,200-square-foot property was built through a partnership between CharityWorks, a local nonprofit; West Group Development, a commercial real estate development firm; and GreenSpur Inc., a developer that has made sustainable solutions part of its mission.
Mark Lowham, senior vice president of West Group, explains that his company decided to design the house and fund the project because this is a tangible piece of evidence that real sustainability is within our ...