The proposed area for discussion for the new CleanTech Corridor in Los Angeles, California. The location surrounds the industrial property district near the LA River. We’ll see if any substantial development or absorption by cleantech companies occurs as this is a nascent concept at this time. Environmental product manufacturing companies are the target.
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Green Building Program in Los Angeles
The Green Building Program was approved by the Los Angeles City Council in 2008.
Requirement
- Meet the intent of the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Certified level. (Formal certification by the USGBC is not required.)
- Project team must include a LEED® Accredited Professional (LEED® AP). Information about local consultants can be obtained at: www.usgbc.org.
- Both by-right and discretionary projects must receive clearance prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Subject Projects
- A new non-residential building or structure of 50,000 gross square feet or more of floor area; or
- A new mixed use or residential building of 50,000 gross square feet or more of floor area in excess of six stories; or
- The alteration or rehabilitation of 50,000 gross square feet or more of floor area in an existing non-residential building for which construction costs exceed a valuation of 50 percent of the replacement cost of the existing building; or
- The alteration of at least 50 dwelling units in an existing mixed-use or residential building seven stories or more, which has at least 50,000 gross square feet of floor area, for which construction costs exceed a valuation of 50 percent of the replacement cost of the existing building.
LEED® is comprised of various Rating Systems designed by the USGBC that establish green development standards. The existing Rating Systems include: New Construction (NC), Existing Buildings (EB), Commercial Interiors (CI), Core and Shell (CS) and Homes (H).
Southern California-based Shangri-La Industries and Thompson National Properties are forming a $100 million fund to make buildings more environmentally friendly and energy efficient – a big chunk of money for the growing green building industry. The companies’ $100 million Green Building Fund will be aimed at “value-add commercial and industrial assets that can be retrofitted, repositioned or redeveloped as energy efficient and environmentally sustainable,” according to the companies’ news release.
CALIFORNIA GREEN INNOVATION INDEX (2009): The Index provides insight on a California culture that includes three decades of ambitious state environmental and energy policies, putting California on a path to energy independence and one of the lowest per capita carbon footprints in the nation, all the while growing one of the most vigorous economies in the world.