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Navigating Green Construction and Energy Initiatives is an authoritative, insiders perspective on the strategic thinking behind implementing more sustainable building and energy practices throughout the United States. Featuring state and municipal environmental and energy directors from across the country, this book provides a broad yet comprehensive overview of the efforts being made to invest in renewable energy and green infrastructure, as well as the challenges of promoting green development, including educating communities, renovating older buildings, financing improvement programs, and offering incentives for adopting new practices. These leaders articulate the finer points of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System and address the benefits of and obstacles to meeting these standards. From achieving commercial and citizen buy-in for new policies to budgeting for projects today that will improve environment quality for tomorrow, the authors share their success stories and offer advice for continued improvement of energy conservation and efficiency efforts. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great minds in government today, as these experts reveal the secrets behind creating a greener nation.

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