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Government,
Environmental & Energy,
Construction

Nov. 8, 2018

State and local leaders turn their attention to building efficiency

It’s no surprise given that buildings account for 25 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions — and 70 percent of emissions in Los Angeles and 46 percent in San Francisco.

Jennifer Tung

Associate
Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling & Mah, Inc.

Email: tung@huntortmann.com

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State and local leaders turn their attention to building efficiency
Windmills outside Palm Springs. (Shutterstock)

California has long been a proponent of sustainability, and this past year was no different. While state legislators furthered California's commitment to cleaner energy and carbon neutrality, state and local leaders turned their eyes towards building efficiency.

Let's start with what got everyone talking at the end of summer: California's clean energy and carbon-neutrality goals. In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill ...

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