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Green Building Strategies
Strategies to improve building performance include:
· Designing for livable communities
· Building quality, durable structures
· Incorporating durable, salvaged, recycled and sustainably harvested materials
· Using sun and site to the building?s advantage for natural heating, cooling and daylighting
· Insulating well and ventilating appropriately
· Landscaping with native, drought-resistant plants and water-efficient practices
· Using healthy products and building practices
· Using energy-efficient and water-saving appliances, fixtures and technologies
· Reducing and recycling construction and demolition waste
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