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Pushing for a Greener Code? 5 Tips from Massachusetts

Building professionals advocating for stricter local requirements can learn from the innovative stretch energy codes in Massachusetts.

by P.J. Melton

Working one-on-one with clients to help a building perform well on environmental, health, and social criteria is what gets many design and construction professionals out of bed in the morning.

Convincing politicians and civil servants that they should make those criteria a matter of law, and then enforce the law? Not everyone’s idea of fun.

Published April 3, 2023

Melton, P. (2023, March 21). Pushing for a Greener Code? 5 Tips from Massachusetts. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/news-analysis/pushing-greener-code-5-tips-massachusetts

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