Green Building Act Revisions?
9 12 2009Big news out of the DC Council on new Green Building Standards… revisions are apparently in the works for the Green Building Act which was originally passed back in 2006. The WBJ is reporting that the major changes include updates for the new LEED v3.0 standards for energy usage as well as fixing some of the real confusion over the requirements the surround performance bonds.
The biggest impact would mean that that starting Jan. 1, 2012, all new construction projects in D.C. will be required to report energy usage to the U.S. Green Building Council to ensure LEED certification. That’s a big deal!
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So now both land and construction will be cheaper in the suburbs. How ironic if this encourages more sprawl.
Hell yes!
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