Salt Lake City Latest to Say Future City-owned Buildings Must Be Green
Heralding the use of recycled materials and energy-efficient designs that could save taxpayers money in the long run, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson has decreed all future city-owned buildings be environmentally friendly.
Heralding the use of recycled materials and energy-efficient designs that could save taxpayers money in the long run, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson has decreed all future city-owned buildings be environmentally friendly.
The new guidelines, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, call for building designs to be centered around energy efficiency, water efficiency, use of recycled materials, construction waste management and indoor environmental quality. The regulations are known by the acronym LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environment Design.
Twenty-seven other cities in the country have also adopted LEED standards, including Chicago, Kansas City and Phoenix.
For more information, go to www.usgbc.org.
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