Green Initiatives
Green Initiatives!
Real estate, particularly the development industry, is participating in the increasing of greening of society. Visionaries have long recognized the necessity of ecological considerations at every stage of development, from building or renovating one home to planning the future communities, regions and the entire province.
Green Building Code
The provincial government's Office of Housing and Construction Standards is the lead agency on development and implementation of a green building code, intended to:
-identify and remove barriers within provincial codes and regulations
-identify and propse new provisions for green buildings regulations and
-support implementaion through an administrative framework, education, and training
Sustainable sites, water conservation, energy and indoor environments, among other areas, are expected to be addressed in the green buildings regulations. The government has scheduled a public review of all proposals for fall 2007.
courtesy of www.bcrea.bc.ca