Going Green May Soon Be The Law
New Construction Targeted
Southampton
- The green movement took a giant leap forward in Southampton this week
as town officials introduced cutting edge legislation that would
require houses to be built to comply with the Long Island Power
Authority (LIPA) New York Energy Star Labeled Homes Program standards.
Unlike
earlier movements aimed at energy conservation spurred on by high
gasoline prices that compelled homeowners to turn to solar heating
panels and explore alternative sources of energy that were largely
voluntary, the Southampton Town Green Committee has made a dramatic
move with their proposal to mandating the use of energy saving measures
by amending their town’s building code.
The
law, if enacted, will apply to all new one and two family homes, as
well as to multi-family dwellings and townhouses. Extensive
reconstruction to existing structures will also be encompassed in the
new law, along with swimming pools, which will have to be heated with
energy saving solar systems.
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