USGBC Praises Actions by Mayors Conference

Oklahoma City, OK, June 16, 2010--The U.S. Green Building Council has praised the U.S. Conference of Mayors and its membership for embracing a green building policy agenda.

The mayors passed resolutions that address financing mechanisms to pay for energy retrofits, the greening of school districts, sustainable development in cities, green affordable housing, and the adoption of green building codes.

The resolutions were passed unanimously in Oklahoma City during the conference's annual meeting

"Critical to bringing green building to scale is smart public policy that enables investment and market growth," said Roger Platt, USGBC senior vice president of global policy and law.

"USCM's endorsement of the International Green Construction Code is a strong statement of support for what we are seeing as the next critical step in the green building movement, complementing the work that we have been doing."