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Building green, one city at a time
Eager municipalities hopping on board |
Katharine Wroth |
02 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In case you haven't noticed, it's officially the Year of Green Building. And while some areas have had eco-standards in place for a while now (helloooooo, D.C.!), the fevah is spreading in cities across the U.S. Take a gander at a few places considering formal green-building guidelines this spring: In a move described as a 'watershed time, a wonderful thing,' Chula Vista, Calif. voted yesterday to approve mandatory green-building standards for homes and business ... |
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| Topics: green building, legislation, local politics, placemaking, politics, urban planning (all these topics) |
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