Sustainable Building Ad Hoc Advisory Committee

Introduction
Presentations and Reports
Future Meetings
Meeting Minutes

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Sustainable Building Ad Hoc Advisory Committee

Introduction

About the Committee

Hailey’s City Council approved the creation of the Sustainable Building Ad Hoc Advisory Committee in November of 2008. The Committee’s make-up consist of professionals from diverse fields within the community, related to or having an interest in sustainable development. The Committee will help promote sustainable building and development strategies by serving as a sounding board, recommending sustainable or “green” updates to the building, zoning, and subdivision codes, serving as the line of communication between the city and Hailey’s citizens, and researching various options and policy mechanisms and determining their feasibility.

The creation of the committee is in response to a recommendation by Hailey’s Environmental Leadership Program (HELP) that the city’s sustainability efforts would be most efficiently directed towards updating building and zoning codes. Buildings (both commercial and residential) account for 38% of the U.S.’s overall energy consumption –
on average more than transportation. Therefore, it makes sense to curtail impacts where consumption is greatest.

HELP has been working towards creating incentives for commercial and residential projects, hoping to make green building easier and more attractive in Hailey, while promoting and incentivizing buildings and buyers to seek a higher standard of energy efficiency and sustainability than what is currently required. In addition to the recently passed ENERGY STAR for residential building program, it is HELP’s recommendation that more incentives be created, while moving towards requiring sustainable building and development standards, much like communities such as Boise, Teton County and Aspen,
which have all adopted or are in the process of adopting various policy mechanisms and standards.

Developing a broader, more comprehensive range of green development incentives and requirements is a large task and will require buy-in from the building and development industries, as well as the public at large. In an effort to create practical incentives and requirements supported by the community, an ad hoc advisory group made up of professionals throughout the community will play an essential role.

Committee Members

Richard Meyer Chip Maguire

Garth Callaghan Jay Cone

Jolyon Sawrey Craig Barry

Troy Quesnel Brian Bothwell

Mat Hall Ward Grey

Introduction to Committee and various "green" building programs

Steps taken by other Communities

Presentations and Reports

Build Better, Build Smart Community Series

July 22, 2010 - 6-7:30pm, Hailey City Hall
August 12, 2010 - 6-8:15pm, Community Campus

Details will be provided at a later date.

September 25, 2010 - 11am-5pm, Hailey Masonic Lodge

For more information call Mariel Platt, 788-9815, ext. 24.

April 26, 2010 - Committee's Recommendation, presented to City Council.

March 22, 2010 - Results from Home Energy Rating Systems (HERS) Demonstration

October 2009 - David Neiger, Populus Sustainable Design Consulting - Boulder, CO

October 12th - Integrated Design Process and Modeling Energy Efficiency
October 13th - Presentation to Elected Officials: Creating a Green Building Program

June 16, 2009 - Green Building: The Real Story

Future Meetings

There is no future meeting scheduled at this time. Staff is currently preparing a draft code amendment to reflect the Committee's recommendation. The amendments will be reviewed by the Council at their August 23, 2010 meeting.

Typically, the Committee meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, at 5:30pm in City Hall's Council Chambers.

Meetings are open to the public and participation is welcome. If you are interested in attending and have any questions or need assistance please contact Mariel Platt, Hailey City Planner, at 788-9815 ext. 24

Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes have NOT been created for meetings that involved presentations to stakeholder groups or development of presentation materials.