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Date: March 23, 2005
Contact: Anthony Floyd, Sustainable Building Manager (480) 312-4202
On March 22, 2005, Scottsdale City Council unanimously approved Resolution
No. 6644 establishing the Green Building (LEED™) Policy for new city buildings and
remodels. This action makes Scottsdale the first city in the nation to adopt a LEED™
Gold policy.
Effective immediately, the resolution requires all new, occupied city
buildings, of any size, be designed, contracted and built to achieve certification in the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) Program at the Gold
certification level. In addition, all future renovations and non-occupied city buildings
will be designed, contracted and built to include as many principles of both the
LEED™ program and the City's Green Building Program where feasible.
In 1998, Scottsdale established Arizona’s first Green Building
Program. The residential home program was developed to encourage environmentally
responsible building in the Sonoran Desert region by incorporating healthy, resource- and
energy-efficient materials and methods in the design and construction of homes. The
program’s goals are to reduce the environmental impact of building; achieve both
short and long-term savings of energy, water and other natural resources; and encourage a
healthier indoor environment.
The new Scottsdale Senior Center, located at 1700 N. Granite Reef Road and
part of the McDowell Village project, will be the first LEED™ Gold city facility.
Construction began at the beginning of 2005 and is slated for completion in early 2006.
City partners are also seeking to achieve LEED™ standards. The ASU Foundation has
committed to LEED™ certification for the new ASU Scottsdale Center for New Technology
and Innovation at the former Los Arcos Mall site. It will be the largest commercial
project in the city with LEED™ certification and will serve as a magnet for tenants
and businesses that provide technology-related services.
In addition to these signature projects, the city has developed a
commercial green building checklist designed to account for commercial development in the
regional context of the Sonoran desert. This will build on the success of the residential
green building program and the newly adopted city green building LEED™ policy.
For more information on Scottsdale’s Green Building program visit
- www.ScottsdaleAZ.gov/greenbuilding
or call Anthony Floyd at 480-312-7990.
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