By Greener Building Staff
Washington , DC — The
U.S. Green Building Councilreleased its Top 10 lists of green building legislation in the House and Senate today and honored Rep. Ben Chandler and Sen. Olympia Snowe for supporting energy efficiency and sustainable design in the buildings.
The USGBC's announcement comes just a year after the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was
signed into law.
The Recovery Act, which heads the USGBC's Top 10 list for the House, provides for $787 billion in stimulus funds of which $22 billion has been set aside for energy efficiency projects, including $346 million for energy efficient building technologies.
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