For more information about building green and why it’s important, click here.

To encourage residents to "build it green," by using sustainable materials and techniques, the City of Walnut Creek offers free, helpful, informational booklets at the Permits Counter on the second floor of City Hall. 

Click here to visit builditgreen.org, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote building green.


New LEED Certified Library

The new Walnut Creek downtown library will be the City’s first publically owned LEED-certified building. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The sustainable features of the new library include:

    - Control of solar gain through roof overhangs, sun screens and interior shading
    - Stormwater management
    - Reduction of heat islands
    - "Energy Star" rated roof High performance glazing Energy efficient heating and cooling and lighting 
    - Energy efficient, under-floor heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) distribution
    - Daylight harvesting controls to automatically dim unneeded light 
    - Infrastructure will be installed for future photovoltaic installation
    - Construction waste management 
    - Use of materials with recycled content and regionally manufactured materials

For more about the library, click here.

For more about LEED, click here.

Green Building Codes & Standards
New Green Building Codes / Standards – Effective August 1, 2009

Green Building Codes / Standards – Effective August 1, 2009

Published green building standards are now found in the 2008 Green Building Standards Code or CalGreen Code

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