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Green buildings use recycled-content materials, consume less energy and water, have better indoor air quality, and use fewer natural resources than conventional buildings. Construction waste is often recycled and remanufactured into other building products. (f) The City finds that green building design and construction decisions made by the City in the construction and remodeling of City buildings can result in significant cost savings to the City over the life of the projects. (g) The City finds that it is critical to both the economic and environmental health of the City that the City provides leadership to both the private and public sectors in the area of green building. (h) The most immediate and meaningful way to do so is to include green building elements in City projects, and to encourage private projects to include green building elements. (i) Green building design, construction, operations and maintenance techniques have been increasingly adopted in residential and commercial building construction. (j) At the national level, the U.S. Green Building Council has taken the lead in promoting and defining commercial green building by developing the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)TM Rating System. (k) Requiring City Projects to incorporate LEEDTM is necessary and appropriate to achieving the benefits of green building in the City. 3-9-110 DEFINITIONS. (a) "Building" means any Structure used for support or shelter of any use or occupancy. "Building" includes Structures of occupied space, as defined by the California Building Code. (b) "City Project" means any new construction or Renovation of a Building owned or occupied by a City Department or Agency. (c) "Covered Project" means all new Building or Renovation projects that equal or exceed $3 million in construction costs, adjusted annually to the Building Cost Index published in the Engineering News-Record Magazine; and are owned or occupied by a City Department or Agency. (d) "Green Building Compliance Official" means the designated staff person(s) with the requisite green building training and accreditations that are authorized and responsible for implementing this Chapter. (e) "Initiated" means officially identified and substantially funded to offset the costs associated with the project. ORDINANCE NO. 2008-007 2