Is the Waterfront Plan Eco-Friendly?
Members of the Waterfront Plan Work Group discuss whether the city's draft Waterfront Small Area Plan makes them breathe easy.
The Waterfront Plan Work Group recently looked at an omnipresent but little discussed issue among their months-long debate – the environment. Group members were seeking to determine just how to consider much of the land along Alexandria’s waterfront that was just a few decades ago heavily industrial and riddled with toxic substances. Karl Moritz of the city’s Department of Planning and Zoning gave a general overview, per the group’s request, about some of the city’s policies relating to buildings and the environment. The city’s Green Building Policy adopted in 2009 expects that all new commercial buildings achieve an environmental standard known as LEED Silver. The city also encourages that all new structures promote energy efficiency, …
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3:46 am on Friday, September 21, 2012
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