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January 11, 2007

Venture capitalists like green building products

  • One contractor says his consumers realize “we need to change the way we've built for the past 200 years.”
    • By JONATHAN SHIEBER
    Dow Jones Newswires

    NEW YORK — Venture investors interested in clean technology are finding a home for their investments in environmentally sustainable construction materials and processes.

    In the last two quarters of 2006, investors including DFJ Element, NGEN Partners, Nth Power and Rockport Capital Partners have invested in companies that are looking to create more ecologically and economically efficient tools for the construction industry.


     
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