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Sustainable design

Which of the following are statutory "green building" standards that are adopted as mandatory requirements on a local level?
A. CALGreen
B. LEED BD+C
C. RI-IGCC
D. GreenGlobes
E. BREEAM

AnswerA & C are examples of statutory standards, while the voluntary standards of LEED, GreenGlobes and BREEAM have been used by some local goverments to create sustainable design code requirements.
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