Green Building Law Update

MAY 29, 2016

Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017. Note, California law already requires most new construction to have 15% of the rooftop “solar ready.”.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 29, 2016

Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017. Note, California law already requires most new construction to have 15% of the rooftop “solar ready.”.

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Baltimore Los Angeles Electrical San Francisco 120

Pro Builder

APRIL 18, 2023

The prize awards organizations that demonstrate ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to the housing affordability crisis. The 2023 Ivory Prize Winners will be announced on May 24, 2023, at PCBC in Anaheim, California.

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Innovation Housing Zoning Denver 98

Pro Builder

MARCH 16, 2023

This year’s finalists in the Policy & Regulatory Reform category include organizations focused on addressing historically lengthy processes, such as accelerating permitting and connecting LMI individuals to housing opportunities. For more information about the Ivory Prize and Ivory Innovations, visit www.ivoryinnovations.org.

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Innovation Housing Finance North Carolina 98

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable.

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Natural Building

JULY 22, 2008

Californias Green Building Code. California has adopted the nations first statewide green-building standards, which will become mandatory in 2010. The new California Green Buildings Standards Code requires builders to reduce energy use by 15 to 30 percent beyond current standards and use more recycled materials. Yeah California!

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Pro Builder

MARCH 10, 2021

We're still finishing up some land development and waiting for permits. Panels probably would not be feasible, but it would be nice to reduce waste. I believe this was a California division. We have not yet opened those communities. So these people, completely sight unseen, were able to complete the entire buying process online.

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