City of Berkeley - Green Building Standards for City Owned and Operated Projects (California)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	California
Name	City of Berkeley - Green Building Standards for City Owned and Operated Projects
Incentive Type	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Applicable Sector	Local Government
Eligible Technologies	Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Daylighting, Passive Solar Space Heat, Photovoltaics, Solar Space Heat, Solar Water Heat, Wind
Active Incentive	Yes
Implementing Sector	Local
Energy Category	Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs, Renewable Energy Incentive Programs
Requirement	All City-sponsored projects that enter design and construction after 2005 must meet a minimum LEED Silver rating
Website	http://www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=33182
Date added to DSIRE	2007-03-14
Last DSIRE Review	2012-05-18
References	DSIRE

Summary

The Berkeley City Council adopted Resolution 62284 on November 18, 2003 requiring that all city-sponsored building projects receive LEED certification. Its incorporation occurred in two phases, first requiring city-sponsored projects entering design and construction after January 1, 2004 to meet a minimum LEED Certified rating; and then requiring city-sponsored projects started after January 1, 2006 to meet a minimum LEED Silver rating. The resolution is restricted to new construction or renovation projects funded by the city or located on city-owned land of 5,000 square feet or more of occupied space, which have a construction estimate of $200,000 or more in 2003 dollars. An exception is made for buildings deemed historic under any federal, state or local law, though they are encouraged to achieve as many LEED points as feasible. The city will also grant exemptions from the resolution for building projects which can demonstrate through life-cycle cost analysis that achieving LEED Silver would defeat the purpose of the resolution or create an unreasonable burden on the construction project or the City Department.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Billi Romain
Department	City of Berkeley
Division	Office of Energy and Sustainable Development
Address	2180 Milvia Street
Address 2	2nd Floor
Place	Berkeley, California
Zip/Postal Code	94704
Phone	(510) 981-5436
Email	bromain@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Website	http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/sustainable

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

Authority 1:	Resolution No. 62284-N.S.
Date Effective	2004-01-01
Date Enacted	2003-11-18

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