All New Scottsdale Public Buildings to
be LEED Gold Certified
Scottsdale, Ariz., Mayor Mary Manross recently announced Resolution 6644, which
requires that all new occupied city buildings, of any size, be designed,
contracted and built to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). In addition, all
future renovations and nonoccupied city buildings will be designed, contracted
and built to include as many principles of both the LEED program and the city's
Green Building Program where feasible. The resolution is the first citywide
resolution in the country to require LEED Gold.
In 1998, Scottsdale established Arizona’s first Green Building Program. The
residential home program was developed to encourage environmentally responsible
building in the Sonoran Desert region by incorporating healthy,
resource-efficient and energy-efficient materials and methods in the design and
construction of homes. The program’s goals are to reduce the environmental
impact of building; achieve both short and long-term savings of energy, water
and other natural resources; and encourage a healthier indoor environment.
The new Scottsdale Senior Center will be the first LEED Gold city facility.
Construction began at the beginning of 2005 and is slated for completion by
November 2005. City partners are also seeking to achieve LEED standards. The ASU
Foundation has committed to LEED certification for the new ASU Scottsdale Center
for New Technology and Innovation at the former Los Arcos Mall site. It will be
the largest commercial project in the city with LEED certification.
In addition to these projects, the city has developed a commercial green
building checklist designed to account for commercial development in the
regional context of the Sonoran desert. This will build on the success of the
residential green building program and the newly adopted city green building
LEED policy.
"This is a historic moment for Scottsdale, for Arizona and for the green
building movement," said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair,
U.S. Green Building Council. "The city of Scottsdale is to be commended for
their leadership and vision."
Published 04/21/2005
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