USGBC, AIA and Architecture for Humanity Partner to Rebuild Sustainable Communities in Haiti

By Keri Luly

One dollar doesn’t go very far these days. But, with only a buck, you can take a lot of CO₂ out of the air, stop the flow of hundreds of gallons of stormwater runoff, support jobs, and clean up some air pollution. Now that’s what I call adding value.

So, how can one dollar do all that?

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June 15, 2010

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