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Green building comes to DC.


The District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States).  passed legislation in December December: see month.  2006 that makes it the first major city to require private developers to follow the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.  (LEED) standards of the U.S. Green Building Council. Under the law, district-funded commercial and housing projects beginning in 2008 must meet LEED standards. All commercial structures of 50,000 square feet or more must meet the standards by 2012. Separate standards for schools, still being developed by the council, are also to be adopted. Washington's new baseball baseball, bat-and-ball sport known as the national pastime of the United States. It derives its name from the four bases that form a diamond (the infield) around the pitcher's mound.  stadium is already being built in compliance with LEED standards.
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Title Annotation:The Beat
Author:Dooley, Erin E.
Publication:Environmental Health Perspectives
Date:Mar 1, 2007
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