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Sierra Club, USGBC Volunteers Lead ‘Green Building for Cool Cities’ Project

March 16, 2010

Local volunteers of the Sierra Club and the U.S. Green Building Council are holding public tours of green buildings across the U.S. this week to highlight the local economic and environmental benefits of energy-efficient, sustainable buildings.

The tours are part of the national "Green Buildings for Cool Cities" partnership between the Sierra Club and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The project is aimed at helping cities nationwide make green building a key component of their economic and environmental recovery efforts.

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Source: Sierra Club

Through operations, the residential sector generates 21% of greenhouse gas emissions, the commercial sector 17% and the industrial sector 10%. (US Energy Information Administration, 2003)