Official:Amending Section 17-111, entitled “Energy Efficiency and Environmental Design in Construction of Buildings,” to update requirements and make technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson
Introduced: October 28, 2021
Signed: December 9, 2021
: Committee on the Environment
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill updates requirements for energy efficiency and environmental design in new City of Philadelphia buildings, aiming to achieve a higher level of sustainability.
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