City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2008 06 24

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PAGE TEN SUBJECT: DISCUSSION -BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS -GREEN BUILDING DATE: JUNE 24, 2008 Safety Division staff would accept any greenn building program from the above mentioned or similar type programs. That would give the contractor and client the option of which program best suits their green building. Thf~ Building Safety Division staff would only be required to receive a certification application at the time of permit application and then a compliance certification before a Certificate of Occupancy. New homes are built with such a higher level of efficiency that any of the programs would be sufficient for compliance. Commercial The Board of Appeals believes that commercial construction is where the city needs to focus its attention. Currently the Chief Building Official is part of the Consortium of Cities Commercial Green Building Committee. This committee is attempting to develop county wide commercial green building guidelines. They are being developed from the LEED 2.2 commercial guideline. The Board of Appeals would like to continue to monitor the work of the consortium and ultimately determine if this is the program for the City of Louisville. The consortium guideline will be some type of points program. This process should be complete in the fall of 2008. Additions and Remodel This is a more difficult issue to addrE~ss and will take more discussion and effort. The questions to be considered are: at what square footage and at what level of compliance does the City require current or modified green building practices? Does the City require an energy audit when any additional work is done? Is this an area the City wants to administer? Second only to commercial buildings these older structures are the least energy efficient structures in the City of Louisville.