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Green Building: The Time is Now!

In 1860, Auguste Mouchout, concerned about the uses and limitations of coal, endeavored to create a device that used the energy of the sun for the energy needs of humankind. But it wasnt until the 1980s that solar power became a serious contender as an alternative to traditional energy sources. At the same time in the 1860s, Etienne Lenoir invented the first successful internal combustion engine. Interestingly, the engine was not powered by gasoline but by the less toxic illumination gas (hydrogen, methane and ethylene). About a decade later, gasoline was used to fuel the I.C.E. Now over a century later, most prominently in the 1990s, environmentally conscious inventors have made the effort to develop effective, alternatively fueled automobiles. As we begin the 21st century, alternative green building is becoming th

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