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Green BuildingGuidelines for Design
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Introduction
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Introduction
Acknowledgements
What is a Green Building?
Why Green Design?
The Green Design Process
Green Design Strategies
Using these Guidelines
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In September 1994 Santa Monica's City Council adopted the Santa Monica Sustainable City Program. This program was developed by the city's Task Force on the Environment as a way to create the basis for a more sustainable way of life -- one that safeguards and enhances local resources, prevents harm to the natural environment and human health, and strengthens the community and local economy -- for the sake of current and future generations.
Conventional design and construction methods produce buildings that can negatively impact the environment as well as occupant health and productivity. These buildings are expensive to operate and contribute to excessive resource consumption, waste generation, and pollution. To help reduce these impacts and meet the goals of the Sustainable City Program, the Task Force recommended that the City adopt a set of guidelines to facilitate the development of "green" buildings in Santa Monica without forcing excessive costs or other burdens upon developers, building owners or occupants.
The Green Building Design and Construction Guidelines were developed over a three-year period by City staff and Sheltair Scientific Ltd., a sustainable design consultant team, with extensive input from the local design, construction and development community. The Guidelines include required and recommended practices that are intended to reduce life-cycle environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of both commercial and municipal developments and major remodel projects in Santa Monica. They provide specific "green" design and construction strategies in the following topic areas: Building Site and Form, Landscaping, Transportation, Building Envelope and Space Planning, Building Materials, Water Systems, Electrical Systems, HVAC Systems, Control Systems, Construction Management, and Commissioning.
The Guidelines were developed for, and specifically apply to, the following building types:
- Institutional and Commercial Offices
- Light Industrial Buildings
- Commercial Retail Buildings
- Multi-Family Residences
- Hotels and Motels
They are not intended to address development of single-family residential dwellings and duplexes, high rise buildings, or occupancies with special process demands (heavy industrial operations, car washes, service garages, etc.), however many of the recommended practices presented in the Guidelines are relevant to these building types as well.
Residential Guidelines
For information pertaining directly to residential green building guidelines, this office has prepared a detailed pamphlet, available for download here.
Residential Green Building Guide 
Green Building Affordable Housing Checklist
The City of Santa Monica strongly encourages the use of green
building practices in affordable housing projects. This checklist was
developed by Global Green to encourage developers to incorporate such
practices wherever possible.
Green Affordable Housing Checklist
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Last updated: Wednesday, 07/14/2010
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