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Carlsbad CA’s electrification reach code

Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes
Local Governments
Requires heat pump water heaters or solar thermal water heating in new low-rise (below four stories) residential construction.

Bonita Springs’ Green Building Program

Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes
Local Governments
Incorporates the LEED Program for Homes standards, the current Green Home Designation, and the current Energy Start Certified New Home requirements, as well as any equivalent certification program.

Boston’s LEED Requirements

Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes
Local Governments
Requires that any project that is subject to Large Project Review must be LEED certifiable.

San Anselmo LEED Requirements

Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes, Requiring Building Retrofits
Local Governments
Requires LEED certification for certain new construction and renovations.

Charleston’s Zoning Ordinance

Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes
Local Governments
Grants developers height and density bonuses for achieving a certain number of incentive points for efficiency measures, including green roofs and achieving LEED certification.

Minneapolis floor area ratio bonuses for efficiency

Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes
Local Governments
Provides floor area ratio premiums in the downtown district for buildings that increase their energy efficiency by a minimum of 35% compared to the Minnesota energy code.

Santa Monica’s 2020 Energy Reach Code

Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes
Local Governments
Designed to encourage low-cost all-electric new construction of healthier, safer, and zero emission buildings while making it easier to charge electric vehicles.

Boulder’s Energy Conservation Code

Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes
Local Governments
Commercial buildings must achieve energy performance significantly exceeding national code baselines, using predictive computer modeling to demonstrate energy performance that is at least 30% better than ASHRAE/IENSA Standard 90.1.