HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 22-010Resolution 22-010
A Resolution Amending the City of Brookings Green
Building Practices Policy for City -Funded Facilities
Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Brookings, South Dakota as follows:
Whereas, the City of Brookings desires to continue implementing green building
practices which protect natural resources, prevent waste, reduce consumption, and
promote human health and well -building; and
Whereas, the City of Brookings' Sustainable Building Policy yields savings by efficiently
managing energy, water, waste, and storm water, while improving the employee and
visitor experience, resulting in the following benefits:
• Significant savings through reduced utility costs,
• Lower operation and maintenance costs,
• Reduced impact on municipal infrastructure,
• Enhanced environmental quality and decreased pollution,
• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions,
• Improved health, comfort and productivity of building occupants, and
• Exemplifying sustainable building practices for other public and private
building owners and other sustainable building stakeholders in the
Brookings area; and
Whereas, the City of Brookings adopted its initial Green Building Practices Policy
on February 9, 2016, and subsequent developments in green building practices
and revised State laws now permit construction designed to meet or exceed
high-performance green building standards at lower costs; and
Whereas, the Brookings Sustainability Council has evaluated the City's current Green
Building Practices Policy and State Law, and recommends amending the City's
current Green Building Practices Policy to include the Sustainable Building Policy set
forth below.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the City Council of the City of Brookings
adopts the following revised Green Building Practices Policy:
A. New construction using City funds shall, in good faith, be designed with the
intention of meeting or exceeding the following high-performance green building
standards:
1) A certified rating under the United States Green Building Council's
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system in
effect as of November 18, 2013;
2) A two globe rating under the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes
rating system as of July 31, 2013; or
3) A comparable numeric rating under a sustainable building
certification program recognized by the American National Standards
Institute as an accredited standards developer.
B. A waiver of the requirements of this Green Building Practices Policy may be
granted by the City Manager if:
1) The building will have minimal human occupancy;
2) The increased costs of achieving a high-performance green building
standard cannot be recouped from decreased operational costs within 15
years; or
3) The City Manager determines that extenuating circumstances exist to
make impractical construction designed with the intention of meeting or
exceeding high-performance green building standards.
Passed and approved this 25th day of January, 2022.
Niemeyer,
ATTEST:
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.Borinister, City Clerk