Proposal to water down Las Vegas green building code draws criticism

A proposed bill before the Las Vegas City Council would allow any building built before 2009 undergoing a renovation to only have to meet the energy code requirements at the time of initial construction, not the current, stricter guidelines. The bill drew strong opposition during a hearing from more than a dozen people, including green building consultants, energy auditors and architects, who called the bill “short-sighted.”

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