Navigating green construction and energy initiatives
Subtitle: government officials on responding to LEED standards, promoting sustainable building practices, and improving energy efficiency
By: Gina McCarthy ... [et al.].
Contributors: McCarthy, Gina.; Aspatore, Inc.
Series: Inside the minds; Inside the minds
Publisher: Aspatore Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Boston, MA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9780314904164
Subjects: Sustainable development -- Law and legislation -- United States; Sustainable buildings; Buildings -- Environmental aspects; Clean energy industries -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Building green states through green buildings / Gina McCarthy and Bryan Garcia; title: Making green development a possibility and a priority / Susie Marbury; title: The economic challenges of developing local sustainability / Robert M. Balzar; title: Staying ahead of the game in sustainable practices : the greening of affordable housing / Joseph Doria; title: Attracting innovation and lowering emissions through efficient market pricing / Paul Pelosi Jr.; title: Restructuring government to handle new green policies / Thomas C. Dorr; title: Making green efficiency a priority and an attainable goal / Roya Stanley; title: Building the foundation for a twenty-first century sustainable city / James W. Hunt III.