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Buildings are being built or modified to be energy efficient. Read up on how you can retrofit an older masonry building to be green and preserve the masonry.

LEED is a rating system designed to evaluate buildings in the areas of energy use, water use, materials use, indoor environment, the building site and location.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that up to 48 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global climate change are a result of building construction and maintenance projects. That’s a much larger percentage than most A

According to the U.S. Green Building Council, the green building industry is worth upwards of $12 billion. A significant portion of this growing trend can be masonry construction.

Masonry and sustainable building design seem like a natural fit. Masonry, with its durability, local or regional manufacturing, and thermal mass characteristics, meets many of the goals of sustainable building design.