Officials in Portland, Ore., have proposed a green building incentive program that would be the first of its kind in the U.S. Under the program, new commercial buildings, 20,000 sf or larger, that meet Oregon's state building code would be assessed a fee by the city of up to $3.46/sf. The fee would be waived for buildings that achieve LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Those that achieve LEED Gold, LEED Platinum, or the Living Building Challenge, would receive rebates of $1.73-17.30/sf, depending on certification level.
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