Green Infrastructure for Los Angeles: - State Water Resources
Los Angeles County Green Building Program Training
1
Los Angeles County Green Building Program Training These new standards help create more sustainable developments and ensure that California stays on the cutting edge of environmental protection and climate change mitigation. These new standards can be challenging to understand and builders, developers, archi- tects and landscapers need to know how to meet the new requirements. To help the development community, the County is sponsoring a series of free half- day training courses designed to give devel- opment professionals the tools and informa- tion needed to comply with the County and State Green Building requirements. Helpful Links VIEW and REGISTER for upcoming trainings VIEW more information on the County Green Building Program DOWNLOAD a short guide to the state CALGreen Program DOWNLOAD the CalGreen codes County and State Green Building Ordinances now require commercial and residential contractors to integrate green building standards into new construction projects. The course was designed with the input of experienced industry professionals and will provide answers to tough questions such as: • What do the ordinances require commer- cial and residential builders to do? • Which projects must comply and how do the requirements differ depending on the type of project? • What are some cost-effective ways of meeting those requirements? • How do the Los Angeles County codes work with the State’s CALGreen code? • What are the best ways to meet low- impact development requirements to capture storm water runoff and to design drought-tolerant landscapes? • And finally, how can projects comply with the above requirements cost effectively?
Transcript of Los Angeles County Green Building Program Training
Los Angeles County Green Building Program Training
These new standards help create more sustainable developments and ensure that California stays on the cutting edge of environmental protection and climate change mitigation.
These new standards can be challenging to understand and builders, developers, archi-tects and landscapers need to know how to meet the new requirements.
To help the development community, the County is sponsoring a series of free half-day training courses designed to give devel-opment professionals the tools and informa-tion needed to comply with the County and State Green Building requirements.
Helpful LinksVIEW and REGISTER for upcoming trainings
VIEW more information on the County Green Building Program
DOWNLOAD a short guide to the state CALGreen Program
DOWNLOAD the CalGreen codes
County and State Green Building Ordinances now require commercial and residential contractors to integrate green building standards into new construction projects.
The course was designed with the input of experienced industry professionals and will provide answers to tough questions such as:
• Whatdotheordinancesrequirecommer-cial and residential builders to do?
• Whichprojectsmustcomplyandhowdothe requirements differ depending on the typeofproject?
• Whataresomecost-effectivewaysofmeeting those requirements?
• HowdotheLosAngelesCountycodesworkwiththeState’sCALGreencode?
• Whatarethebestwaystomeetlow-impact development requirements to capture storm water runoff and to design drought-tolerant landscapes?
• Andfinally,howcanprojectscomplywiththe above requirements cost effectively?
![Los Angeles herald (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1900) (San ... · Los Angeles herald (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1900) (San Francisco) 1907-02-17 [p 10]](https://static.fdocuments.in/doc/165x107/5acba5097f8b9aa1518b6473/los-angeles-herald-los-angeles-calif-1900-san-angeles-herald-los-angeles.jpg)
