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Build green to cut North American emissions, report says
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Posted 19 March 2008 in North America | Buildings | News
Published 13 March 2008 by Reuters (original article)

"Green" construction could cut North America's climate-warming emissions faster and more cheaply than any other measure, environmental experts from Canada, Mexico and the United States reported on Thursday. North American buildings account for about 35% of the continent's total carbon dioxide emissions.

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Published 13 March 2008 by Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN1329329120080313?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

[This is an EXCERPT: read the whole article here. More recent articles on Post Carbon Cities about green building:

  • The Untapped Green Within Graying Buildings
  • What makes a green building?
  • It's not easy building green
  • Sustainable building not just a fad

    • Other resources on green building are the U.S. Green Building Council and Architecture 2030.-Ed.]

    by Deborah Zabarenko

    "Green" construction could cut North America's climate-warming emissions faster and more cheaply than any other measure, environmental experts from Canada, Mexico and the United States reported on Thursday.

    Besides energy efficiency and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, environmentally-conscious buildings are healthier for the people who use them, the report's authors said.

    The report was issued at a conference in Vancouver by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a panel set up by the United States, Canada and Mexico to address environmental concerns raised by the North American Free Trade Agreement.

    Photo credit: b e m

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