NASA, Post Office Going Green

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT=======================

The government continues to upgrade its facilities to be more energy-efficient. NASA is building Sustainability Base which, when completed, will most likely be the greenest building in the federalgovernment. It will utilize solar panels, fuel cells, and water recycling systems, among other technological marvels. It will power itself and use 90 percent less potable water compared to other buildings of equal size.The U.S. Postal Service has also opened up its first, and New York City slargest, green roof. Expected to last up to 50 years twice as long as theroof it replaced it provides a green place for workers to sit, keeps the building cooler, and reduces polluted runoff.

Newsletter produced by: Jim Cooney, editor; Brendan St. Amant, researcher and writer. [ http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/news/709333.html ]NASA goes green with new Sustainability Base