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Toward Zero-Carbon Buildings

Hillary Brown

November 22, 2010

Despite its persuasive momentum, the green building movement signifies a mere initial advance toward a low-carbon future. Even as we acknowledge that green facilities must be the building blocks of the resilient cities of tomorrow, we face significant barriers to a wholesale shift in the industry. Several challenges dominate…

This is a chapter from The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises (2010).