What the City Is Doing
The City of San José has committed
to ensuring its buildings are designed and built using Green Building
principles. The City of San José encourages building owners, architects,
developers, and contractors to incorporate meaningful sustainable building
goals early in the building design process. By using the United States
Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED™) Rating System to document those sustainable building features,
project teams can publicize their progress. As of July 1, 2002, all City
of San José facilities are to be designed to meet the LEED Certified
Rating.
The U. S. Green Building Council recognized
West Valley Branch Library in San José
as the nation's – and the world’s – first "green"
library. Read the February 17, 2004 News
Release (PDF format, 31 KB).
Learn more about the development of the Green Building Program in the City of San José.
The City of San José is an active
member of the Bay Area Solar Consortium (BASC) promoting installation of solar technologies through out the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas.
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