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 roof initiative colorado.
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.
Brandon rietheimer the campaign manager for denver green roof initiative stands in the rooftop garden at the ralph l.
Green roofs are subject to the design and construction requirements detailed in article iv section 4 02 d in the rules and regulations pdf.
8 2017 the voters of denver passed the denver green roof initiative.
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.
Denver green roof initiative details.
Carr colorado judicial center march 3 2017.
A green roofs review task force is convened.
1 the construction of any building with a gross floor area of 25 000 square feet or greater must include covering a portion of its roof with vegetation solar panel installations or a combination of both.