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ELEMENTS OF GREEN BUILDING

2:17am GMT, Thursday, 30 December 2010

Four main areas need to be considered in green building: materials, energy, water and health. 1. Materials These are obtained from natural, renewable sources that have been managed and harvested in a sustainable way; or they are obtained locally to reduce the embedded energy costs of transportation; or salvaged from reclaimed materials at nearby sites. [...]

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