San Francisco Announces Green Certifications in Official Property Records

San Francisco Announces Green Certifications in Official Property Records - USGBC - Northern California Chapter

Dan Geiger, USGBC-NCC & Phil Ting, City of SF San Francisco, CA . I had the pleasure of participating in an important press conference today highlighting San Francisco’s continuing leadership in green building public policy. San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting and Department of Environment Director Melanie Nutter announced the launch of “Green Labels” at a press conference at the LEED Silver W Hotel. This first-in-the-nation program incorporates green labels– LEED, ENERGY STAR, Home Energy Rating System II (HERS), Home Energy Score (Department of Energy), and Build It Green’s Green Point Rated certification for homes – into San Francisco City and County’s official land records. More than 1,000 parcels in San Francisco have earned a Green Label, and these properties cover more than 60 million square feet of commercial space. According to USGBC’s new Green Building Inf...

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