Boulder & Boulder County
The city and county green building programs are moving forward and your participation in the public process is welcome!
City of Boulder - Green Points:
Hearings: (at City Council Chambers, 1777 Broadway)
Planning Board: October 4th, (agenda item C-around 8 pm)
City Council (first hearing): October 16th
City Council (second hearing): November 13th
contact VasatkaE@bouldercolorado.gov to be added to list-serve for further hearings
Boulder County - Build Smart:
Hearings: Board of Review: October 25th, 3:30 pm Drafts and further hearing dates will be posted on www.co.boulder.co.uslu
contact mkrezek@co.boulder.co.us to be added to list-serve for further hearings
The
Boulder County Board of Review is a citizen
advisory board with
responsibility for review and adoption of
changes to the Boulder County
Building Code. The Board of County Commissioners
has requested that the
Board of Review provide input and recommendations
on Boulder County's green
building program - Build Smart. The Board
is interested in public comment on
the following issues:
- Should the BuildSmart
program be mandatory or simply
guidelines?
- What elements should be included
in the BuildSmart program? For
example, some of the possible elements include:
- deconstruction
- recycling and
reuse
- site considerations and site
disturbance
- use of sustainable
materials
- foundation and framing
- water
conservation
- energy conservation
- use of renewable
energy,
- indoor air quality.
- How should these various
elements be weighed?
- Are there some items
that should be mandatory for all
new construction?
- Should the BuildSmart
program follow the LEED for Homes model
and allow for builders to have a certified
third party verify that the
structure meets LEED standards?
- Any other
issues citizens feel are important
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