1. Green Building: From Incentives to Execution
Zero Waste Conference
June 8th, 2006
Greg Reitz
City of Santa Monica

2. Why Support Green Building?
mandate for landfill diversion rate
in California
50% 5x
air can be worse
indoors than out
87%
time average
Californian spends indoors
40%
of natural resources
used in buildings
65%
of electricity used in
buildings
135
Million tons of waste/ year

3. Why Support Green Building?
Santa Monica Sustainable City Survey
Resource conservation %
Environmental and public health %
Transportation %
Economic development %
Open space and land use %
Housing %
Community education and civic participation 32.7%
Human dignity %

4. Why Support Green Building?
“I believe it is important that, in the future, our buildings are healthier, more resource efficient, and more environmentally friendly”
93% of Santa Monica
Residents Agree

6. Costing Green: A Comprehensive Cost Database and Budgeting Methodology
- DAVIS LANGDON ADAMSON
Comparison of 93 non-LEED and 45 LEED buildings shows no statistical difference in cost.

7. Why Support Green Building?
“What do you value?”
Health
Environment
Prosperity
Short Term Costs

8. Green Building Model Program Elements
Regulation
Raise standards and level playing field
Lessons:
plan for enforcement
consider effectiveness
Motivation
Grants, rebates, expedited plan check, density bonus
Lesson: Get what you pay for: start trend
Facilitation
Remove obstacles, educate plan check engineers
Lesson: Get out of the way!
Education
Seminars, expos, tours, resources
Lesson: determine target audience

9. Green Building Model Program Elements
Lead by Example

11. Shades of Green Santa Monica Incentives/ Leadership Santa Monica
Guidelines/ Education
Santa Monica
Regulations
California
Requirements

12. Regulations Energy Performance Minimums
Recycled Content in Major Building Materials
Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling

13. Other Regulations Designated Carpool Parking/ Bicycle Storage
Urban Runoff Mitigation Plan
Efficient Irrigation Systems
Restricted Water Features

14. Green Building Resource Center
Education
Green Building Resource Center
Retail space 2218 Main Street
In partnership with Global Green
Samples, books, resources,
case studies, referrals

15. Education Annual Green Home Tour Annual Green Building Expo
Fair and other outreach

16. Guidelines

17. Incentives $20 – $35 k for LEED Certification
Up to $5 k for innovative technologies
Up to $20 k for water efficient landscapes
NEW: Expedited permitting for LEED registered buildings
Utilities: Savings by Design

18. LEED Mandate City Buildings
Main library
Public Safety Facility
LB:

19. Lessons Learned Financial incentives aren’t enough
Challenging submittal process
Plan for enforcement

20. Successes Most LEED Certified Buildings per capita
686 new residential units and several commercial buildings built under green building ordinance
1100 Tons of CO2/ year (equiv. 240 cars)
100 new visitors at Resource Center every month
Residential green building guides flying off the shelves
15,000 visits to Green Building Website/month

21. Successes Colorado Court 64 affordable SRO units downtown infill
Net zero energy
Naturally ventilated
Recycled content
LEED Gold
AIA Top Ten Green Award

22. C&D Waste

23. C&D Waste

24. C&D Waste

25. C&D Waste

26. C&D Waste - Residential

27. C&D Waste - Residential

28. Future $3 Billion California Solar Initiative LEED for Homes
2006 – Big Year for Municipal Green Building Programs

29. Green Building Advisor
Contact
Greg Reitz
Green Building Advisor
City of Santa Monica
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