Sep1Written by:host
9/1/2009 12:51 PM 
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Aug 30, New York
The Federal Building in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, features an extensive use of natural light to illuminate offices and a white roof to reflect heat. It has LEED certification, the country’s most recognized seal of approval for green buildings. But the building is hardly a model of energy efficiency. According to an environmental assessment in 2008, it did not score high enough to qualify for the Energy Star label granted by the Environmental Protection Agency...more.
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