Many state and local governments are trying to formulate their own regulatory programs and many government lawyers are resigned to starting from scratch. TheCCCL has prepared model laws and best practices to address this problem. Examples of the Center’s work in this area include preparing model ordinances for mandating energy efficiency and use of renewable energy resources, and for considering future flood and weather risks in land use planning and construction; guidelines for disclosure of climate risks in transactional documents; and guidelines for disclosure of climate risks in securities filings.
The model municipal green building ordinance presented by CCCL is the product of an empirical analysis of common practices in existing municipal green buildingregulation and research on possible legal impediments. Its provisions are designed to achieve effective yet feasible improvements in building practices and are drawn, in large measure, from existing ordinances.
lennyesq 