States Starting to Require Architects and Contractors to Design and Construct Public Buildinas to Achieve LEED Silver Certification

摘要

While many local jurisdictions and cities across the country have started passing regulations which implement and require sustainable design and construction practices, relatively few states have taken steps to mandate that certain public buildings achieve certain levels of LEED® Certification.rnEighteen states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and Washington) have adopted laws and regulations mandating that the construction of public buildings achieve LEED Silver Certification.