59 STEP TWO 20.7
RAISING THE BAR: INCREASING STANDARDS AND ENCOURAGING PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT
Local governments can further promote green building community-wide by set- ting even higher standards for new and retrofitted municipal buildings, and by providing greater commercial and resi- dential financial incentives.
20.8
GREEN RETROFIT STANDARDS FOR EXISTING MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
XX Requires all existing municipal build- ings to earn LEED Silver certification. The city also requires all new municipal buildings to earn LEED Gold certifica- tion and municipally-leased facilities to earn LEED Silver certification.
PORTLAND, OR (550,396 POP.) 20.9
XX Requires all existing municipal build- ings larger than 7,500 sq. ft. or built be- fore 1978 to be retrofitted with the goal of achieving LEED Silver certification in existing buildings.
LOS ANGELES, CA (3,819,951 POP.)
HIGHER STANDARDS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR RENOVATION OF MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
20.10
XX Requires all new city-owned buildings greater than 4,000 sq. ft. to earn LEED Platinum certification, making it the first city in the U.S. to create such a standard. Projects under construction at the time the standard was implemented are also required to register and certify at the LEED Platinum level.
GREENSBURG, KS (1,383 POP.) 20.11
XX Requires that all new, occupied, city- owned buildings greater than or equal to 5,000 sq. f t. achieve a minimum of LEED Gold certification, when project resources and conditions permit. In ad- dition, all new, occupied, city-owned buildings less than 5,000 sq. ft. will be built to incorporate measures that would
ASHEVILLE, NC (73,875 POP.) 20.12
allow them to be certified at the LEED Silver level.
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
X X (248,469 POP.) Provides a full abatement for state and county property taxes for commercial buildings achieving LEED Gold certifi- cation for five years, then a decreasing abatement in year six that tapers off by 20% each year until the tenth year. Quali- fying projects are new or expanding businesses in an Enterprise Zone that in- crease employment opportunities.
CHATHAM COUNTY, GA
XX The Green Building Grant Program pro- vides grants for commercial projects greater than 5,000 sq. ft. and multi-family residential projects that obtain LEED cer- tification. Grants are awarded at increasing intervals based on level of certification. Maximum grant allowance is $200,000 for LEED Platinum for new construction and $400,000 for LEED Platinum for multi-story existing buildings that are mixed-use and that have been 50% vacant for 5 years, or as further defined by the city.
EL PASO, TX (606,913 POP.)
The operation, heating, and cooling of buildings contribute nearly 40 percent of global warming emissions and consume over 70 percent of electricity use in the United States. Local governments are learning to save money with a few simple green practices.
20.7 - Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon 20.8 - The U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles, California.
20.9 - Kiowa County Courthouse in Greensburg, Kansas.
20.10 - View from a rooftop overlooking downtown Asheville, North Carolina.
20.11 - Downtown Savannah, located in Chatham County, Georgia, as seen from the Hilton. 20.12 - A night shot of the El Paso, Texas skyline.
ERIC GUINTHER; LOS ANGELES; ICHABOD; ISTOCKPHOTO (2); MARC AVERETTE
Local Action Moves the World •
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