At the end of the day, the thing that makes this building very green is not so much its materials, its special fixtures, fancy glass, computer system, water system, solar panels...

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What really makes it green is its location: A dense city neighborhood that's connected to a good public transportation system. A green building on a suburban campus or out in the woods somewhere makes no sense at all.