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<br />c;pction3 <br /> <br />Green Building "Best Practices" <br />COflCinued <br /> <br />best practices & resources <br /> <br />Chicago's Greening of City Hall <br />Surfacing the roofs of municipal buildings with greenery can not only reduce storm water <br />runoff. but also create large energy savings. The degree of savings depends on the type of <br />roof and the climate. Warmer climates offer greater energy savings because green roofs <br />reduce air condItIoning costs more efficiently than they lower heating bills. <br />The City of Chicago found that Installing a green roof on city halllowcrcd the temperature <br />by 3 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit. which translated Into a 10 percent reduction in air <br />condItioning requIrements. While the city's green roof was 90 degrees on the summer's <br />hottest days. neighboring roofs measured over 160 degrees Fahrenheit. <br /> <br />() Resources <br /> <br />U.S. Green Building Council's leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (lEED) <br />The lHD Green Building Rating SystemT!'" is a voluntary. consensus-based. market-driven <br />building ratIng system based on existing proven technology. <br />Ilt1D:llv'Iww uc;olKOro <br /> <br />Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) is a widely <br />used international method of assessing building quality and performance In terms of <br />energy efficiency. environmental impact. health and operation and management. <br />httn'/IWNW brcp.<l11l orn <br /> <br />Green Building Program. Austin, Texas <br />The City of Austin has promoted green building through a city resolution adopted in 1994. <br />The program has a residential and a commercial component, which rates the follOWing <br />dwelling features for sustainabillty: water. energy. materials and solid waste. <br />III I D' I /\~N^^J flU';! inPIlr>rc Ivcom/l' nr>rovl}{.20r ffi(lenc\'/Proor~lm/Gr('P,n' . ,20Bulld inn/inclC!x III III <br /> <br />Scottsdale's Green Building Program - City of Scottsdale, Arizona <br />Program monitors and scores construction projects for approximately 150 green measures. <br />ThiS "yes/no" system is an alternative option to a "multi-star" program like Austin. <br />Iltlll:I/IN'NW CI,<;cott'Soale (ll,uslnrcf'nhuildinn <br /> <br />Green Building Initiative. City of Portland, Oregon <br />Their "Integrated Building Design" provides actions and opportUnities from predesign <br />through operations and maintenance. Their "Green Building Guidelines" provide specific <br />opportunIties in building design and construction practices. <br />IlltO:l/WNVV oortJandonlinc com/osd/lndex.cfm?c ,41481 <br /> <br />Building Codes Assistance Project (For State and local Code Agencies) <br />The Building Codes Assistance ProJcct provides custom-tailored assistance on building <br />energy code adoption and implementation. It assists state and local regulatory and <br />legislative bodies. Ilt\[,-I/Vv'ww Ilr;m-enu(1.'i-Q!.D <br /> <br />Green Building - OrdinanceslResolutions: <br />City of Seattle's Facility Standards for Design, Construction & Operations including lEED <br />specifications <br />lit tn. /IW'NW (It V(lf~(:;1t tIC! IlI'lff el('!lit vrj(,vf:'loorl1l~nt/(le<;i(rr151,lrldmds .l1t III <br /> <br />Arlington County. VA requires a lEED Scorecard for all new projects: <br />Illln:l/wvwv' ,JrlI11<llon'JC) u<;/D(~rxlI trnClllyCPI10/Dl.lnnlllolzolllllCI/Ddf"..!7n:1 leeds nrlt .:t<;r>Nrtl_ <br />... 221 H D',o,",20ordillilnr:c' ,22 <br />