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What's Happening from Environmental Building News
April 1, 2005
Washington Passes First State Law Requiring LEED
At press time, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire was expected within days to sign into law a bill passed on March 30, 2005, by the Washington State legislature requiring Silver-level certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Rating System for all major construction projects built with public funds. Executive orders and municipal ordinances requiring LEED are in place in several states and cities, including Seattle. And numerous other municipalities endorse LEED certified or “LEED-certifiable” buildings. But this new Washington law is poised to be the first state-level legislation with a LEED requirement....
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