By Jason Hartke, Vice President, National Policy, U.S. Green Building Council

Here at USGBC, we often say that green building sits at the nexus of saving energy, saving people and businesses money, and creating jobs.

Yesterday our friends at Environment America put that powerful combination of green building benefits into their own words. The organization, made up of a vast federation of state-based, citizen-funded environmental advocacy groups, released a new study showing how green building is all about… well, the title of the report: "Building a Better America: Saving Energy and Money with Efficiency."