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Materials & Resources Backgrounder

What are the best materials and products to use? To address this question one has to consider the overall life cycle of the materials and of the facility and building site as a whole. Read More

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Sink or Swim: A Fresh Approach to Business and Water in Tomorrow’s Companies

2003 report offers long-range approaches to water conservation in the business sector. Read More

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Journey to Work: 2000

Shows that the pattern of commuting to work in the U.S. did not change dramatically from 1990 to 2000. Read More

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Transportation and Climate

Businesses will play a key role in these efforts simply because businesses and industry account for such a large percentage of carbon dioxide emissions. Read More

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Agricultural Industries and Climate

Agricultural practices, such as tilling soil and managing animal wastes, determine the amount of greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere or are sequestered in the biosphere. Read More

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Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide

Online tool features step-by-step instructions for each phase of the building life cycle. Read More

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Sick Building Syndrome Factsheet

A brief introduction to health problems caused by poor indoor air quality in buildings. Read More

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Brownfields

You’ve heard the term. Now find out what it means, and why there is new hope for turning these environmental millstones into productive assets. Another GreenBiz Essential. Read More

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Biobased Products

GreenBiz Essential explains how and why biobased products present companies with opportunities to impact the so-called Read More

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Control-Alt-Recycle: Tips on Greener Computing

How to compute with a clear conscience. Read More