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Santa Monica Makes Rooftop Solar Panels Mandatory

June 7, 2016 2597 Views environmental plan, RLUIPA, year 2025

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — In April, Santa Monica City Council passed the ordinance mandating rooftop solar systems be built on all new buildings, residential and commercial, in the city. Santa Monica is the fifth municipality in California to make solar installations mandatory, following on the heels of San Francisco. Other cities that made the change include Lancaster, Sebastopol in 2013 and Culver City in 2008.

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Oakland University Receives Latest LEED Certification

August 12, 2015 1770 Views College of Engineering and Mines, Eastern U.S., Howard Chong, Institute for Energy Studies, James T. Powers, LEED for Existing Buildings, North Dakota Higher Education Challenge Fund, remote, RLUIPA, Teaching Strategies GOLD

ROCHESTER, Mich. — Oakland University in Rochester earned its most recent LEED certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) in late July. Oak View Hall, the university’s newest housing facility, achieved LEED Gold status thanks to a number of green and sustainable design considerations.