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Building Inspection Commission declines to recommend green-building ordinance as written, citing implementation concerns
Summary
After a detailed presentation and public comment, the Building Inspection Commission voted 4–1 that it has 'considered the item and do not recommend approval as written' for a proposed ordinance that would impose a 10% additional efficiency requirement for mixed-fuel new construction and restrict natural gas in some municipal projects.
The San Francisco Building Inspection Commission on Oct. 16 voted 4–1 to consider but not recommend the proposed green-building ordinance (Board file 190,974) in its current form, citing outreach, feasibility, shading/solar and construction-implementation concerns.
Barry Hooper of the San Francisco Department of the Environment presented the technical basis for the ordinance, which was introduced by Supervisor Mandelmann with support from Supervisor Brown. Hooper summarized state and local studies, noting the city’s long-term goals for deep greenhouse-gas cuts and that Focus…
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