According to the Washington Post, the D.C. city council is considering a measure that would require all new city construction to comply with "green" building standards:
"...within two years all new District-owned projects, including schools, would have to meet the green standards, and in 2009, any building receiving more than 20 percent public financing would have to do the same. By 2012, every new commercial building over 50,000 square feet -- about the size of a medium-size retail store -- would have to meet the guidelines. The rules would also apply to affordable housing."
Very cool.
