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Below
is Action Item 9 and associated tasks from the strategy, Building Better
Buildings: A Blueprint for Sustainable State Facilities (Blueprint). The Blueprint contains a ten-point plan to
implement the Governor's sustainable building goal. Links to key deliverables are
provided, if available.
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Action Item 9 |
Implement guidelines to acquire leased space with cost-effective sustainable
building features. |
Due Date |
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9-1 |
Review
sustainable leasing contracts for other cities, states, and the federal
General Services Administration. Identify
the appropriate sustainable building features and operating standards for
leased space. Develop corresponding language to be incorporated into the
state’s
standard lease specifications.
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Completed |
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9-1a |
Review and update model sustainable lease language. |
Annual updates each July |
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9-2 |
Include state leasing staff in the sustainable building training program (see
Action Item 7). |
Ongoing |
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9-3 |
Notify
DGS’s
Energy Management Division of each new lease or renewal lease in which the
State agency pays the utility bills directly. |
Ongoing |
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9-4 |
Explore
financial incentives (e.g., no and/or low interest loans, tax incentives,
grants, and utility program funds) for building owners that lease to the
state to upgrade their properties with sustainable building
features. |
Ongoing |
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9-5 |
Meet
with public entities to encourage them to finance the construction and/or
renovation of buildings using sustainable practices (e.g., Public
Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System, and the
State Treasurer). |
Ongoing |
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9-6 |
Develop
comprehensive lease renewal criteria to review possible retrofit
opportunities for currently leased space. |
Ongoing |
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9-7 |
Meet
with property owners leasing to the state to discuss the
Governor’s
sustainable building and energy efficiency goals (e.g., the Building
Owners and Managers Association, Arden Realty, Sacramento owners of
state-leased facilities, and others). |
Ongoing |
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