Green Building Council to investigate sustainable buildings' health benefits

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Major global report to assess scale of reported health and productivity benefits associated with greener buildings

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) will today officially launch a major study to assess the health and productivity benefits associated with green buildings, in an attempt to further strengthen...

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