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| USGBC to support green building research The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will commit $1 million to green building research. These funds will be targeted at increasing research in areas such as energy and water security; global climate change prevention; indoor environmental quality; and passive survivability in the face of natural and man-made disasters. "Building operation consumes 40% of energy and 71% of the electricity in the U.S., and accounts for 39% of the country's carbon dioxide emissions, which is directly influencing global climate change", said USGBC's Vice President of Research and Education Peter Templeton. "Given this impact, it's critical that the building sector makes exponential performance improvements and research, development and deployment activities a top priority." write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |