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Results are in: green buildings save green
Sustainably designed federal buildings, such as the U.S. Courthouse in Seattle, cost 19 percent less to maintain on average, according to a new PNNL report. Photo courtesy of U.S. District Court.
In addition to emitting less carbon dioxide and using less water, sustainably designed federal buildings cost 19 percent less to maintain, according to a report by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The results are included in a white paper recently released by the Government Services Administration, or GSA. The GSA commissioned PNNL to conduct a post-occupancy evaluation of 22 "green" federal buildings from across the country. Read more...
