SF At The Forefront In Green Building...Again

San Francisco took a major step to cement its reputation as the most environmentally progressive city in the United States. The new law creates more stringent green building codes for new construction and renovations of existing structures in the city. The new codes focus on water and energy conservation, recycling and reduction of carbon emissions. They apply to most buildings in the city, including residential projects of all sizes, new commercial buildings over a certain size, and renovations of large commercial spaces.

Read more about SF's new law at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/05/BADQ1250K9.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea