September 1, 2009 05:46
by J. Wylie Donald
One knew it was only a matter of time before a green building was no longer green. (What is the metaphor: brown? wilted?). And it is not just a single building, a whole crop of buildings is not meeting the promise (some would say hype) that accompanied their opening. In an article in Sunday's New York Times, Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label, Mireya Navarro reports on a federal office building in Youngstown, Ohio which, with its white reflecting roof and lots of natural light, is LEED certified. But it also can't qualify for the EPA's Energy Star program. The General Se...
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