What's New?
1. Green Building
Ordinance approved by Council
On April 8, 2008, by
a vote of 5-2, the City Council introduced for first reading on
ordinance proposing changes to the City's green building program. Read a summary of the proposed changes
here. Also
approved was a proposal to expand the City's
Green Building Grant program to residential projects certified under LEED for Homes. (staff
report) (ordinance)
Landscape and Irrigation requirements
Here are some
building checklists you can use to comply with the green building
requirements:
LEED checklist (commercial)
LEED Homes checklist
(residential)
GreenPoint Rated Checklist
(residential)
Santa Monica Checklist
(residential)
2. Graywater
Systems
The City has been
developing guidelines for installing permitted graywater and rainwater
systems in the City of Santa Monica. While these guidelines have
not been finalized and approved by all departments yet, they offer
excellent guidance as you research graywater systems. See this
link for more information:
http://www.smgov.net/epd/residents/Water/graywater.htm
3. Expedited Permitting for LEED Buildings
The City
of Santa Monica has long tried to encourage green building practices.
Now, in addition to financial incentives for green building, the city
has passed an ordinance that will allow expedited plan checks for LEED
registered projects. This expediting process reduce plan check
turn around time by one week. For more information contact Brenden
McEneaney,
Green Building Advisor (310) 458-8549.
4.
Residential
Green Building Guide
The Residential Green
Building Guide is now available online. Use it to help you learn
more and set green building goals for your new construction or home
improvement project.
Download it
here (2.9 MB).
5. Green Building
Grants
The City of Santa Monica offers a grant program to encourage construction of LEED™ certified buildings and implementation of Innovative Green Building Technologies. Grants for LEED™-NC certified buildings will range from $20,000 to $35,000 depending on the level of certification.
Grants for LEED™-Homes certified buildings will range from $2,000
to $3,500 for multifamily projects and from $3,000 to $8,000 for single
family homes. Innovative Technology Grants will cover 50% of project costs up to $5000 for new construction or renovation projects that involve cutting edge energy efficiency or urban runoff mitigation technologies.
LEED™ Green Building Grants
Program Details
Innovative Technologies
Grants Program Details
Innovative Technologies Grant -
Performance Levels
Grants Application
6.
Green Building
Resource Center. 2218 Main Street, Santa Monica. (310)
452-7677. The Green Building Resource Center is operated by Global
Green, USA with the support of the City of Santa Monica. The
Center is open to the public Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 AM -
3 PM and Thursday by appointment. The Center has
numerous samples of environmentally preferable building materials,
informational resources such as books and magazines, referral lists of
green architects and consultants, and knowledgeable staff to answer
visitors' questions. Regular monthly seminars will also be hosted
at the Center. Drop by during the Center's hours of operation to
learn more about green building!
7.
Green Building Affordable Housing Checklist The City of Santa
Monica strongly encourages the use of green building practices in
affordable housing projects. This checklist was developed by Global
Green to encourage developers to incorporate such practices wherever
possible.
