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Sustainability is a topic that is on everyone’s mind. But what does it mean? And how can you go about doing your part?

The Green Element has been established to make the topic of sustainability more tangible. Topics range from environmental, economic, and social equity. These topics are then broken down by scale, to help you get a better understanding of how it impacts you and what you can do.

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“Green Roofs” Prove Even More Effective In Fighting Global Warming Than First Thought

It’s time to garden. A new report out by shows that greening your roof can help the environment even more than we originally thought. For quite some time now, we’ve known that green roofs help to reduce heating and air conditioning costs, retain stormwater, and absorb carbon dioxide. Adding green to your roof though can [...]

A Green Footprint

Portland, Oregon, is on it’s way to taking the next big green step – developing green infrastructure. The intent – establish Lloyd Crossing as an independent entity, disconnecting it from the city grid. The project is not simply to rework the infrastructure but to also build more – creating a capacity of 21,000 residents and [...]

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