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US-GA-Atlanta-2017-Sustainable Building Ordinance

Policy
Authors:
Atlanta City Council

ATLANTA , GA , CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE LEVEL , IN FORCE

US-GA-Atlanta-2017-Sustainable Building Ordinance

This is a case study of how Green building LEED Silver certification caused Sustainable development design standards to be amended. 

Community development block (CDBG-DR): How LEED helps make sustainability affordable

Policy
Authors:
Elizabeth Beardsley

Community Development Block Grants – Disaster Relief, or CDBG-DR, are allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to affected states and local governments to aid long-term recovery of community infrastructure following major disasters. This injection of funding is an opportunity for communities to rebuild stronger, smarter, and more resilient – and LEED offers trusted third-party verification to help validate these efforts.

White Paper - Healthy Affordable Housing in India: Prioritising the Well-being of Occupants in the Design and Construction of Low-income Housing

Reports
English
Authors:
A. B. Lall,
G. Sethi,
N. Subrahmanyam,
S. Agarwal

The white paper puts forward recommendations for the coordinated enhancement of policies, codes, and regulations. It lay out a framework for guidance for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and the Review Committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for the National Building Code (NBC), to harmonise their actions for healthy affordable housing in urban areas.

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