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LEED Building Standards Fail to Protect Human Health

Architecture News - Aug 24, 2010 - 12:33   8753 views

LEED certification has emerged as the green standard of approval for new buildings in the United States. But the criteria used for determining the ratings largely ignore factors relating to human health, particularly the use of potentially toxic building materials.
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