SPC 189,1P - Proposed Standard authorized 1/26/06.

Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

1 Purpose:

The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum requirements for the design of high-performance, green buildings to:

(a) Balance environmental responsibility, resource efficiency, occupant comfort and well being, and community sensitivity, and

(b) Support the goal of the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

2 Scope:

2.1 This standard provides minimum criteria that:

(a) Apply to new buildings and major renovation projects (new portions of buildings and their systems): a building or group of buildings, including on-site energy conversion or electric-generating facilities, which utilize a single submittal for a construction permit or which are within the boundary of a contiguous area under single ownership

(b) Address sustainable sites, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality (IEQ).

2.2 The provisions of this standard do not apply to:

(a) single-family house, multi-family structures of three stories or fewer above grade, manufactured houses (mobile homes) and manufactured houses (modular).

(b) buildings that do not use either electricity or fossil fuel.

2.3 This standard shall not be used to circumvent any safety, health or environmental requirements.

Revised Date: January 12, 2009