Slide Show: Sustainable Luxury
 

(Photo: Karen Downs; courtesy of MasonryArts)
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9. Try homegrown luxury.  
Select materials that limit transportation waste, such as locally quarried marble. Long-haul carriers emit pollution; by shortening delivery distances, you reduce costs and energy use.