Sustainable Atlanta:Sustainable Building Taskforce

Robert C. Newcomer, Esq

The Lang Legal Group LLC

Sustainable Atlanta Strategy & Key Initiatives

Vision for a Sustainable Atlanta:

• High quality of life• Clean Air

• Zero Waste • Water Wise

• Healthy, Beautiful & Efficient Buildings

• Abundant Greenspace• Green Businesses

• Clean Energy• Equality

• Ease of Navigation• Walkability

Sustainable Building Ordinance: Process

Lead Partners Group – first meeting held June 2, 2008 Technical sub-committees research Initiatives in LA, Dallas, Washington, D.C and other cities ASHRAE Standard 189, Architecture 2030 and other standards Stakeholder meeting to collect suggestions on ordinance First draft of ordinance Second stakeholder meeting to review first draft Revised ordinance and created intermediate drafts Developer forums, MBE engagement and ULI-sponsored charrettes Reviewed comments and prepared final drafts Presented to Mayor Franklin

Lead Partners

Department of Planning & Community Development

American Institute of Architects

Urban Land Institute Atlanta

Southface Energy Institute

American Society of Landscape Architects

Sustainable Atlanta

Sample of Stakeholders Engaged Representatives attended the September and/or the October developer forums.

Council for Quality Growth

BOMA ICSC NAIOP Home Builders Association

Atlanta Apartment

Association

City of Atlanta City of Chamblee Atlanta Regional Commission

Cousins Properties

Novare Group Portman and Associates

The Dawson Company

Gables Residential

Lane Company Hines Hedgewood Urban Realty Partners

Lang Legal Group

Gerding Collaborative

Ross-Bain Greenbuilding,

LLC

BVM Engineering Register Nelson Smith Dalia

Woodline Solutions

RT3 Architects Lord, Aeck, Sargent

AEC, Inc. CxGBS Estes Shields Engineering

LAI Engineering TVSA Eberly and Associates

Kimley-Horn The Beck Group Sizemore Group

Sustainable Building Ordinance: Compliance options

LEED (Certified) EarthCraft (Tier 1) Green Globes (One Globe) Atlanta Sustainable Building Standards

Atlanta Sustainable Building Standards

Site development Water use efficiency Energy efficiency Indoor environmental quality Atmosphere, materials and resources Construction and Operation Plans

Building commissioning (>20,000 sq. ft.) Building acceptance testing (<20,000 sq. ft.) IAQ Management Plan