EXPANDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES IN PORTLAND, OREGON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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1 EXPANDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES IN PORTLAND, OREGON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

2 PURPOSE: GREEN BUILDING POLICY Reduce the built environment s impact on global warming Advance City sustainability goals with the development community as an active partner Maintain and further Oregon s competitive advantage in the Sustainable Development Industry Seattle with a 3 meter sea level rise as predicted by many IF we do not stop global warming 2

3 OBJECTIVES, CRITERIA, AND PRINCIPLES Criteria against which all recommendations are evaluated : Readily Implemented Built on successful programs, services, initiatives, and partnerships with members of the development community Phased to be increasingly more stringent Of sufficient scope to provide measurable impacts 3

4 CURRENT STATUS Inadequate Citywide Coordination for sustainable development policy, programs, and services Conflicting regulations Too little support offered too late in the development process Lack of Incentives Too many standards 4

5 RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES 5

6 CATEGORY I. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH Reduce environmental impacts with education, outreach and training Comprehensive & Accessible Educational Campaign Media Campaign Internal Training Green Building Checksheet 6

7 CATEGORY II. BENCHMARKING, ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING Progress must be measurable. Metrics should be used for thresholds, requirements, and rating systems. Benchmarking Monitoring Criteria Adaptive Management 7

8 CATEGORY III. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Different scales and complexities of construction projects would benefit from two major types of assistance to reach sustainable goals: technical assistance and process coaching. Financial Technical Assistance Facilitation Technical Assistance Green Building Review Committee Pre-Approved Green Plans Eco-Charrettes Recipe Books (Prescriptive Path) 8

9 CATEGORY IV. FINANCIAL INCENTIVES To impact global warming we have to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions; financial incentives are the key to motivating this change. Risk Assessment/Property Valuation FAR Bonus Review Reclassification of Commercial Office Space City Fees, Charges & Policy Review 9

10 CATEGORY V. BUILDING PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATION Establish guidelines and standards that safeguard the occupants and environmental stewardship. Third-party verification will become a standard of practice. Mandatory 3rd Party Certification Certificate of Performance Recommissioned Building Systems 10

11 CATEGORY VI. REGULATIONS Streamlining the regulatory environment to encourage Green Building. Focus on the elimination of barriers to sustainable development. Construction Codes Audit Other Codes 11

12 CURRENT ONGOING CITY INCENTIVES The DRAC supports partnering with the following initiatives to align each set of goals and objectives: Office of Sustainable Development -- Portland High Performance Green Building Policy Update Bureau of Planning -- Portland Plan BDS -- Local Amendment Process 12

13 CALIFORNIA S PROGRAM February 2008 CALIFORNIA TO REQUIRE NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS By adjusting Title 24, the California Energy Commission proposes to require net-zero-energy performance in residential buildings by 2020 and in commercial buildings by

14 NEXT STEPS Establish coordinated targets, monitor progress, and track results of the recommendations. Participate on the High Performance Green Building Advisory Committee staffed by OSD Participate in the Local Amendment process staffed by BDS In Spring of 2008: Present this report and recommendations to City Council as strategies necessary to achieve Portland s sustainability goals. 14