Green Building

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Green Building

Sixty-eight percent of the region's electricity is consumed by buildings. Now local governments are adopting new carrots and sticks to encourage builders and owners to "go green" and save energy. We look at new initiatives in Montgomery...

Sixty-eight percent of the region's electricity is consumed by buildings. Now local governments are adopting new carrots and sticks to encourage builders and owners to "go green" and save energy. We look at new initiatives in Montgomery County and the District, and explore the future of green building.

Guests

Iris Amdur

Principal of GreenShape, LLC

Joan Kelsch

Environmental Planner, Arlington County; Chair of Intergovernmental Green Building Group (IGBG), Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Sean Cahill

Vice President of Development, Louis Dreyfus Property Group

Related Links

GreenShape LLC
"Builder's Recycling Guide", Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Whole Building Design Guide
Energy Star
Nature Neutral
Amicus Green Building Center
Eco-Green Living
Photos of Sidwell's New Green Building
U.S. Green Building Council
"Green Home Choice Program", Department of Environmental Services, Arlington County (VA)
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' Green Building Home Page
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment

Charlottesville, VA store selling green building materials

Kensington, MD store selling green building materials

Washington DC store selling green building materials

WAMU Reporter Sidsel Overgaard tours the new site, and reports for Metro Connection (Sept. 15, 2006)

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