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The LEED Green Building Rating SystemTM designed by the U.S. Green Building Council advances energy and material efficiency and sustainability for New Construction (LEED-NC) and for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB).
For additional information on LEED, please visit http://www.usgbc.org/
- LEED in New Construction for State Buildings
The Governors Green Building Action Plan directs that... "all new State buildings and major renovations of 10,000 square feet and over, and subject to Title 24, will be designed, constructed and certified at LEED-NC Silver or higher, (or LEED-EB as applicable.) Certification to an equivalent or higher standard is acceptable as approved by the Green Action Team Building projects less than 10,000 square feet shall use the same design standard, but certification is not required."
For additional information, please visit the New Construction page.
- LEED in Existing State Buildings
The Green Building Action Plan also directs that... "all existing State buildings over 50,000 square feet shall meet LEED-EB standards (including meeting an Energy Star rating of at least 75, or equivalent established by the California Energy Commission) by no later than 2015 to the maximum extent cost-effective..."
For additional information, please visit the Existing Buildings page.
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