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February 26, 2010

Lugar honored for support of 'green' buildings

WASHINGTON - A national group is honoring Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar for his support of efforts to increase the number of U.S. buildings that are energy-efficient.

The U.S. Green Building Council recognized the Indiana Republican and several other members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday for their support of green building efforts.

Last year, Lugar co-sponsored a bill aimed at helping residential, commercial and industrial properties make energy efficiency upgrades.

Lugar says the federal, state and local governments need to take a leadership role in promoting energy efficiency improvements that can save consumers and businesses money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create new jobs.

Last year's federal stimulus package included $346 million for energy-efficient building technologies.





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