Green in the Desert/Southern Nevada Pushes Sustainable Development

摘要

Southern Nevada has several energy-efficient, eco-consdous building projects under way. State legislation passed in 2005 offers incentives through tax cuts and other financial benefits to sustainable developments that achieve LEED certification. It has since inspired projects such as the 8.5-billion dollars City Center development on the Las Vegas Strip to pursue gold certification and the 245-million dollars Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Las Vegas to go for silver. Other legislation encouraging renewable power use and development helped spur a 3.1-million dollars addition to Nevada Solar One near Boulder City.