North Carolina Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency |
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Last DSIRE Review: 07/02/2012
Program Overview:
Summary:
The Town of Chapel Hill’s energy-conservation ordinance requires that all town-owned buildings be designed to achieve a goal of achieving a Silver level certification as defined by the Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
In order to be selected to design a town building, an architectural firm must have at least one LEED-accredited professional on the design team. For new construction and building additions required to achieve LEED certification under this ordinance, the town requires either the project architect or engineer to monitor the energy performance of the building and to assist the building's staff in optimizing energy use of the building during the first year.
Contract for project design services require the development of a commissioning plan as part of the construction documents. The commissioning plan must include provisions for initial commissioning upon completion of the construction project and provisions for a commissioning evaluation to take place after the building has a 12-month utility billing history.
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Contact:
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John Richardson
Town of Chapel Hill
Office of Sustainability
405 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5705
Phone: (919) 969-5075
Fax: (919) 969-2014
E-Mail: jrichardson@townofchapelhill.org
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