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Nature Conservancy opens "green" headquarters

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A conservation group that's worked for a half-century to safeguard Indiana's rare plants and animals has opened a new ultra-green state headquarters in Indianapolis.

The Nature Conservancy's Indiana chapter opened its new Efroymson Conservation Center on Tuesday. The group says in a news release that the building already has won numerous awards for energy and water efficiency.

The group received a platinum-level certification under U.S. Green Building Council guidelines known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED.

Among other features, the building includes roofs insulated with soil and plants and recycles rainwater to water plants and flush toilets. Part of a warehouse that once stood at the site was reused. A marshy area next to a parking lot is planted with native Indiana plants, trees and shrubs.

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