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Buildings are being built or modified to be energy efficient. Read up on how you can retrofit an older masonry building to be green and preserve the masonry.

LEED is a rating system designed to evaluate buildings in the areas of energy use, water use, materials use, indoor environment, the building site and location.

Masonry and sustainable building design seem like a natural fit. Masonry, with its durability, local or regional manufacturing, and thermal mass characteristics, meets many of the goals of sustainable building design.