City of Plano - LEED Standard for Public Buildings (Texas)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	Texas
Name	City of Plano - LEED Standard for Public Buildings
Incentive Type	Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Applicable Sector	Local Government
Eligible Technologies	Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls, Roofs, Biomass, Daylighting, Geothermal Heat Pumps, 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
Goal	Attain the highest level of LEED certification possible
Website	http://www.plano.gov/index.aspx?NID=223
Date added to DSIRE	2008-07-15
Last DSIRE Review	2012-06-06
References	DSIRE

Summary

As of January 2007, the City of Plano adopted a policy to "finance, plan, design, construct, manage, renovate, and maintain its facilities and buildings to be sustainable." This standard applies to new construction and major remodels. The City will use the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system to determine what constitutes sustainable building by national standards. The City of Plano requires the highest level of LEED Certification possible for all city facilities.

LEED Certification points will be prioritized based on their ability to provide future energy savings, water conservation, waste reduction, and improved indoor air quality. Key factors to incorporate into the design include:

• Use of passive solar energy
• Natural lighting (day lighting) and adjustable lighting systems
• Highly reflective roof and building exterior
• Indoor Air Quality (low VOC materials and ventilation)
• HVAC energy performance and efficiency
• Use of on-site renewable energy
• Waste minimization (recycling, reducing, reusing)
• Water reclamation and conservation (rainwater harvesting, use of gray water, soil amendment, native or adapted landscape material, efficient irrigation system)

Return on investment will be considered when determining feasibility of implementing the above features. While pursuing the highest level of LEED certification (certified, silver, gold or platinum) possible, the level will be determined by the points gained in incorporating the prioritized list of features into the design of the building. Decisions will not be based on including features just to gain additional LEED points.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Nancy Nevil
Department	City of Plano
Division	Sustainability and Environmental Services Dept.
Address	1520 Avenue K
Place	Plano, Texas
Zip/Postal Code	75074
Phone	(972) 769-4264
Email	Nancyn@plano.gov
Website	http://www.plano.gov/

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

Authority 1:	City of Plano Policies and Procedures 430.000
Date Effective	2007-03-31

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