Starting in 2009, Dallas homebuilders will build their homes to be 15% more efficient that the base energy code, and will need to meet four out of six high-efficiency water conservation techniques, such as installing faucets and showerheads with a two-gallon-per-minute-or-less A Two-Phase Implementation The ordinance will be implemented in two stages. It was upon the Task Force’s recommendations that city council passed the ordinance that will change the way Dallas homes and commercial buildings are built in Dallas in the future. A Green Building Task Force, comprised of members of the residential and commercial development sectors, was created to set new standards for Dallas’ private development.
Dallas also boasts the largest, clean vehicle fleet of any city in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, and was also the only city chosen for the EPA’s Sustainable Skylines initiative for improving air quality. Dallas in the Lead It comes as no surprise that Dallas has chosen to remain committed to environmental responsibility, as it is currently the number one municipal purchaser of renewable green power in the United States. Dallas’ city council passed an ordinance on April 9, which is designed to reduce energy and water consumption in all new Dallas homes and commercial buildings, thereby reducing the overall environmental impact. Dallas home builders will soon move toward greener building standards and will become one of the first major US cities to pass comprehensive building standards for both residential and commercial construction.
Dallas is taking the lead - once again - when it comes to environmental responsibility.
Dallas also boasts the largest, clean vehicle fleet of any city in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, and was also the only city chosen for the EPA’s Sustainable Skylines initiative for improving air quality. Dallas in the Lead It comes as no surprise that Dallas has chosen to remain committed to environmental responsibility, as it is currently the number one municipal purchaser of renewable green power in the United States. Dallas’ city council passed an ordinance on April 9, which is designed to reduce energy and water consumption in all new Dallas homes and commercial buildings, thereby reducing the overall environmental impact. Dallas home builders will soon move toward greener building standards and will become one of the first major US cities to pass comprehensive building standards for both residential and commercial construction.
Dallas is taking the lead - once again - when it comes to environmental responsibility.
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