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Wall St. Demands Earth-Friendly Buildings, but Main St. Doesn't

By Eric Wolff

San Diego CityBeat | July 30, 2008

Demand for sustainable living remains low, and even during the height of the housing boom, homebuilders didn’t really go for the green. So why do executives and taxpayers demand environmentally sensitive buildings, and then go home to their wasteful old houses?

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Tags: environment, green building, San Diego, sustainability, construction, LEED, housing & development

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