Green building policy has to include more environmentally friendly features

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors, California, one of the most affluent regions in the globe and also the state in the western United States on the Pacific, as part of a major decision signed off a green building policy requiring that there should be the inclusion of more environmentally friendly features in the future. It has been learnt from the versions of Supervisor Roy Wilson that the main intention of the “Sustainable Building Policy” is to “reduce pollution, protect natural resources, enhance asset value, optimize building performance and create healthier workplaces for county employees.”

In this regard, the supervisor did submit a seven-page plan to the board tat comprised of a sketchy summary of the policy and how would it work as well. What has more been found is that future capital improvement projects, for instance a county jail or office complex, will need to be designed in accordance with the U.S. Green Building Council’s “Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design,” or LEED. Nevertheless Roy Wilson seemed to be too confident and stated emphatically that structures with higher LEED scores, when compared with conventional structures, are more competent and for that reason have the ability to save a greater amount of money for building maintenance and operating costs (not less than 10 times in any way).

As indicated by Wilson, buildings that have lesser confidence on fossil fuels and have as a feature environmentally friendly aspects for example recycled construction materials, sustainable wood products and extensive natural lighting acquire higher amounts of LEED scores. “County facilities should be financially viable to operate, easy to maintain and durable, and they should also contribute to the productivity and well-being of those who work in and visit them,” the proposal for the policy states.

New county building projects in excess of 5,000 square feet, from the beginning of March, will have to acquire LEED certification than anything else. Can there be any exemption? It has been heard, there are chances that the board could show mercy to some projects based on budget concerns or other issues.