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By Topic -- Green Buildings & Energy Efficiency

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Building Construction

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Cook County, Illinois has over 130 incorporated municipalities, the largest of which is the county seat, Chicago, which makes up approximately 54% of the population of the county. The county of 5,294...

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Building Services Fee Schedule – Green Building Incentives

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Under the Catawba County Building Services Fee Schedule, the County provides owners of new construction with a rebate off of blanket permit fees if the structures achieve certification in a designated...

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Buildings and Building Regulation Ordinance

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Under the Doraville, Georgia buildings and building regulation, the City formally adopts Version 2.2 of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New ...

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Development Regulations Ordinance

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Under the Chamblee, Georgia development regulations, the City formally adopts Version 2.2 of the LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations rating system (LEED-NC) “and any amendments thereto or ...

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Energy Conservation in Design and Construction of New and Renovated Town Buildings

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed an “Energy Conservation in Design and Construction of New and Renovated Town Buildings” ordinance to require the greening of public buildings. The ordinance makes i...

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Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design

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The Town of Epping, New Hampshire, population 5,476, established a more stringent energy code than the state, which adopted the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2006 Edition with amendmen...

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Energy Efficiency Standards

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The City of Santa Barbara, California, modified its energy efficiency standards to correspond with the first level of the Architecture 2030 Challenge and to reduce its fossil fuel usage in its buildin...

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Environmentally Sensitive Design

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The town of Normal rests in the heart of central Illinois, with a population of roughly 50,000 residents. Over the past several years, the town has been making efforts to revitalize its downtown area...

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Green Building and Development Code

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Lake County, Florida is located in central Florida and is named after the numerous lakes in the area. There are approximately 1,400 named and identified lakes in the County. Lake County has a populat...

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Green Building and Green Points Program

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The City of Boulder, Colorado, just 25 miles northwest of Denver, lies within Boulder Valley east of Rocky Mountain National Park. Boulder is known for its outdoor activities, including cycling and ru...

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