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Getting to Green

What central Ohio communities are doing
to improve the environment and their bottom lines

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 10:56 AM

All about LEED

LEED Faq (.pdf)
LEED home construction checklist (.pdf)
LEED Commercial interior checklist (.pdf)
LEED Certified vehicles list (.xls)
Buy recycled and used construction products at ReStore, while helping fund Habitat for Humanity too.
The Grange Insurance Audubon Center near downtown Columbus is going for LEED Platinum status. The building has a scheduled completion date of April 2009.

Green tips

Your trash becomes someone else's treasure when you Freecycle. Local groups are everywhere. Sign up and start giving things away.
The easiest way to go green is to recycle as much as possible. For a list of recycling drop-offs, hazardous waste collection and more, go to the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) Web site.
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