The USGBC is a leading non-profit organization known for its development of LEED, a global green building program, and its large diverse community.

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It's a really aggressive green-building program where the bigger your house is, the tougher the standards are.

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The UK Government, which has recently given the green light to a new nuclear building program, won't have the first new ones online before 2017.

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