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Article: U.S.: PROMISE OF LONG-TERM SAVINGS SPARKS GREEN BUILDING BOOM
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- January 15, 2008
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Enrique Gili
Inter Press Service English News Wire
01-15-2008
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 ...