Both Los Angeles and San Francisco are considering stringent building standards that have been pushed and promoted by their mayors. San Francisco’s Gavin Newsom has set forth a Task Force on Green Building that has reported detailed recommendations that soon will be considered by city government. Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles, has also defined a green building program aimed at reducing emissions and supporting the Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) standards.
Both plans grease the planning wheels if the building meets a specific LEED standard. The fast-tracked timetable of going green is one of many ways the two cities are incentivizing the move to green building. Both cities realize a need to dramatically reduce emissions, with L.A. pledging a reduction of 30% below 1990 levels by 2030, and San Francisco pedging 20% below 1990 by 2012.
An online feature from the Los Angeles Times compares the impact of the two plans.
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