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Higher standards for sustainable building materials

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Certification criteria for sustainable building materials need to be rationalized to avoid confusion in the marketplace.

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This project received support from the Washington University/Brookings Institute Academic Venture Fund, the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St Louis.

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  1. Washington College of Law, American University, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 20016, Washington DC, USA

    Jorge L. Contreras

  2. Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, 63130, Missouri, USA

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