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In many cases, I haven t been able to decide whether a building full of trees fits into the sustainable category. In fact, I ve often had to make the argument that such a building is far from it.
It seems that the vast majority of contemporary marketing for sustainable architecture operates under the guise of greenwashing. What s more, the line between what truly creates healthier and more sustainable living spaces and what doesn t is often a blurred one.
To see just how blurred this line is, we asked our readers to weigh in on just what makes a house green . Is it being able to trace the source of your building materials and knowing the people who harvest, process, and sell them? Is it the ability to fulfill the day-to-day needs of the inhabitants using renewable resources?