Legislated Green
Should green building be mandated by the federal government? The state government? Any government? Advisors for both presidential campaigns attended the 2008 Energy Efficiency Forum last week. Jason Grumet, speaking for Senator Obama said, “We have to invest in our infrastructure.” Sounds good, but I’m not sure exactly what that means. George Allen, on behalf of Senator McCain, “emphasized government’s responsibility to ensure it’s own facilities are energy efficient.” I agree, but I don’t think there was any follow up on just how that might happen. As the presidential candidates start to debate on the hot topic of “green”, a lot of ideas are being thrown around, without a lot of specifics on how to achieve the desired results. Read the article posted on the U.S. Green Building Council site that summarizes the two positions. Energy Efficiency Forum. After reading it, I wasn’t really all that clear on what each party proposes, however, it was fairly evident that the government, whether local, state or federal, wants to begin to legislate how we do the “green thing.” Makes me wonder who is profiting the most from building green?
