Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jim Eggemeyer, Director, Office of Sustainability
Deborah Bazan, Director, Project Development Unit
Jim Porter, Director, Department of Public Works
Subject: Resolution Adopting the Municipal Green Building Policy
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution approving the County of San Mateo Municipal Green Building Policy.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2001, the Board of Supervisors adopted its first Sustainable Building Policy: the policy encouraged the design and construction of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(r)) certified County buildings to the extent practicable. The policy aimed to reduce operating costs, protect natural resources, and establish a standard for sustainable County buildings. In 2014, the Board of Supervisors adopted a revised Sustainable Green Building Policy that reaffirmed the County's commitment to sustainable building practices by continuing to require all new County buildings to be LEED(r) certified. In 2016, the County completed its first LEED(r) Gold certified building, the Maple Street Correctional Center.
The State of California has adopted ambitious regulations for green building and energy efficiency applicable for both private and public development. In 2010, the State adopted the new Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11 (also known as CALGreen), which requires all buildings comply with specific sustainable building standards. CALGreen was the first statewide green building code in the United States. The State has also adopted ambitious mandates for Zero Net Energy (ZNE) buildings; in short, ZNE buildings produce as much renewable energy as they consume. The State set a goal that all new residential buildings be ZNE by 2020 and new commercial buildings be ZNE by 2030.
As part of the County's approved five-year Capital Improvement Plan, your Board approved construction of new building...
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