Home Improvement: Clearing up some ‘green building’ terms

Posted on October 4, 2012 |

• Special Section
• home improvement

By Christy Lynn

While our culture grapples with how to reduce overall energy usage, buildings are a very important sector to consider.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, buildings account for 36 percent of overall energy usage and 65 percent of electricity consumption across the country. It is therefore easy to see how building more energy-efficient and sustainable buildings can have a large impact on our total energy usage.

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