AIA news release: “American counties are showing how to “Walk the Walk” on sustainability by creating impressive green building programs across the country. County green building programs have increased fivefold since 2003, and the future looks bright for green design, according to Local Leaders in Sustainability: Green Counties, an analysis conducted by the AIA and the National Association of Counties (NACo) of the current state of green building development in the 200 most populous U.S. counties, representing 168,864,538 Americans, or a little more than half of the country’s population.”