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Revisiting the Green Tragedy

Pat Murphy | February 2016

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In 2009 I self-published The Green Tragedy – LEED’s lost decade, a small 75-page book. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environment; it is the best known “green” building rating system in the country. LEED was developed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), which provides updates and maintenance of the standard. My intention in writing the book was to point out that so-called “green building,” as understood at that time, did not sufficiently emphasize energy savings and thus was not able to achieve major reductions in CO2 emissions.

 

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