Five Ways to Encourage Green Building.

The article presents the tips for encouraging green building. It comments that while encouraging smart municipal zoning bylaws cities can promote green building. Municipal zoning bylaws restrict mixed-use and infill development, both of which are essential to create more sustainable urban areas. While empower municipalities the provinces restrictions on the power of municipalities can be curbed. For this the provinces should amend legislation, allowing local governments to encourage green developments. Another important aspect is to implement programs for building inspectors to address green innovations. More than this the liability issues also has to be addressed. In the development business time is money but getting permission for unfamiliar technologies take more time. There fore improved laws and regulations should need in the development business. An integration of separate permitting processes are very much required so they complement integrated design and will speed up further developments.