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BARRIERS TO BUILDING GREEN Exemplary "green" building projects worldwide are proving the viability of resource-efficient, health-conscious design. Increasingly, governments and the public perceive the need for more sustainable building products and practices. So why isn't "green" more mainstream?
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BREATHING EASY Indoor air pollution consistently ranks among the top four environmental risks to the public, according to comparative risk studies performed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Indoor levels of air pollutants may be two to five times higher than outdoor levels, occasionally reaching levels 100 times higher. With most US residents spending 90 percent of their time indoors, indoor air pollution has a significant impact on public health.
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More Environment L.A. Officials, Environmentalists Fight Over Parcel Of Land — Contra Costa Times, 2001.0820Couple Practise What They Preach — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0819 Trees Lock Angkor Temples in a Life-and-Death Embrace — New York Times, 2001.0819 (registration required) Awards to Boost Research into Cheaper Solar Electricity — NREL, 2001.0817 EPA Delays Plan for Powerplant Pollution Controls — ENR, 2001.0815 Energy Issue Tops Agenda of Governors — Los Angeles Times, 2001.0814 A Sinking Feeling in the Wetlands — Opinion at Los Angeles Times, 2001.0812 Criticism Greets Corps Wetlands Permit Proposal — ENR, 2001.0810 Tierra Concrete Homes Honored with Energy Star Award — National Renewable Energy Lab Press Release, 2001.0808 Buildings with Built-In Energy Savings — BusinessWeek, 2001.0807 Learning from a Library — EDC, 2001.08 Edition Peabody Goes Green — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0805 What Does Green Mean? — Guardian Unlimited, 2001.0804 EPA Plans to Dredge Hudson River for PCBs — ENR, 2001.0802 Otis Elevator Co. Works With Customers to Address Growing Energy Concerns — BusinessWire at Excite, 2001.0801
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