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• An edible urban forest is planned for Seattle.
• You can help shape the next version of LEED. (via @waterguru2)
• Nearly half of Americans now own smartphones. More than 60% of people with household income of more than $75,000 do.
• On sick days and dedication. (via @martygrunder)
• A new app to track your water footprint.
• Woman smoking meth burns down Florida’s oldest tree.
• Above: A record player that makes music from trees.

The U.S. Green Building Council has released its 2010 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on information from the 2010 census.

Per the release: The District of Columbia leads the nation, with 25 square feet of LEED-certified space per person in 2010, with Nevada being the leading state, with 10.92 square feet per person in 2010.  Other top states include New Mexico and New Hampshire and Oregon with more than 6 and 4 square feet of LEED-certified space per person, respectively.

The top LEED states per capita, including the District of Columbia, are:

• District of Columbia: 25.15 sf
• Nevada: 10.92 sf
• New Mexico: 6.35 sf
• New Hampshire: 4.49 sf
• Oregon: 4.07 sf
• South Carolina: 3.19 sf
• Washington: 3.16 sf
• Illinois: 3.09 sf
• Arkansas: 2.9 sf
• Colorado: 2.85 sf
• Minnesota: 2.77 sf

via ArchDaily; photo courtesy ArlingtonVA