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Buildings are going green all over the America, but Lakewood Ranch, Florida - an area between Bradenton and Sarasota - requires all communities to meet Florida Green Building coalition standards.

Michelle DeLora, 40, is chairman of the Orlando chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and an architect with Burke Hogue Mills Inc. The firm's building in Lake Mary has been certified gold by the USGBC. DeLora spoke last week with Sentinel staff writer Mary Shanklin.

HONOLULU -- More and more buildings are going green, meaning they are being built or renovated in ways that make them more energy efficient. That allows them to become certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED.

Am not a fan of sustainable living, to be honest, I don’t believe in the green architecture. Don’t get me wrong, sustainable architecture is a good idea, the trouble is buildings are a minute part of the entire ‘Global Warming’ threat. By cladding buildings with solar panels is not a ’sustainable solution’, it takes a huge amount of energy to fabricate, transport, and installs them, and these solar panels have a life span of 25 – 40 years. Great news, New Zealand-based architects Robert an

Today, the way ecology is being incorporated into architecture has evolved considerably. Sustainable architecture, or green architecture, aims to minimize the negative impact of buildings on the environment by enhancing efficiency and moderating the use of materials, energy, and space. Spewing carbon dioxide, generating masses of waste, and consuming alarming quantities of energy and water, our cities place a heavy burden on both the global environment and the local ecosystem. Architecture its