City of El Paso - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings

June 14, 2024

Summary

In June 2008, the City Council of the City of El Paso enacted the Sustainable Design Standards for City Buildings policy (see Ordinance 016911, updated in July 2012 in this solution). All new City buildings over 5,000 square feet in size are required to be designed, contracted, and built to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification level and strive for a higher level of certification (gold or platinum) when possible. Future major renovations and non-occupied City buildings will also be designed, contracted, and built to include as many principles of the LEED program that are feasible.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Local
Category: Regulatory Policy
State: Texas
Incentive Type: Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Web Site: https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/partners/el-paso-tx
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Solar - Passive
  • Solar Water Heat
  • Solar Space Heat
  • Solar Photovoltaics
  • Wind (All)
  • Biomass
  • Geothermal Heat Pumps
  • Daylighting
  • Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building
  • Hydroelectric (Small)
Green Building Requirement: All new City buildings over 5,000 square feet in size are required to be designed, contracted, and built to achieve LEED Silver certification level.

Authorities

Name: Sustainable Development Design Standards for City Buildings Resolution
Date Enacted: 07/17/2012

Contact

Name: Chief Plans Examiner , Daniel Chavira
Organization: Office of Planning and Inspections
Address:
EL Paso TX
Phone: (915) 212-1587
Email: ChaviraD1@elpasotexas.gov
Name: General Contact
Organization: Department of Community and Human Development
Address:
El Paso TX
Phone: (915) 212-0138

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.