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Florida Green Building Coalition pitches state‑specific certification to Fort Myers advisory board
Summary
CJ Davila of the Florida Green Building Coalition outlined FGBC standards, flexible scoring, disaster‑mitigation credits and a public Green Building Registry, saying the group has certified "over 46,000 projects statewide" and that municipal certifications last five years; board members asked about incentives and implementation before recommending action to council.
CJ Davila, described on the meeting agenda as the presenter, gave a remote overview of the Florida Green Building Coalition’s certification program and criteria.
Davila said FGBC’s standards are Florida‑specific and include categories for energy, water, health, materials and disaster mitigation. “To date, we’ve certified over 46,000 projects statewide,” Davila said, and described a flexible, points‑based scoring system that ranges from bronze to platinum. She also explained that municipal certifications under FGBC run for five years and that the program uses third‑party verification.
Board members pressed on costs and incentives. Davila said home certification fees are modest — “the cost for certification is about 100 to $150 and that’s for the entire verification process and certification” — while noting commercial and local government fees scale with size or population. She also described a new Green Building Registry intended to surface green features in listings and help realtors populate MLS green fields.
The presentation framed FGBC as tailored to Florida’s hot, humid and hurricane‑prone climate; Davila said the standards reward disaster mitigation measures intended to improve resilience. The board did not take formal action; members said they want more detail on implementation and enforcement before recommending the city adopt or endorse a specific program.
