Cincinnati - Municipal Green Building Requirement (Ohio)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	Ohio
Name	Cincinnati - Municipal Green Building Requirement
Incentive Type	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Applicable Sector	Local Government
Eligible Technologies	Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Passive Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Photovoltaics, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Daylighting, Small Hydroelectric
Active Incentive	No
Implementing Sector	Local
Energy Category	Renewable Energy Incentive Programs, Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs
Requirement	All new municipal buildings must achieve LEED certification
Date added to DSIRE	2006-09-20
Last DSIRE Review	2007-12-13
References	DSIRE

Summary

In September 2006 the City of Cincinnati began requiring that all new municipal buildings be constructed to LEED* standards, and that all renovations of existing city buildings incorporate LEED principles whevever possible. In the same legislation, the City Council also directed the administration to assess the feasibility of paying for any increased construction or renovation costs out of the operational cost savings resulting from increased efficiency, beginning with the possible renovation of City Hall.

*Click here for more information on the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.

Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)

Authority 1:	Ord. #???
Date Enacted	2006-09-20

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.