LEED Bill Signing Ceremony at City Hall

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Philadelphia City Hall Mayor's Reception Room (201)
10:30 AM

We are excited to announce that the bill signing of the city's first piece of Green Building legislation will take place next Tuesday and you are invited to attend!

Bill 080025 was first introduced into City Council by Blondell Reynolds Brown on January 24, 2008 upon the recommendation of the PEC report, Building Green: Overcoming Barriers in Philadelphia. The report identified that "the lack of good examples of green buildings and green technologies in the city inhibits adoption by both the public and private sectors and that the private sector owners are often reluctant to take the risk of trying something new." The solution put forth, and now enacted, is for the City of Philadelphia to "lead by example, implementing green strategies and proven technologies on City projects before asking the private sector to step up to the plate."

After several rounds of discussion and input by DVGBC and others, the bill was finally amended and passed by City Council on December 10, 2009 in a vote 17 for, and none against. This bill will require all new municipally owned properties to achieve a LEED Silver certification. If you would like to read the bill, you may download it here.