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Construction giant promotes green building trends

Phil Williams, vice president of California construction giant WebCor, will discuss green building trends today at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce’s City Summit conference on climate change. What is green building? Much of it has to do with the preservation of our natural resources and improving the productivity and health of the building occupants. Energy hasn’t been as big an issue as it needs to be. We weren’t preserving energy. Read More

Mayor signs mandate for green building

Developers in San Francisco are now required to think green when building most new commercial buildings and residential high-rises. An ordinance signed Monday by Mayor Gavin Newsom forces many builders to meet a set of development standards called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Read More
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