Conflicts Between Anti-Terrorism Standards and Green Building

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    On Monday, I discussed conflicts between military construction and green building certification.  Green building certification was originally created for commercial office buildings, which can create some odd applications in military construction.  While we have have already discussed energy efficiency, bicycle racks and HVAC systems, there is one component of military construction that conflicts directly with many green building components:  anti-terrorism.

I never imagined someone had completed a study of these conflicts:
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