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California Center for Urban Horticulture

Located at UC Davis, the Center aims to develop more enjoyable and sustainable gardens, landscapes and public parks with timely horticultural information

Meet the Greenest Building in NYC: a Tour of Queens BG's New Visitor Center

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Sustainable Sites Initiative

An interdisciplinary effort to create voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction, and maintenance practices

Sustainable Sites Initiative 2008 Report

Provides benchmarks for measuring how a site can protect, restore and regenerate ecosystem services – benefits provided by natural ecosystems such as cleaning air and water, climate regulation and human health benefits

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U.S. Green Building Council

Dedicated to promoting green building practices, the Council manages programs to certify professionals and buildings, including the Leadership in Environmental Design (LEED) rating system