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Portland of the Fee
Portland, Ore., will pay builders to build green |
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09 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:07 PM on 09 Nov 2007 Portland, Ore., has unveiled an innovative plan to slash greenhouse-gas emissions. The city will require an energy-efficiency inspection of new homes, then levy a tax on builders who have merely complied with Oregon's efficiency requirements. Builders who construct homes 30 percent more efficient than the state building code requires will escape the fee; those who go above and beyond, with cons ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, energy, energy efficiency, green building, innovation, news, placemaking, Portland (all these topics) |
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