Buildings are silent but deadly assassins of the earth’s atmosphere, compared with cars or power plants, accounting for nearly 40% of greenhouse gas emissions. So if you’ve just moved into a new “green home” in a high-rise complex, or your company is relocating to a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED-rated office block, you may feel entitled to conclude, gleefully, that your carbon footprint is shrinking faster than Dubai World’s debt rating.

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