Why Paint Buildings a China Shade of Green?

The China World III office and hotel tower, Beijing's tallest building, expects to receive a distinguished award by year's end: an international certificate for conserving energy and other "green" accomplishments.

But many experts would rather see the 74-story skyscraper stamped with a badge of approval from a domestic architectural institution rather than an LEED Gold certificate from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).