Commercial Green Building

If you are building or renovating a commercial building, compliance with the City’s green building requirements must be verified by either the City or the Green Building Certification Institute. 

What is required for commercial non-residential and multi-unit residential construction?
Requirements for new buildings or additions greater than 7,500 gsf, or alterations of more than 50% of gsf (if the altered area is at least 7,500 gsf) include:

1.  Review and submission of the Green Requirements Supplemental Form to determine what is required for your project.

2. Applicants will be required to submit a LEED Checklist completed by a LEED Accredited Professional as part of their plan submittals. Having a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) on the project team facilitates an integrated design process and submission of the appropriate LEED credit checklist, or equivalent, with each submittal to the City.

• Rockville New Construction and Major Renovations Checklist
   
• Rockville Core and Shell Checklist
   
• Rockville Commercial Interiors Checklist
   
• Other LEED equivalent residential rating system Checklist (as approved by the City)

3. New Construction and Core & Shell buildings must demonstrate how the project will obtain at least 25 LEED points (where 40 out of 110 possible points is Certified), with at least 5 points earned from a list of 13 local priority credits:

• SS C5.1    Site Development- Protect or Restore Habitat
• SS C5.2    Site Development- Maximize Open Space
• SS C6.1    Stormwater Design- Quantity Control
• SS C6.2    Stormwater Design- Quality Control
• SS C7.1    Heat Island- Non-roof
• SS C7.2    Heat Island- Roof
• WE C2:     Innovative Wastewater Technology
• WE C3:     Water Use Reduction
• EA C1:      Optimize Energy Performance
• EA C2:      On-site Renewable Energy
• EA C6:      Green Power
• MR C1.1    Building Reuse-Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
• MR C2:     Construction Waste Management- 50%

4. Commercial Interior projects must demonstrate how they will obtain at least 10 LEED points (where 40 out of 110 possible points is certified).

5. Certain installed appliances, fixtures, and building components must earn the ENERGY STAR label.

6. Optimization of lighting system energy performance is required for common areas, corridors, lobbies, stairwells, fitness rooms, etc.

7. Building manuals must be provided to the owner, occupant, or tenant that explain the intent, benefits, use, and maintenance of green building features.