August 13, 2008Green Alerts
Green Update: Mayor Signs Green Building Ordinance - San Francisco
On August 4, 2008, Mayor Newsom signed the most stringent green building ordinance in the nation for the City of San Francisco. The Ordinance requires LEED Certification standards for most commercial renovation projects within City limits and GreenPoint Certification for certain residential developments. Currently, only municipal buildings within the City are subject to such standards.
If approved by the California Energy Commission, the Ordinance will become operative in November, 2008.
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Type of Construction
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Green Building Requirement
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New high-rise residential buildings (over 75 feet high) |
LEED Certified standards in 2008
LEED Silver standards in 2010 |
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New mid-rise residential buildings (under 75 feet high, 5 or more units) |
25 GreenPoints in 2009
50 GreenPoints in 2010
75 GreenPoints in 2011 |
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New small residential buildings (1-4 units) |
25 GreenPoints in 2009
50 GreenPoints in 2010-11
75 GreenPoints in 2012 |
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New high-rise commercial buildings (over 75 feet high or more than 25,000 square feet) |
LEED Certified standards in 2008
LEED Silver standards in 2009
LEED Gold standards in 2012 |
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New mid-rise commercial buildings (under 75 feet high and between 5000 and 25,000 square feet) |
7 specific LEED credits in 2011 |
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Large commercial interior renovations (over 25,000 square feet) |
LEED Certified standards in 2008
LEED Silver standards in 2009
LEED Gold standards in 2012 |
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Major alterations (25,000 square feet with major structural modifications) |
LEED Certified standards in 2008
LEED Silver standards in 2009
LEED Gold standards in 2012 |
