GOV-BE-01
The County will develop and adopt an internal Green Building Policy.
Develop and adopt a policy that sets a 30 percent energy reduction target for all existing County buildings compared to current benchmarking. As part of this policy, the County will also design all new County-owned and -operated buildings and additions to exceed the energy performance of the current California Energy Code by 10 percent, consistent with CALGreen Tier 1 energy standards established in Section A5.203.1 of the code.
Timeframe: Midterm
GHG Reduction Potential: 5,668 MT CO2e per year by 2030
Sector: Building Energy
Target Indicator: Adoption of the Green Building Policy by December 2022 and 30 percent energy use reduction in County-owned and operated buildings by 2030.
The Department of General Services has completed an administrative draft Green Building Policy which is being peer reviewed by County departments.
Updated 12/11/2023
