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Creating a winning green building strategy

Successful policies for government, industry, and the environment

by CARRUTHERS H, MADDEN J, OWENS V, YARON G
Creating a winning green building strategy
Published in January 2014 - Page 19

Governments at all levels are focused on finding ways to effectively tackle multi-faceted challenges faced by communities, including climate change, increasing energy demand, and deteriorating infrastructure, as well as increasing water consumption and waste generation. Buildings – estimated to account for 40 percent of all energy consumed and 25 percent of all GHG emissions – represent a significant opportunity for addressing these issues.

Green building policies offer a range of instruments, from incentive programs through

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