City of San Francisco - Green Building Requirements for City Buildings

Last updated: October 01, 2019

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:Local
Category:Regulatory Policy
State:California
Incentive Type:Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Web Site:http://sfenvironment.org/buildings-environments/green-building/city-government-buildings
Administrator:Municipal Green Building Task Force
Start Date:11/01/2011
Eligible Efficiency Technologies:Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building
Renewable Energy Requirement:The minimum requirement for municipal construction projects of 10,000 square feet or more shall be LEED Gold certification by GBCI.

Authorities

Name:San Francisco Environment Code

Summary

The Board of Supervisors for the City of San Francisco establishes the Municipal Green Building Task Force to oversee and assist in enhancing the environmental performance of City construction projects. The Task Force shall review municipal construction projects during their design and construction to ensure that the responsible City departments are complying with requirements outlined below, and may advise the Department of the Environment on matters of relatable policy.

The LEED rating system shall be used to certify the environmental design of the City's municipal construction projects. The minimum requirement for municipal construction projects of 5,000 square feet or more shall be LEED Gold certification by GBCI (Green Building Certification Institute). Projects less than 5,000 square feet must meet alternative LEED credits outlined by the sponsoring CIty department. In order to achieve LEED Gold certification, municipal construction projects must meet selected San Francisco-specific LEED credit requirements as further specified by Section 706 and this Chapter.

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