It was exciting to join President Bill Clinton (checking out new electric vehicles in the photo), members of Congress, business leaders, and others for a roundtable discussion on sustainable building. As we move to turn our economy around, green building is a new industry sector that makes sense for our earth as well as for business. Our discussion was held in Hangar 25 in Burbank, the world's only LEED Platinum-certified aviation facility.
I was proud to offer some insights about Los Angeles's Green Building Ordinance, which I authored last year. It requires that all new projects bigger than 50,000 square feet show compliance with LEED-Certified standards. It also impacts more square feet of building than any other city in the country.
