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A new type of greenwash has found its way into the industry as a result of the green building boom and a need to retrofit everything.

“A more recent example is Starbucks’ new LEED certified drive through coffee shop in Colorado. Design blog Blouin Artinfo has rightly pointed out that while the drive through is made completely of prefabricated structures built from reclaimed materials sourced from within a 500-mile radius of the building’s location, a location that encourages the use of the car flies in the face of its green intentions.”

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