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The Living Building Challenge: Can It Really Change the World?

From the Editors

Defining the Goal
A series of deceptively simple challenges have attempted to clarify what "green" building is, but have failed to set truly measurable goals.

What's Happening

Dirty-Dozen List of POPs Expanded
Nine chemicals have been added to the "dirty dozen" list of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), including the pent and octa forms of PBDE flame retardant and the fluoropolymer PFOS.

Cities Move to Improve Energy Efficiency
Three cities have released plans that would require energy-efficient retrofits of existing buildings.

Green Standard Registers First Environmental Product Declaration
Nonprofit organization The Green Standard is registering ISO-compliant environmental product declarations, starting with InterflacFLOR's Convert carpet products.

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