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 CALIFORNIA'S GREEN BUILDING DIRECTORY
 GREEN CALIFORNIA GOALS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Green Building Initiative
Governor Schwarzenegger's Green Building Initiative (Executive Order S-20-04) challenges state government to demonstrate leadership in energy efficiency and environmental responsibility in state buildings, while also reducing the impact state facilities have on climate change.
The initiative requires the state to reduce grid-based energy usage in its buildings 20% by 2015, and, in so doing, reduce associated greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of General Services, as the State's real estate builder, planner, and manager, is spearheading the effort in partnership with the Green Action Team, an inter-agency group chaired by the Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency.
Meeting the Goal
Meeting the 20% goal involves a disciplined process to assess, improve and enhance the energy- and resource-efficiency of existing state buildings; as well as designing and constructing new buildings that are models of sustainability.
Increasing Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings
Buildings 50,000 square feet and larger owned and operated by the State are undergoing a retro-commissioning process to optimize existing energy systems and improve energy performance. Retro-commissioning optimization is expected to yield a reduction in energy use of at least 8 percent. Existing buildings are also being retrofitted with more energy-efficient equipment. Retrofit projects are expected to yield a reduction in energy use of at least 12 percent.
LEED-Certified State Buildings
State buildings are being designed, built and operated to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. California is also leasing ENERGY STAR rated properties and requiring built-to-suit leased facilities to meet LEED standards.
Clean, On-site Power Generation
Solar photovoltaic systems have been installed at several state-owned facilities including prisons, mental hospitals and CSU campuses. Stationary fuel cell applications are also being evaluated for state facilities.
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