City of Philadelphia - File #: 070557

• File #: 070557
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 6/14/2007
• In control: Committee on the Environment
• Title: Amending Chapter 17-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Contracts," by adding a new section requiring that contracts for new construction or major renovations of buildings, paid for with public funds, contain a provision requiring that such construction or renovation achieve energy and design standards in accordance with the requirements of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System, developed by the Green Building Council, or meet equivalent standards, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember O'Neill
• Code sections: 17-100 - Procurement Contracts

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/14/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
6/14/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 17-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Contracts," by adding a new section requiring that contracts for new construction or major renovations of buildings, paid for with public funds, contain a provision requiring that such construction or renovation achieve energy and design standards in accordance with the requirements of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System, developed by the Green Building Council, or meet equivalent standards, under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHJILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 17-100 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 17-100. PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

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§ 17-111. Energy Efficiency and Environmental Design.

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is the achievement of energy, efficiency, and environmental design regarding construction and major renovations of buildings, paid for with public funds, by requiring that such construction and renovations meet energy and design standards promoted by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System or its equivalent. The City is undertaking this initiative to underscore the importance of building high performance green buildings that are responsible and healthy places to live and work and to encourage similar development by private developers within the City.

(2) Definitions: The following definitions shall apply to this Section:

(a) City. Includes the City and its departments, boards, commissions or agencies;

(b) City-related Agency. All authorities, government agencies and quasi-public corporations which:

(.1) receive appropriations from the City;

(.2) have entered into continuing contractual or cooperative relationships with the City, including any agreement whereby the City funds an agency's debt service; or

(.3) operate under legal auth...