USGBC Names 'Top 10 List' of Green Building Bills

By Janet Wiens

Each of us is inspired by different visions, values, beliefs and experiences—our frame of reference. The same can be said for companies in the design industry, where commitments to value, customer needs and social and environmental responsibility are forces behind the development of new products. It is perhaps fitting, then, that …

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March 9, 2010

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