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• A non-profit organization in the Pacific Northwest is rolling out a green-certification program that is designed for new or extensively renovated commercial buildings at or below 100,000 square feet.
• The Earth Advantage Institute, based on Portland, Ore., offers silver, gold or platinum levels. It costs $5,000 to enroll a building and complete the certification process.
• The goal was to devise a rating system for sustainable construction at a price that owners of smaller commercial buildings could afford more easily than the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification.

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Earth Advantage Institute announced a new green building certification aimed at new or heavily overhauled small commercial buildings built to green standards. ...