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URBAN - A Personal Lesson In Green Building Dilemmas

I had long dreamed of building my own home. I wanted it to be beautiful, comfortable, healthy, and as environmentally friendly as possible. When my husband and I were finally fortunate enough to purchase a piece of land, I was ecstatic that my dream was going to come true. However, the hard work was just beginning. The average single family home in the United States generates more than 160,000 pounds of greenhouse gasses each year. How could we b ...

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http://www.earthtechling.com/2013/09/a-personal-lesson-in-green-buildi

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