Communities Take Initiative to Combat Climate Change
by Stephen Lacey, Staff Writer
Peterborough, New Hampshire [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] April 9, 2007
Last month, the town of Epping, New Hampshire, passed a town ordinance that requires all new commercial buildings to meet specific energy efficiency guidelines and rewards developers who install renewable energy systems on the buildings. The green building "performance zoning" is the first of its kind in New Hampshire.
Now town officials from around the state are contacting the Epping Planning Board to get advice on implementing similar ordinances. According to Epping Town Planner Clay Mitchell, the town did not want to wait for leadership in Washington to act.
"I'm happy to be blunt about it -- given the lack of leadership on the federal and state level, it's time for the towns to step up to the plate and this [green building ordinance] is a great way to do it," Mitchell said.
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(also check out the website of the US Green Building Council ) and the nearest local chapter, The Vermont Green Building Network)
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