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Please click here to go to the new location.City of Irvine's Green Building ProgramIrvine's Green Building section has been updated, please click here to visit the new page Since its founding in 1971, the City of Irvine has been a model of thoughtful, self-sustaining community planning. Here in Irvine, the ambitious dream of meeting human needs is undertaken with an equally passionate commitment to nurturing and protecting the community’s physical environment. The merging of these efforts has produced exceptional and widely praised results.
WHAT IS GREEN BUILDING? Green or sustainable building is creating environmentally sensitive, energy conscious and healthier homes for families. Green building can include: ENERGY EFFICIENCY
WATER CONSERVATION AND REDUCTION OF RUNOFF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUILDING MATERIALS AND SPECIFICATIONS WASTE REDUCTION INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SMART GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
WHY BUILD GREEN? QUALITY OF LIFE
Improving our living space through reduced indoor air pollution, smarter designs, and improving environmental conditions for future generations ECONOMY
Saving money and increasing property values through more durable building designs and reduced lifecycle costs ENVIRONMENT
Reducing our impact on the environment through smarter use of limited resources and land HOW TO BUILD GREEN The Irvine Green Building Program has developed criteria for building or remodeling homes to become “Green Certified.” Specifica charts define the items to consider when building green. To qualify as a Green Building, the structure must score at least 50 points and include the eight required items (see asterisked items in the scoring chart). |
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