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From the Library from Environmental Building News
July 1, 2004
Rebuilt Green:
The Natural Capital Center and the Transformative Power of Building
“This is a book about a building,” begins
Rebuilt Green, and the lead character is the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center, a LEED® Gold renovated warehouse in the emerging River District of Portland, Oregon. But to leave it at that would be to deny the larger ambitions of
Rebuilt Green. Instead of highlighting the building’s attractive front façade, the book’s unassuming cover shows a panorama of the immediate area, placing the Natural Capital Center visually and symbolically within its surrounding community. Similarly, the book takes its description beyond the physical boundaries of the building, embracing and explaining the larger context of sustainability.
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