Sustainable Building, Design Strategies - Regional Solutions - County/City Codes

County/City Codes 2030 Adoptees (other Legislation) US Conference of Mayors (USCM) Resolution #50 for all cities (pdf) June 2006 The US Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are 1,139 such cities in the country today. Each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.
National Association of Counties (NACo) (pdf) September 2007 NACo supports the 2030 Challenge to ensure that all new and renovated buildings are carbon neutral by 2030. NACo supports federal efforts to promote high performance green building principles.
The Boulder County Consortium of Cities, CO (pdf) January 2007 The Boulder County Consortium of Cities establishes a Task Force to ... design the steps needed to implement the “Net Zero by 2030” goals (the “2030 Challenge”) that has been endorsed by AIA and several US cities. The Task Force should provide recommendations that address both residential and commercial construction.
County of Sarasota, FL (pdf) July 2006 Sarasota County is the first county in the nation to adopt The 2030 Challenge. The resolution that was adopted at the county commission’s July 11 meeting establishes a policy of carbon-neutrality in everything from procurement procedures to water treatment facilities, public transit and utilization of renewable energy technologies.
County of Fulton, GA (pdf) March 2007 Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin joined other mayors from around the country to adopt The 2030 Challenge last summer. The Fulton County Commission has since voted to adopt a resolution that accepts The 2030 Challenge.
County of Santa Fe, NM (pdf) Resolution No. 2006-149 September 2006 A Resolution to Endorse the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement Adopting Higher Performance Energy Efficient Building Standards (Commissioner Montoya) The motion to approve Resolution 2006-149 passed by unanimous [5-0] voice vote.
City of Santa Fe, NM (pdf) June 2006 The City of Santa Fe was the first US city to accept The 2030 Challenge, as presented by the US Conference of Mayors, agreeing to achieve carbon-neutrality in all new public buildings by the year 2030.
City of Albuquerque, NM June 2006 Mayor Chávez issued Executive Instruction No. 20 which calls for adopting energy-efficient green building performance “2030 Challenge” targets for new municipal projects.
City of Santa Barbara, CA As of October 2007 A glowing Santa Barbara City Council unanimously approved the Architecture 2030 Energy Ordinance today, legislation that, if approved by the California Energy Commission, will give Santa Barbara some of the most stringent environmental building standards in the state. January 2007 Under the new policy, new construction and major renovations to City-owned and operated buildings will be designed to exceed California Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards by 20%. With the adoption of this policy, the City accepted the nationwide “Architecture 2030 Challenge.”
City of Richmond, VA October 2007 To make the City of Richmond more environmentally friendly for both the community and the Earth, Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder has expressed his commitment to make all City-owned buildings pollution-free within the next 23 years as outlined in the “2030 Challenge.”
City of Lafayette, CO (pdf) Resolution No. 2007-19 May 2007 The City recognizes that Green Points and other strategies and programs do not currently meet long-term goals. Therefore, the City supports the establishment of a Boulder County Consortium of Cities Task Force to ... design the steps needed to implement the “Net Zero by 2030” goals (the“2030 Challenge”), as endorsed by the AIA and several U.S. cities, by providing recommendations that address both residential and commercial construction.
City of Seattle, WA (pdf) As of October 2007 Through this article City Green Building hopes to convey its commitment to helping Seattle’s building industry achieve 2030 Challenge goals in a way that creates environmental, economic and social value. August 2007 Council Proposes Additional 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendments: Adopt the American Institute of Architects and US Conference of Mayors “2030 Challenge” as the standard for city buildings, procurement and other public investments.
City of Portland, OR (pdf) Resolution No. 36488 March 2007 This year, the City Council passed Resolution No. 36488, which adopted the Peak Oil Task Force goal of reducing fossil fuel use 50 percent by the year 2030. It also aligned itself with the goals of Architecture 2030, an initiative adopted by the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, including Portland’s Mayor Tom Potter, and hundreds of governments and businesses to quickly and dramatically improve building performance.
City of Durango, CO (pdf) March 2007 Under the initial list of implementation measures recommended to achieve the goals and objectives in Durango's Comprehensive Plan is to develop a Sustainability Action Plan to: Meet the “2030 Challenge” proposed by the American Institute of Architects and endorsed by the National Council of Mayors.
City of Cambridge, MA Order No. 19 June 2006 RESOLVED: That the Cambridge City Council go on record supporting the efforts of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in its "2030 Challenge" for building performance targets.
City of Vancouver, Canada July 2007 After a recent talk at the EcoDensity conference in Vancouver, the City Council voted unanimously to adopt aggressive citywide GHG emissions targets and The 2030 Challenge target of 'carbon neutral' for all new buildings by 2030.
Other Legislation City of Austin, TX (pdf) February 2007 The Austin Climate Protection Plan will make Austin the leading city in the nation in the fight against global warming. The broad elements of the plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions includes makeing Austin’s building codes for both residential and commercial properties the most energy efficient in the nation.
US Conference of Mayors (USCM) Resolution for Clean Coal (pdf) June 2007 The U.S. Conference of Mayors promotes the installation of advanced coal technologies to capture and store CO2 emissions and other pollutants as the logical next step for the construction of any new coal-fired power plants in the US. The U.S. Conference of Mayors urges all mayors from around the nation to join this effort to encourage their state and the federal government to promote the use of these technologies to mitigate climate change.

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