Green Building Essays

Conserving habitats is not an easy task. The number of threatened and endangered species in the United States and critical habitats are constantly being destroyed. With one quarter of mammal species at risk of extinction and amphibians on the decline, more needs to be done to protect wildlife habitats. Plans …

ABSTRACT This paper entitled Developing Resource-Efficient and Environment-Friendly Structures Through The LEED Green Building Rating System is an abridged study of the standards of the Green Building Rating System™ developed by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a third-party initiative program for “green building” certification recently granted to …