October 12, 2007

Is College Landscaping Green Enough?

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

So you've built a new building, and it's so energy efficient and environmentally sensitive that you've earned a LEED Silver rating. That's all well and good. But what about that landscaping in the courtyard nearby, or that grassy quad across the campus? How sustainable are all those non-native plants and ever-thirsty lawns?

A new project to create a rating system for sustainable landscape design could soon help answer some of those questions — and encourage colleges and

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