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Now Utah-kin
Salt Lake City requires LEED certification for city-funded buildings |
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09 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Now Utah-kin Salt Lake City requires LEED certification for city-funded buildings Salt Lake City, Utah, known for its salty lake and Mormons, may soon also be known for its green buildings. Developers funded by city money will be required to erect buildings certified by the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program, city council members decided unanimously on Tuesday. (Oh, Tuesday -- it was a great day.) The new ordinance is " ... |
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| Topics: news, placemaking, Utah (all these topics) |
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That Thing Utah Do!
Bill to sell federal land in Utah could set off cascade of land sales |
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07 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| That Thing Utah Do! Bill to sell federal land in Utah could set off cascade of land sales In the American West, many of the fastest-growing regions contain the most federally owned land, which limits expansion. This puts developers, local officials, and the vacation-home set in conflict with the public interest, and ... well, we hardly need to finish that sentence, right? Some members of Congress from Western st ... |
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| Topics: news, placemaking, Utah, West, wilderness (all these topics) |
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