At his December 2009 inaugural address, Scott F. Cooper, 83rd chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association and partner at Blank Rome, announced that one of the 2010 initiatives will be to “focus on … the crusade to save our planet and take [the Philadelphia Bar Association] and our profession green.” In order to do this, Cooper said a green ribbon panel would be created to determine “how the Bar Association itself can better reduce resource waste.” The program will then be expanded to create recommendations for the reduction of waste for the bench and bar alike.
Two days later, Philadelphia City Council and Mayor Michael Nutter unanimously passed Bill No. 080025, which adopts Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building standards. The bill applies to construction projects over 10,000 square feet that are primarily funded by city capital dollars and are controlled by the city. To emphasize energy efficiency, the ordinance requires that projects be designed and constructed to use at least 20 percent less energy than basic, code-compliant structures. According to Caroline Achey Edwards, a Bucks County real estate attorney who holds a LEED Professional Accreditation, “Green building and business practices are crucial to the long-term health and sustainability of our global community.”
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