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Doraville and Chamblee, suburbs of Atlanta, Geo., are the first towns in their state to pass ordinances requiring LEED certification on new development.
[This is an EXCERPT: read the whole article here. The Building Codes Assistance Project is a perfect resource for the building code wonks among us looking to integrate energy efficiency into local codes. -Ed.]
By Paul Karrer
In April, the Atlanta suburb of Chamblee became the first jurisdiction in the state of Georgia to require U.S. Green Building Council LEED certification. Effective April 1, 2009, all new private buildings (commercial, office, industrial, and multiple residence) larger than 20,000 square feet are required to achieve at least a LEED-NC Certified rating. All new city buildings must meet the new standards regardless of size.
This summer, the city of Doraville also adopted a new green ordinance mandating LEED certification for new development. The ordinance is nearly identical to the Chamblee ordinance, but the effective date is set two months earlier to February 1, 2009.
For more details, please view the City of Doraville website. The Chamblee ordinance (see Part II, Chapter 93) and the Doraville ordinance are also available online.
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