Green Building
Sustainable Novato's Green Building Committee
Strategic Initiatives 2008 include:
Work with Ron Gerber, City Redevelopment specialist, to co-host a Community Forum on Green Building April 3, 2008, at the Novato Unified School District Board Room, 1015 Seventh St, Novato. Featured panelists:
- Panama Bartholomy, California Energy Commission and US Green Building Council.
- Geof Syphers, Codding Enterprises and Redwood Chapter, USGBC
- Mark Palmer, City of San Francisco Green Building Coordinator
- Steve Meckfessel, SRM Associates
- Ann Ludwig, Alameda County General Services & USGBC.
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Events.
A vigorous education campaign by Sustainable Novato encouraged the Novato City Council to enact one of the state’s first mandatory residential green building ordinances to apply to residential new construction and remodels. We continue to support City of Novato extension of Green Building ordinances to include 1) requirements for commercial buildings, and 2) to update GB new and remodeling checklists to the latest from Build It Green.
Ally with other Marin Sustainable organizations to create a seal of approval for selected green building materials and devices which local merchants can display with these products: an added incentive for people to buy green.
Develop a list of climate- and environment-protecting actions individuals and businesses can take when considering their homes and workplaces, PRIORITIZED by cost and effort, with examples, images and sources. Develop a presentation/talk to publicize the list, the seal of approval and the Green Building ordinance extensions.
"January 14, 2008 The Home Builders Association of Northern California endorses Build It Green’s GreenPoint Rated program. The Association endorsed the adoption of mandatory green building standards in all 101 Bay Area cities and counties based on GreenPoint Rated, making it the first major building association in the state and possibly the nation to embrace strong mandatory standards."
A GreenPoint Rated home is graded on five categories:
* Energy Efficiency
* Resource Conservation
* Indoor Air Quality
* Water Conservation
* Community
See Build it Green
US Green Building Council LEED Standards
Sustainable Novato supports solar energy purveyers in Marin County and does not endorse one over another. We provide the following for information purposes: Go Solar Marin, a group solar power purchasing and installation project, is open to Novato residents. They have chosen SPG Solar, Inc. of Novato as their vendor after competitive bidding. Contact SPG directly at 415-883-7657 or 800-815-5562 toll free. Link to IJ articles on Go Solar Marin
