The topic for the US Green Building Council’s guest speaker this month was Greening the Olympics. Concept creators are calling the Olympics, Blue-Green Games. Blue for clean air and water and Green for parks and nature. If awarded the 2016 Olympic location, Chicago will run the games with 100% renewable energy, use 20% less water, and create carbon offsets to account for spectator and athlete air travel. 75% of the Olympic facilities will go away after the games and all buildings will be built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)standards.
The desire to go green is growing exponentially!
To learn more about the plan for Chicago 2016, visit www.chicago2016.org.
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