Abstract
Even though the idea of “green building” has been around for over four decades, it has just recently become a popular avenue for states to cut the operational costs of publicly funded buildings. The trend towards green building began at the county and municipal level and has slowly evolved into standards that are now implemented by several states. On July 24, 2009, the Illinois General Assembly enacted the Illinois Green Buildings Act. The Act is relatively simple given that it only contains five sections and encompasses only a handful of pages. The new statute creates mandatory requirements for all new state-funded buildings and major renovations. This Comment discusses the positives and negatives of the Act’s language and argues that the General Assembly should have followed the lead of the states that have already enacted successful green building programs.
Recommended Citation
Ross Sorensen,
Illinois’s First Attempt at Sustainable Building is “Green” for All the Wrong Reasons,
35
S. Ill. U. L.J.
163
(2010).
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/siulj/vol35/iss1/5