The City of Jacksonville's Environmental Protection Board is drafting a Sustainable Building Ordinance which will require COJ new construction and major renovations to achieve LEED certification and incentivize private development for achieving LEED certification.
This draft needs your support to ensure it has the best possible chance before City Council. Here's what you can do:
Attend the Public Forum: The Public Forum for the proposed ordinance will be held Tuesday, January 22nd at 430pm in Conference Room 3C, City Hall - St. James 117 West Duval Street.
Provide a Written Comment: For those unable to attend, send your thoughts to Mr. Robert Schuster, Environmental Protection Board, 117 West Duval Street, Suite 225, Jacksonville, FL 32202, no later than January 29, 2008.
Notify your City Council Representative: Remind your city council representative that your future votes depend on their current votes. Send an e-mail stressing that this issue is critical to Jacksonville's future. Here are a few statistics that your city council representative may not know:
- USGBC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which is dues-based representing over 10,000 companies from 12 membership categories.
- With more than 1000 certified buildings and over 7300 registered buildings, USGBC has extensive experience in assessing, documenting, and administering what has become the leading green building rating system in the United States.
- As a third-party certification system, LEED validates achievement and establishes leadership in the green building sector. LEED provides a clear roadmap for sustainable design and then ensures its performance by documenting that the building is constructed as designed.
- More than 90 local governments have adopted LEED.
- 24 states have adopted LEED.
- 41 countries have LEED projects.
- According to the US EPA research, by cutting energy use by 30% tenants can save 50 cents per square foot per year.
- LEED Green Building Rating Sytem is available for New Construction, Existing Buildings, Commercial Interiors, Core & Shell, Homes, Schools, and Neighborhood Development.
To e-mail your city council representative: http://www.coj.net/City+Council/City+Council+members.htm
Take the time to raise your voice for sustainability! How often do we have the chance to truly make a difference in our city? Make it your priority to support this draft and attend the Public Forum on Tuesday.
We need YOU!
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