Scottsdale housing on green streak,
an article from The Arizona Republic, reports that according to a Scottsdale green building progress report, about a quarter of the 891 homes built in Scottsdale last year included enough energy-saving and sustainable-building features to earn a green rating. The city's report said the green building program has reduced greenhouse-gas emissions annually by about 2,700 pounds of carbon dioxide per home. In 2007, the American Institute of Architects issued a Local Leaders in Sustainability report praising green-building programs in Scottsdale and five other cities - Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Portland, Ore. The report said, "Scottsdale is a pioneering community that has helped lead the way on green building."http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2008/07/11/20080711sr-greenbuilding0712-ON.html