Denver green roof initiative details.
Green roof initiative colorado.
8 2017 the voters of denver passed the denver green roof initiative.
A green roofs review task force is convened.
In january 2018 concurrent with the city s adoption of the green roofs initiative the denver department of public health the environment convened a multidisciplinary task force of individuals from academia industry government and creators backers of the original green roof initiative.
The mandate requires every new building building addition or roof replacement with a gross floor area of 25 00 square feet or greater must include a green roof or a combination of green roof and solar energy collection.
Green roofs are subject to the design and construction requirements detailed in article iv section 4 02 d in the rules and regulations pdf.
The denver green roofs initiative on your 2017 ballot as initiated ordinance 300 would require that all buildings greater than 25 000 square feet dedicate a portion of their rooftop to green.
Read this section carefully before submitting architectural structural plumbing electrical or mechanical plans for a green roof.
Not one green roof has been added to denver since city passed green roof initiative as the city tries to figure out how this is all going to work business owners that want to build or replace.
A citizen initiative to require the roofs of large buildings to be green or a combination of solar panels and green initiated ordinance 300 was on the ballot for denver voters in denver county colorado on november 7 2017 it was approved.