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See photos of the building celebration.
On July 12, 2007, sixteen members of Congress joined hundreds of others in celebrating FCNL's transformation of two Civil War-era buildings across the street from the Senate into a high performance, energy-efficient green building. Hear what members of Congress had to say and read selected quotes from the event. Read a full transcript ( PDF).
FCNL's building provides a model for what Congress and the federal government could do to cut the energy consumed by the federal government and promote energy conservation. Buildings account for 50 percent of U.S. energy consumption and 40 percent of CO2 emissions.
FCNL's Green Building in the News
Quaker Peace Lobby Goes Green (PDF) (Roll Call, 7/12/07)
Lobbying Group to Celebrate Green Headquarters (The Hill, 7/12/07)
FCNL's Green Building: a "metaphor for environmental values" (AIArchitect)
Read an article about the building from Environmental Design + Construction .
Learn More
Take a virtual tour of the building
What can Congress do to promote green buildings?
Learn about FCNL's Energy and Environment program
More about the building.
Reviewed:
05/07/2008
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