LEED School Campus Part 2

Posted by: Matt Banes
Here is Part 2 of a super informative video about a LEED certified school campus in Arizona. We had many re-Tweets and views after posting Part 1 on www.iBuildGreen.com.


Location: Arizona, USA
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