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Freelon featured in Triangle Business Journal: Going Green

Lew Myers
919-941-9790

12/14/2007

DURHAM - Going green can add to the construction costs of local companies and institutions. Just how much depends on how deep a shade of green is targeted.

In recent years, Triangle area governments, universities and companies have ramped up plans for earth-friendly buildings while seeking various levels of national certifications for their efforts.

While achieving lower certification levels may be inexpensive, the cost of achieving higher levels may increase the project's cost by as much as 10 percent or more, according to local industry experts.

"Today, good basic design practices for green buildings can be accomplished without significant cost increases," says Zena Howard, senior associate with The Freelon Group, a Durham-based architecture firm. "However, the higher level of certification you want to achieve, the more it is going to cost upfront."

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