In a fitting ceremony for Earth Day, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously adopted a Green Building Program on April 22, joining a growing number of cities that will require large private development projects to meet minimum standards of sustainability. As the state struggles to implement AB 32 and ratchet back greenhouse gas emissions, cities throughout California, large and small, are feeling the pressure to impose mandatory green building and conservation standards. The City of Beverly Hills is also going green with its own ordinance that will be considered by its City Council later this month.

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