Building Green Has Become Mainstream

With officials demanding more sustainable development and consumer interest at an all time high, a critical mass of developers are starting to see the value in building "green".

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August 5, 2006, 5:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"A trend that has taken hold across the USA in the past few years is evolving to a new level. What has been a patchwork of green buildings in many cities is expanding to whole communities, whole neighborhoods. Portland, [Oregon], well known as an urban-design innovator, particularly for its transit-oriented developments, is leading the way again.

The green ethic â€" energy-efficient, water-stingy buildings full of features that stress the natural over the chemical, the recycled over the new and the renewable over the finite â€" is firmly mainstream."

FULL STORY: Building 'green' reaches a new level

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 in USA Today

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