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Green Jobs – Growing Against The Current Market Crisis
It is common wisdom that buildings are the biggest energyconsumers as well as the largest carbon emitters in the world. In the US,buildings account for 40% of the national carbon emissions. Not surprisingly,this revelation has led to an increasing focus on green buildings and ecofriendly construction. According to a study by McGraw Hill, the total [...]
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ICT To Materialize The Green American Dream
The total carbon emission for the entire United States of America totals to well over 5.8 billion tons annually. This is about 20% of the global total. With commitments to cut down emission levels by 60%-80% by 2000 levels by 2050, America is facing a daunting task that runs all uphill right now. What the [...]
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Build America – Go Green, Make Money
In recent years, the building sector in the US has witnessed a significant shift toward ‘greening’. In an attempt to reduce the dependency on declining resources and reduce the carbon footprint, the building industry has turned its attention to reducing energy and operating costs while trying to enhance asset value over time. From less than [...]
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