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LEED Prerequisite Now Prohibits Smoking Cannabis

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council issued a LEED Interpretation in 2018 ruling, “smoking of cannabis is considered a form of smoking for the purposes of both the interior and exterior smoking provisions of the LEED Prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control.”. Which second option will result in significant additional first costs.

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Top 10 States for LEED Green Building and Surprise Top LEED Rating System

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council released its annual List of the top 10 states for LEED certification in 2014. Among the extremely useful information is that green building is no longer only about erecting new high performance buildings. Illinois and Colorado are the only two states to make the list every year since 2010. Today, the U.S.

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Study estimates up to 170-billion-gallon water savings per year through water-efficient toilets

Contractor Magazine

AWE, PMI research focused on residential properties in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia and Texas. Water-efficient toilets could potentially save up to 170 billion potable gallons of water per year across five states facing water scarcity. read more.

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

Motivations vary from concerns over global warming to increasing energy independence, and hedging against rising fuel costs to because it is chick to be green. Today there are only a handful of community projects actually producing power in Arizona, Colorado, California and Maryland.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green School.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. The Most Popular Green Home Building Books. New National Green Building Standard. Moving Toward Green Building Codes. March 22, 2009.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Passive Solar.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Many specific examples and construction details are provided for both residential and larger scale projects. Name: Kelly Hart.

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Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. LEED is the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system. Green construction is quickly outpacing conventional construction in the U.S.,” as the epicenter of green building.