Reminder: Join us for an open house on the new Green Building ordinance
Denver staff will discuss building permits and the paths available for new construction projects and roof replacements under the new green buildings ordinance. Please pass along the word and share the open house with anyone you think may be interested in learning about the new ordinance. When:
Thursday, November 15, 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Where:
Denver Post Building Auditorium
101 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202
Give feedback on the draft rules and regulations
Community Planning and Development (CPD) and the Denver Department of Public Health & the Environment (DDPHE) are jointly working to draft rules and regulations for managing the implementation of this ordinance. The draft rules and regulations are available for public review and comment through November 30. Final rules are expected to be adopted in February 2019.
Email your commentsby November 30th, so staff can incorporate your edits before submitting a final draft at the end of December to the DDPHE board. Or, comment in person on November 28, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., in room 4.G.4 of the Webb Municipal Building at 201 W. Colfax Ave.
Background information:
On November 7, 2017, Denver voters passed the Green Roofs Initiative, a new requirement that any new building, or roof replacement on an existing building, over 25,000 square feet in size shall include a green roof or a combination of a green roof and solar. The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE) has formed a Green Roofs Review Task Force of stakeholders to develop recommended modifications, clarifications and improvements to the initiative through a collaborative consensus-based process that will honor the vote.
For details on the implementation of the initiative as it passed on the ballot go to the Green Roofs Initiative Website.
