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The Green Building Debate3State buildings, municipalities, school districts, water management districts, state universities,community colleges, and Florida state courts.4State-owned construction > 5,000 sq. ft. including K-12 public schools.5New buildings and major renovations of 10,000 sq ft or more must achieve at minimum LEED Silver orequivalent certification. New buildings and major renovations under 10,000 sq. ft. must strive to meetthe highest standard of the LEED rating system or equivalent but are not required to achievecertification. Schools Neighborhood Development (fund up to 1.5% of total development costs for upto 3 applicable neighborhoods per year; new state-funded building construction and renovation ofstate-owned facilities.6New public facilities and renovations using 50% or more of state funding achieve LEED certification.Projects of $25 million or more must achieve LEED Silver certification or higher. Projects between $5and $25 million must achieve LEED Certified and earn a minimum of seven points under the Energyand Atmosphere Credit 1, Optimize Energy Performance standards. All projects between $600,000 and$5 million shall use the LEED rating system as a guide.7New public construction and renovation projects of > 7,500 sq ft intended for occupation must earn LEEDSilver certification or two Green Globes; public schools using state funds earn LEED Silver certification ortwo Green Globes. State will pay half of any extra costs incurred in building green public schools.8State agencies (> 20,000 sq. ft.)9State-funded new construction and major renovation projects > $1,000,00010 Three-tiered property tax exemption plan, maximum of 35% for any private building, excludingsingle-family homes and residential structures 3 or fewer stories; state-funded buildings; taxabatements and exemptions for products or materials11 New state-owned buildings >15,000 sq. ft.; New school designs12 All public buildings over 15,000 sq. ft. to be LEED Silver certified. Commercial buildings: tax credits from$3.50 sq. ft. (Silver) to $6.25 sq. ft.; Residential building: $5.00 sq. ft. to $9.00 sq. ft.; public buildings >15,000 sq. ft. The credit applies to LEED for New Construction, Silver and higher; LEED for ExistingBuildings, Silver or higher; LEED for Core and Shell, Silver and higher; LEED for Commercial Interiors,Silver or higher; and LEED for Homes, Silver or higher. The credit increases commensurate with the levelof LEED certification achieved.13 Income tax incentive to commercial developments; Incentives for new homes/renovations increasingwith size.14 Reduced permitting fees/partial rebates for construction projects.15 State buildings over 10,000 sq. ft.16 New Construction, Core and Shell, or Commercial Interiors.17 Construction reimbursement rates for public schools.18 State owned or funded construction > 10,000 sq. ft.; major renovation projects > 50% of total buildingspace or value.19 Construction and renovations of state-owned buildings > $500K or 5,000 sq. ft.20 Reduced taxes on energy efficient buildings; state-owned facilities > 5,000 sq. ft., and renovationsvalued at 50% of assessed building value for energy performance standards.21 Public buildings > 5,000 sq. ft.; public projects > 25,000 sq. ft.; K-12 schools.71
The Green Building DebateNotes to Appendix III.12EPA. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asbestos.htmlCaldwell KL, Jones RL, Verdon CP, Jarrett JM, Caudill SP, Osterloh JD. Levels of urinary total andspeciated arsenic in the U.S. population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004.J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2009 Jan;19(1):59-68. Epub 2008 Jun 4.3vom Saal FS, Akingbemi BT, Belcher SM, Birnbaum LS, Crain DA, Eriksen M, et al. 2007. Chapel Hillbisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: integration of mechanisms, effects in animals andpotential to impact human health at current levels of exposure. Reprod Toxicol 24(2):131–138.4Calafat AM, Ye X, Wong LY, Reidy JA, Needham LL. Exposure of the U.S. Population to Bisphenol A and4-tertiary-Octylphenol: 2003-2004. Environ Health Perspect 2008 Jan;116(1):39-44.5Sjödin A, Wong LY, Jones RS, Park A, Zhang Y, Hodge C, DiPietro E, McClure C, Turner WE, Needham LL,Patterson DG Jr. Serum Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) andPolybrominated Biphenyl (PBB) in the United States Population: 2003-2004. Environ Sci Technol2008;42(4):1377-84.6EPA. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/formalde.html#Sources of Formaldehyde7Ibid.8Jones RL, Homa DM, Meyer PA, Brody DJ, Caldwell KL, Pirkle JL, Brown MJ. Trends in Blood Lead Levelsand Blood Lead Testing Among US Children Aged 1 to 5 Years, 1988–2004. Pediatrics 2009Mar;123(3):e376-e385.9EPAhttp://www.epa.gov/mercury/effects.htm10 EPA. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html#Look711 Silva MJ, Barr DB, Reidy JA, Malek NA, Hodge CC, Caudill SP, Brock JW, Needham LL and Calafat AM.Urinary Levels of Seven Phthalate Metabolites in the U.S. Population from the National Health andNutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000. Environ Health Perspect 2004 Mar; 112(3);331-338.12 Swan SH, Main KM, Liu F, et al. (2005). Decrease in anogenital distance among male infants with prenatalphthalate exposure. Environ Health Perspect 2005; 113(9):1056–1061.13 Calafat AM, Wong LY, Kuklenyik Z, Reidy JA, Needham LL. Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals in the U.S.Population: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 andComparisons to NHANES 1999-2000. Environ Health Perspect 2007 Nov;115(11):1578-83.14 Norbäck D, Björnsson E, Janson C, Widström J, Boman G. Asthmatic symptoms and volatile organiccompounds, formaldehyde, and carbon dioxide in dwellings. Occup Environ Med. 1995Jun;52(6):388-95.15 http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html16 cdc.gov/exposurereport/data_tables/chemical_group_18.html72
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