Playbook for Green Buildings + Neighborhoods | Policy Levers | Act | Buildings

Codes and regulations guide development of new construction and renovation projects for all building types.

Telus / William Farrell Building Revitalization, Vancouver, BC. Photo Credit: Busby Perkins + Will

Local government is strategically positioned to suppot climate change actions through regulation. For example local government can:

Encourage state building code councils or local building code councils to advocate for adoption the International Codes developed by the International Code Council.
Integrate ASHRAE Standard 189 into local codes and regulations.

Changing Codes
New initiatives are incorporating green building principles into building code.
Regulatory Tools for Green Building
San Francisco, Albuquerque, US EPA, Berkley

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Through operations, the residential sector generates 21% of greenhouse gas emissions, the commercial sector 17% and the industrial sector 10%. (US Energy Information Administration, 2003)