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City of Angles
If you're building in L.A., you gotta build green |
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23 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:36 AM on 23 Apr 2008 Los Angeles has become the biggest U.S. city to pass green-building laws. Under the regulations announced Tuesday, new commercial and residential structures of more than 50,000 square feet will have to be LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. The law also applies to major renovations. "We look toward the future through a greener lens," says Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, "a ... |
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| Topics: green building, Los Angeles, news, placemaking, urban planning (all these topics) |
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