George W. Bush's Library To Be Built With The Environment In Mind
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Despite his notorious record of slashing environmental protection budgets and consistently relaxing regulations for industrial polluters, George W. Bush's library blueprints demonstrate that green buildings have become the standard for modern construction in Texas.
Dallas News reports that the George W. Bush Presidential Center, slated to be built on a lonely patch of condominium land near the freeway, will meet the highest environmental and energy standards, despite a size of nearly a quarter-million square feet.
The center's 23-acre tract will include native plants and sophisticated conservation measures, such as a wetland and underground cisterns to catch and recycle most rainwater. The building, made of Texas materials over cast concrete, will get nearly 10 percent of its electricity and all of its hot water from solar energy.
"There's definitely a need for our society to evolve to more sustainable development practices. It makes sense for a variety of reasons," said Mark Langdale, president of the George W. Bush Foundation, which is coordinating the project.
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Dallas News reports that the George W. Bush Presidential Center, slated to be built on a lonely patch of condominium land near the freeway, will meet the highest environmental and energy standards, despite a size of nearly a quarter-million square feet.
The center's 23-acre tract will include native plants and sophisticated conservation measures, such as a wetland and underground cisterns to catch and recycle most rainwater. The building, made of Texas materials over cast concrete, will get nearly 10 percent of its electricity and all of its hot water from solar energy.
"There's definitely a need for our society to evolve to more sustainable development practices. It makes sense for a variety of reasons," said Mark Langdale, president of the George W. Bush Foundation, which is coordinating the project.
Keep reading... http://ow.ly/1oxon
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