Green Building Code for Commercial Buildings in Scottsdale: How the City Voted

The City of Scottsdale has updated its zoning code to include a number of green building features. The new green construction code applies to all new commercial and multifamily buildings, providing environmental benefits such as mitigation of heat island effect with site shading and cool pavements, reduced water consumption with high efficiency plumbing fixtures and smart irrigation controls, accommodations for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, resilient and energy-efficient buildings with on-site renewable energy, biodiverse certified lumber for building projects using wood framing sheathing flooring; reduced impact materials with recycled content local resources; construction waste reduction recycling repurposing; improved indoor air quality low VOC interior paints coatings adhesives sealants flooring. Additionally the city notes that implementing these features brings economic benefits such as reduced operating costs enhanced indoor health occupant productivity life cycle cost savings improved property value.