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E5 • These discussions led to the following staff recommendations for the referenced fiscal years: FY 2008 f 2009 • Begin incentive based voluntary compliance with a 'Green Building' Program for residential and commercial construction. • Provide 'greenbuilding' and energy star; grant funded educational programs for builders and homeowners. • Expand inspections, Current Planning and Erosion Control web pages to promote green building and energy star programs. FY 2Q09 /2010 • Formulate plan for new construction or renovation of public buildings to be Green Certified through a nationally recognized Green Building program such as Triangle J High Performance Guidelines, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)or Green Globe_ • Require Energy Star Certification for all private commercial and residential construction. • Prepare plan and establish future energy efficiency goals and their implementation_ • Comprehensive Plan The 2030 Comprehensive Plan, adopted November 18, 2008, includes the following overarching BOCC Planning Principle that generally supports the use of green building practices in the County: BOCC Planning Principle 3a—"Encouragement of energy efficiency, tower energy consumption, and the use of non-polluting renewable energy resources". In addition, Objectives included in the Plan provide specific mention of green building standards for publicly owned and managed buildings and identifies the need to explore green building standards for private development. Items such as the County's preference for deconstruction over demolition, use of LEED "Gold" (or equivalent) standards, and the need to educate staff on preferred technologies and techniques are also mentioned. Green Building Program Proposal The National Association of Horne Builders, in conjunction with 64 other stakeholders, including the International Code Council (ICC), released a Working Draft of its National Green Building Standards on March 22. 2007. This is the first and only true consensus based standard for residential green building, it will also be the first to be accredited by the American National Standards institute (ANSI). The projected publish date is early May 2009, pending ANSI review. Once published, the standard can be adopted by local jurisdictions, which will fit within the ICC Building Codes,which is the foundation of the North Carolina State Building Codes.