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CEDaR internsÌýScott Reca and Alec Sabatini worked with the Urban Land Institute (ULI),Ìýthe oldest and largest network of cross-disciplinary real estate and land use experts in the world,Ìýto organizeÌýa Nov. 7 workshopÌýabout the Denver Green Buildings Ordinance. Reca and Sabatini alsoÌýcreated a summary handoutÌýthat was distributed to all event attendees.Ìý

The Denver Green Buildings OrdinanceÌýisÌýa new building code that requires buildings larger thanÌý25,000 square feetÌýto dedicate a portion of their roof to solar or rooftop gardens, with portions rangingÌýfrom 20Ìýto 60 percent,Ìýdepending on the building size. Denver voters passed the initiative a year ago over the objections of some in the development community. Since then city leaders and a task force haveÌýmadeÌýrecommendations to implement the initiative, which affects the construction and replacement of all roofs 25,000 square feet and larger.Ìý

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The workshopÌýcovered best practices for implementation of the ordinance with a national case study from the Javits Center in New York City, a panel discussion of green roof regulations, logistics, benefits, alternativesÌýand financing, and a tour of aÌýstate-of-the-art green roof at the event location, the Flight building at TAXI in Denver.Ìý Keynote speakers includedÌýKenneth Sanchez,Ìýchief sustainability officer and senior vice president of facilities managementÌýfor the Javits Center;ÌýRebecca Marshall,Ìýsustainability manager for the Javits Center; andÌýKatrina Managan, energy efficient buildings leadÌýfor the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment.

Reca and SabatiniÌýare preparing a white paper on the initiative.ÌýÌý

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