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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />☒City Council Approved: Click here to enter a date. <br />☐City-Wide Revised: Click here to enter a date. <br />☐Department <br /> <br /> <br /> City of Edina Policy <br /> <br /> <br />Sustainable Building Policy <br /> <br />The Edina community is dedicated to building a sustainable environment where current and future generations <br />benefit from clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, and access to nature, as reflected in City <br />Council value statements. In particular, the City recognizes the risks of climate change and has set a goal of <br />reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2025. Since the built environment is a significant contributor to Edina’s <br />greenhouse gas footprint, it is important that new developments are built to minimize emissions and <br />environmental impact during construction as well as the operation of buildings. Developments that seek City <br />funding or land use incentives can join the City in these goals and meet set sustainable building requirements. As <br />such, the City of Edina adopts the following Sustainable Building Policy: <br /> <br />POLICY REQUIREMENTS <br />1. New Construction or Major Renovations to which this policy applies are required to be certified under <br />an eligible Sustainable Building Rating System at the listed rating level, and must meet the standards set <br />forth in the Edina Overlay. Applicants may choose one Sustainable Building Rating System with which to <br />comply, and must comply with the full Edina Overlay. Applicable versions of Sustainable Rating Systems <br />and Overlay standards include the most recent or current iteration of a rating system in existence at the <br />time of development application. <br />1. “Sustainable Building Rating System” means any of the following: <br />i. US Green Building Council’s LEED building construction or operations; Certified Silver, <br />Gold or Platinum, <br />1. US Green Building Council’s SITES Certification can be used in tandem with LEED <br />for suitable public facilities <br />ii. State of Minnesota’s B3 Guidelines; Certified Compliant <br />iii. Enterprise’s Green Communities; Certified <br />iv. Green Business Certification Inc.’s Parksmart; Certified Silver or Gold <br />b. Equivalent substitute standards may be utilized at the discretion of the Sustainability Division. <br />2. “Edina Overlay” means specific measurable standards that New Construction and Major Renovations must <br />meet regardless of sustainable rating system. The Edina Overlay requires: <br />a. Building greenhouse gas emission predictions using agreed upon methodology <br />i. Calculate and report to Sustainability Division. <br />b. Electric vehicle charging capability for at least 15% of parking stalls