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Council reviews new high-performance building standards aimed at municipal energy, resilience targets
Summary
City staff presented draft High Performance Building Standards to require higher energy, water and resilience performance for municipal buildings (including schools), align with state law, and create a waiver process; council asked for clarifications on scope, applicability and implementation timing.
City sustainability staff presented draft High Performance Building Standards (HPBS) on March 16, proposing baseline requirements for the design, construction, operation and renovation of municipal buildings and aligning Charlottesville policy with the Commonwealth of Virginia's high-performance buildings law.
"These standards codify existing best practices and establish an accessible tool for project managers," said Crystal Ritterval, director of the Office of Sustainability, summarizing a year-and-a-half project produced with consultant support. Ritterval said the standards aim to reduce municipal building emissions, improve…
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