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Responding to the market: building technology, greenhouse gas taxes, and PVC reduction.
John Reinhardt | Wed, Nov 14th, 2007 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, john reinhardt, target, bloomberg, green building, green economies, green building techniques, greenhouse gas tax, treehugger | 0
Builders respond to the market, learn green building techniques
“While many commercial builders have been involved in green projects — that is, developments that balance style and function with protection of the environment and conservation of natural resources — residential builders have been slower to incorporate these construction features. Part of the problem was that they had scant guidance as to how, but that is changing.”
“Now, builders are receiving guidance on construction…
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