WHEREAS green building practices use energy, water, and materials
efficiently throughout the building life cycle, enhance indoor and
outdoor air quality, improve the health, productivity, and working lives
of state employees, incorporate environmentally preferable products,
and substantially reduce the costs and environmental impacts associated
with operating State buildings; and
WHEREAS energy and water efficiency improvements in State buildings and
operations save the State money and boost California’s economy by
investing in green technology companies and green jobs; and
WHEREAS the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the
State to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and
beyond, and the energy used in buildings accounts for the second largest
contribution to California’s greenhouse gas emissions.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor of the State of
California, do hereby issue the following orders to become effective
immediately:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that State agencies, departments, and other
entities under my direct executive authority (State agencies) take
actions to reduce entity-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10%
by 2015 and 20% by 2020, as measured against a 2010 baseline.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all new State buildings and major renovations
beginning design after 2025 be constructed as Zero Net Energy
facilities with an interim target for 50% of new facilities beginning
design after 2020 to be Zero Net Energy. State agencies shall also take
measures toward achieving Zero Net Energy for 50% of the square footage
of existing state-owned building area by 2025.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies continue taking measures to
reduce grid-based energy purchases for State-owned buildings by at least
20% by 2018, as compared to a 2003 baseline, and reduce other
non-building, grid-based retail energy purchases by 20% by 2018, as
compared to a 2003 baseline.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies participate in “demand
response” programs to obtain financial benefits for reducing peak
electrical loads when called upon, to the maximum extent that is
cost-effective for each State-owned or leased facility, and does not
materially adversely affect agency operations.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any proposed new or major renovation of State
buildings larger than 10,000 square feet use clean, on-site power
generation, such as solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and wind power
generation, and clean back-up power supplies, if economically feasible.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that new or major renovated State buildings and
build-to-suit leases larger than 10,000 square feet obtain LEED “Silver”
certification or higher, using the applicable version of LEED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that new and existing buildings incorporate
building commissioning to facilitate improved and efficient building
operation.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies identify and pursue
opportunities to provide electric vehicle charging stations, and
accommodate future charging infrastructure demand, at employee parking
facilities in new and existing buildings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Department of General Services work with
other State agencies to develop by July 1, 2013, policies and guidelines
for the operation and maintenance of State buildings to achieve
operating efficiency improvements and water and resource conservation,
and to continually update and incorporate these into the State
Administrative Manual.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies implement relevant and
feasible voluntary measures from Divisions A4.5 and A5.5 of the
California Green Building Standards Code, to ensure healthy indoor
environments for occupants.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies reduce overall water use at
the facilities they operate by 10% by 2015 and by 20% by 2020, as
measured against a 2010 baseline.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies purchase and use
environmentally preferable products that have a lesser or reduced effect
on human health and the environment when compared with competing goods
that serve the same purpose whenever they are applicable, perform well,
and are cost-effective per Public Contract Code section 12400.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies identify and pursue available
financing and project-delivery mechanisms to achieve these goals.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies measure, monitor, report, and oversee progress on measures in this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State agencies implement the measures
described in the accompanying Green Building Action Plan for facilities
owned, funded, or leased by the state.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Executive Order S-20-04 is rescinded immediately.
IT IS REQUESTED that entities of State government not under my direct executive authority also implement similar measures.
This Executive Order is not intended to create, and does not create, any
rights or benefits, whether substantive or procedural, or enforceable
at law or in equity, against the State of California or its agencies,
departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other person.
I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Order shall be
filed with the Office of the Secretary of State and that it be given
widespread publicity and notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal
of the State of California to be affixed this 25th day of April 2012.
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EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
Governor of California
