RESOURCES
POLICY PRECEDENTS
Local policy implementation should be informed by an analysis of each city’s specific conditions including its building stock, energy use and emissions profiles, future climate conditions, and utility fuel mix and infrastructure, and should apply a climate equity lens after an evaluation of city and community goals for equity and resilience. However, the following policy precedents can provide inspiration and guidance on achieving successful policy implementation:
POLICY FACTORS:
- Existing and anticipated building stock composition (use types, sizes)
- Building energy consumption and emissions profiles
- Utility grid fuel mix and emissions profile
- Future climate conditions
- Community equity and resilience goals
San Francisco Better Roofs
San Francisco 100% Renewable Electricity for Large Commercial Buildings
Portland Deconstruction of Buildings Law
NYC Building GHG Emissions Limits (Local Law 97)
Norway’s Statsbygg Requirements
Marin County Low-Carbon Concrete Code
LA Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling and Reuse Policy
Germany Renewable Energy Heat Act
Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Act
City of Vancouver Rezoning Policy for Sustainable Large Developments
City of Vancouver Green Buildings Policy for Rezoning
California Solar for New Residential
Burlington Time of Sale Energy Efficiency Ordinance
Boulder SmartRegs
Boston Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance
Berkeley Prohibition of Natural Gas Infrastructure in New Buildings
Berkeley CA RECO
AB 262: Buy Clean California Act
(Proposed) The Low Embodied Carbon Concrete Leadership Act (LECCLA)
City of Vancouver Green Buildings Policy for Rezoning
Berkeley Prohibition of Natural Gas Infrastructure in New Buildings
Germany Renewable Energy Heat Act
California Solar for New Residential
San Francisco Better Roofs
Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Act
Portland Deconstruction of Buildings Law
City of Vancouver Green Buildings Policy for Rezoning
Boston Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance
Boulder SmartRegs
Burlington Time of Sale Energy Efficiency Ordinance
San Francisco 100% Renewable Electricity for Large Commercial Buildings
Berkeley CA RECO
Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Act
NYC Building GHG Emissions Limits (Local Law 97)
(Proposed) The Low Embodied Carbon Concrete Leadership Act (LECCLA)
Norway’s Statsbygg Requirements
City of Vancouver Rezoning Policy for Sustainable Large Developments
City of Vancouver Green Buildings Policy for Rezoning
Marin County Low-Carbon Concrete Code
AB 262: Buy Clean California Act
Achieving Zero
Reaching a 50-65% carbon emissions reduction in the built environment by 2030, and zero emissions by 2040, is critical if we are to successfully manage climate change. Achieving Zero is a framework and set of tools to help city and sub-national governments (state, provincial, and regional) meet this target.
Contact
Architecture 2030
+1 (206) 438-3456
info@achieving-zero.org