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'''Green building''' is the practice of increasing the [[efficiency]] with which buildings use resources — [[energy]], [[water]], and [[materials]] — while reducing building impacts on human [[health]] and the [[environment]], through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal — the complete building [[life cycle]]. {{wikipedia}}
'''Green building''' is the practice of increasing the [[efficiency]] with which buildings use resources — [[energy]], [[water]], and [[materials]] — while reducing building impacts on human [[health]] and the [[environment]], through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal — the complete building [[life cycle]].  


==[[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]]==
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Different certification levels are based on the amount of points a building receives for successful attempts at the six categories.
Different certification levels are based on the amount of points a building receives for successful attempts at the six categories.


== Interwiki links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Green building]]


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 08:18, 11 April 2010

Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal — the complete building life cycle.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LEED has different levels of certification for green buildings based on different criteria and total credits and points earned. Credits are given based on:

Different certification levels are based on the amount of points a building receives for successful attempts at the six categories.


Interwiki links

External links

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