Many old downtown banks in the USA lie empty now, or have been repositioned to other uses. In spite of the growing popularity of online banking, many newly-built banks have continued on this archaic path: building "Ducks" that are far more detached from the nature of the services being offered and from natural capital then when the many marble-fronted banks on main were built in the 1920's and 30's. Conclusion: to make banks and civilization sustainable, "re-regulation" and LEED aren't enough.

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