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wide. Their end goal is a regulatory framework that is comprehensive enough to be relevant anywhere across the country and can be codified easily by municipalities pursuing more environmentally friendly communities. The future Confining a project to a singular green building criteria is a limiting factor. A project-specific approach really needs to be taken, regardless of what certification you are pursuing. Confining yourself to one standard or another may cause you to overlook efficiencies that could maximize your project’s economic and environmental benefit. A truly green project looks for opportunities to maximize efficiency and minimize impact at every level. Looking outside the chosen certification framework culminates in the best green practice available. Green building is not about how many LEED points you tally, but the efficiency and viability of construction and long-term operation. Green building certification frameworks should serve as a guide and not a constraint.You don’t have to be LEED to be green. G Paul Prechter, LEED AP is the construction , manager of the South Region for Carlisle Development Group, an affordable housing developer in Florida. He can be reached at pprechter@carlisledevelopmentgroup.com ad index Advertiser Page No. American Standard 5 Commercial Property Executive 43 Contract 50th Anniversary 2 Contract-network.com 35 Harmonic Environments 49 HD Boutique 2009 15 Interiors Awards Call for Entries 11-12 Trade Only Design Library 7 54 www.greenanddesign.com | July/August 2009
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Green & Design - July/August 2009
Contents
Editorial
Is Carbon Neutral Possible?
Products
Growing Green
Firmly Planted
The Energizer Effect
Natural Wonders
Above the Fray
Northern Exposure
Industrial Chic
Walking the Walk
Green Building Goes Global
Here Come the Lawyers
Do You Have to be LEED to be Green?
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