Introduction
This Practice Guide is meant for any person interested in promoting sustainable construction; it
will be particularly useful for those who are working within the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) Region 4. The Guide is organized into three sections, plus the appendix, and
readers can read them in any order or combination. The Guide begins with an overview of the
construction industry and its economic and environmental impacts. The second section considers
the national and regional contexts for state and sub-state policies; the Obama administration will
likely impact this arena and policymakers who can respond swiftly will reap the benefits. The
Guide concludes with suggestions for crafting policies and instituting practices. These
recommendations are based on a survey of current sustainable construction regulations and
practices in the EPA Region 4. Detailed case studies of the policies and practices of
governmental, private, and educational sectors of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida,
and Georgia are included in the appendix. All information is current through 2008 and, because
rapid change is expected in this area, the CEPM hopes to provide updates as often as possible.
- تاريخ الاضافة :
3/11/2012
- عدد المشاهدات :
1409