Several previous efforts to achieve net zero energy status have fallen short of doing so.

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On the green front, all steel-framed Connect:Homes are designed to attain LEED Silver certification out the door, with Gold and Platinum certification and net-zero energy status a possibility depending on additional bells and whistles added at the installation site.

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While GM should be applauded for the progress it has made towards achieving zero-landfill status at more than half of its facilities, the employees should also be recognized for their efforts.

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Surely the plummeting in this huge chunk of federal outlays would zero out the deficit, given any further recovery, under the tax-rate status quo.

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