dusty rood, aicp, leed-ap drood@rodgers.com crew suburban maryland october 8, 2008

Dusty Rood, AICP, LEED-APdrood@rodgers.com

CREW Suburban MarylandOctober 8, 2008

Competing programs: LEED vs. Green Globes vs. NAHB vs. Energy

Star

Regional competition among jurisdictions: How high has the bar been set?

LEED

Green Globes

NAHB Green

Energy Star

LEED(USGBC)

LEED-NCNew

Construction

LEED-EBExisting

Buildings

LEED-C&SCore & Shell

LEED-HHomes

LEED-CIComm.

Interiors

LEED-NDNeighborhood Development

LEED-Schools, Retail,

Healthcare

Green Globes• Green Building Initiative• Focused on commercial buildings• ANSI Standard in Development (01-2008P)

NAHB Green• National Association of Home Builders• Focused on housing• Working with ANSI on Consensus-Based

Residential Codification

Energy Star• Environmental Protection Agency• Focused on housing (energy efficiency)

Incentives• Tax incentives• Expedited permitting• Building permit rebates

Mandates• Public sector leadership (Public Buildings)• LEED or equivalent (Commercial and +4 Story

Residential)• Energy Star (Residential)

2006

State of Maryland

Tax incentives for 20,000 sf

LEED Silver buildingswithin PFAs

July 2007

Howard County

Tax incentives for LEED buildings

(Tiered credit based on level of certification)

July 2008

Howard County

Private buildings 50,000 sf:

LEED Certified

Public Buildings 10,000 sf:

LEED Silver

Prince George’s County

Private commercial buildings:

Incentives for LEED Silver

Public buildings:LEED Silver

District of ColumbiaGreen Building Act of

2006

Private non-residential50,000 sf: LEED Certified

Publicly disposednon-residential 10,000 sf:

LEED Silver

2003

City of Gaithersburg

Building Permit Rebate for Green Buildings

(LEED)

April 2007

City of Gaithersburg

Public Buildings:LEED Silver

October 2007

City of Gaithersburg

Private Residential Buildings:

Energy Star

September 2008

City of Gaithersburg

Comm. & HR Residential10K-100K sf:

LEED Certified

100,000+ sf:LEED Silver

April 2008

Montgomery County

Residential:Energy Star

December 2007

Montgomery County

Tax Incentives for Green Buildings

September 2006

Montgomery County

Private Commercial &HR Residential 10,000 sf:

LEED Certified

Public Buildings: LEED Silver

LEED vs. Green Globes vs. NAHB vs. Energy Star programs

Regional competition among jurisdictions

Expect programmatic and regional competition to continue to shape and drive green building