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When I was younger I use to go to this youth center and hangout with my friends all day long, before I left I remember just talking to architects about this green building. Now, years later the United Teen Equality Center in my home town is the oldest, Platinum LEED Certified building in the country. This new building is an amazing step for the staff to continue to help the trouble teens in my town of Lowell, MA. And their not only doing it in a big way but a way that is good for our environment as well.

An impressive accomplishment! LEED Platinum is difficult to reach. They must have some strong supporters. You should go get a tour when it opens.

This article doesn't really apply to my fashion major, but I found it so interesting. It talks about how skateboard have become the leading cause of maple deforestation, even beating out other large sectors like furniture! Bamboo is becoming a more sustainable option for the construction of skateboards because it grows quickly, does not need to be replanted after it is cut down, and helps prevent erosion. Bamboo farms are also helpful in reducing greenhouse gases and producing oxygen.

I would like to see more about the studies that found skateboards the leading cause of maple deforestation. I find that difficult to believe.