The lead story in this week's AASHE Bulletin is about an exciting piece of legislation from North Carolina requiring all new construction by public entities - including state colleges and universities - to meet high standards of energy and water efficiency. Sustainability is often described as going "beyond compliance" so it will be interesting to see what positions on campus are given responsibility for compliance with this type of law, which seems to be increasingly common. If higher ed is truly to play a leadership role in the move towards sustainability, it seems to me that sustainability officers will need to be given the support to continue pushing the envelope to go above and beyond even progressive legislation like this.  I'd be interested to hear about strategies that sustainability officers can take to ensure they can continue leading their institutions to go beyond compliance.  Any suggestions?