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WHAT IS GREEN BLDG
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CREATING A HEALTHY, RESOURCE-EFFICIENT BUILT ENVIRONMENT USING ECOLOGICALLY SOUND PRINCIPLES
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GREEN BLDGS EMPHASIZE
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SIGNIFICAN REDUCTIONS IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
WATER; RAINWATER HARVESTING, REUSE RECYCLING REUSE AND RECYCLING OF MTRLS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES LAND: REUSE OF GRAYFIELDS & BROWNFIELDS; SMART DEVELOPMENT; EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING EXCELLENT INDOOR AIR QUALITY BLDG COMMISSIONING: INTEGRATED DESIGN |
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HOW ARE GREEN BUILDIGNS RATED
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USGBC LEED
GREEN GLOBES FLORIDA GREEN BLDG COALITION COMMERCIAL BLDG STANDARD (FGBC) |
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WHAT IS THE SOCIAL IMPACT ON BLDG GREEN
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SCHOOL PERFORMANCE: IMPROVED SAT SCORES
COMMUNITY DVLPMNT PRODUCTIVITY GAINS: COST OF SBS, ABSENTEEISM, ETC. MAY REACCH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR |
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WHAT ARE SOME THE ECONOMICS BEHIND BLDG GREEN
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ELIGIBILITY FOR LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES
INITIAL INVESTMENT = LONG-TERM AVINGS IT REPRESENTS 8% OF THE COUNTRY'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT |