City of Bloomington – Green Building Requirements for Municipal Buildings

Program Overview

Implementing Sector Local
Category Regulatory Policy
State Indiana
Incentive Type Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Web Site https://bloomington.in.gov/sustainability
Cities Bloomington
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies Solar - Passive, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Daylighting, Wind (Small)
Eligible Efficiency Technologies Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls, Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Yes; specific technologies not identified
Applicable Sectors Local Government
Green Building Requirement LEED-NC Silver

Summary

In March 2009, the City of Bloomington passed an ordinance establishing the Green Buildings Program. This ordinance directed the City of Bloomington to incorporate green building principles into municipal facilities by committing to the use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, developed and awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), for projects involving city government buildings and facilities. 
 
Specifically, all new occupiable City of Bloomington buildings must be designed, contracted, and built to achieved LEED-NC Silver certification level at a minimum. The Green Buildings Program encourages certification beyond Silver (to Gold or Platinum) when possible. 
 
Furthermore, the ordinance establishes that the city’s existing building stock be subjected to a two-phase evaluation to determine which city building should be brought up to LEED Silver. Only those buildings whose cost-benefit analysis and payback period of 10 years or less will be considered. At least one city building per year beginning in 2011 through 2020 will be subjected to a phase II analysis. 

Authorities

Name Ordinance 09-04
Date Enacted 03/25/2009

Contact

Organization:
City of Bloomington Sustainable Bloomington
Address:
401 North Morton Street
Bloomington, IN 47402
Phone:
(812) 349-3418
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