The Montgomery (Virginia) County Council has approved legislation that requires certain green building features for public and private construction in the county, according to a report in the Washington Business Journal (Arlington, Va.).
The regulations require that county-built or funded nonresidential buildings achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver rating and that private nonresidential or multi-family buildings achieve LEED certification.
Buildings covered by the legislation include newly constructed or modified nonresidential or multi-family residential buildings with at least 10,000 square feet of floor area, according to the report.
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