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Introducing the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina–the world’s most environmentally friendly hotel. It is the first hotel anywhere to obtain the extremely difficult LEED PLATINUM green building standard for commercial buildings promulgated by the Green Building Council. What did the hotel do to earn such a distinction? Consider: It recycled 87% of construction debris [...]

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For Rent: Solar Panels

by Joe Barrios on January 6, 2009

in Eco Friendly Home Tips

Have you wanted to lower your reliance on fossil fuels by using solar energy but didn’t want to go to the hassle or expense of building and owning a solar power system on your roof? Nobody could blame you for ditching those solar panel plans in disgust–not only could it cost tens of thousands of [...]

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