City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2009 04 28

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general public about how to build and live in our buildings more sustainably. Transition Louisville is in the process of designing a green building workshop series, and has invited LRCAB and the City to present at these workshops how the City is meeting the needs of the topics being discussed. · In addition to the establishment of a new Green Building program, we feel that Louisville has a unique opportunity to show its commitment to sustainability with the build-out of Conoco Phillip's Global Technology and Corporate Learning Center. This new campus redesign has the opportunity to put Louisville on the map for cutting-edge green building technologies. We recommend that the City require Conoco Phillips to strictly follow the new 2009 IECC andlor the LEED New Construction model. · Reach out to local building materials suppliers such as Lowe's and Home Depot and other businesses (contractors) to participate in the promotion of the program. · It is understood that the City may have funds available to seed the development of a Green Building Program. We recommend the City requests matching Stimulus block-grant funds, which are being passed through the Governor's Energy Office and Boulder County. Recently, Routt County adopted a Green Building Program, which was largely financed through a grant from the Governor's Energy Office. The cost for that program, including consultant fees, staff time and public outreach, was approximately $50k. 2009 IECC TRAINING It is understood that the City of Louisville is working toward adopting the new 2009 International Building Code, including the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Currently, Louisville follows the 2006 set of International Code Council (ICC) codes. 2009 IECC increases energy efficiency over the 2006 version through: · Increased insulation requirements · Improved window efficiency · High-efficiency lighting · Improved building envelope · Pressure testing in heating and cooling ducts According to the ICC, the 2009 IECC has approximately 18-20% overall energy savings over 2006 IECC. This is significant in that Energy Star, the industry standard for energy efficiency established by the Department of Energy (DOE), has an increased efficiency over IECC 2006 of 15%. One of the primary components of the 2009 energy code is increased efficiency for windows, doors and skylights. Energy Star has addressed this discrepancy in performance and recently released the ENERGY STAR for Windows, Doors, and Skylights to increase the efficiency of window, door and skylight performance over IECC 2009. Energy Star is likely to set the 2009 IECC as the base comparison model soon. Training in the 2009 IECC is being offered by the Governor's Energy Office as a free service, and it is our recommendation that the Building Department arrange this training with GEO at its earliest convenience, even ahead of the new code's adoption. Certification of City Code Officials ensures a minimum of competency with the 2009 IECC, and provides credibility to Building Department. According to the ICC the following should be trained: · Design & Building Professionals · Enforcement Officials · Elected Officials 13