California Green Building Blog

San Francisco Urban Wind Power Task Force Report And Recommendations

Produced by the members of the SanFrancisco Urban Wind Power Task Force September 21, 2009

The 44 member Task force was createdby Mayor Gavin Newsom, and Assemblymember Tom Ammiano to study the feasability of small wind projects throughout San Francisco.  The 15 page study offers very good information relating to feasability of small wind installation.  The study also offers public policy recommendations moving forward.  To read the entire report, CLICK HERE. 

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Assessing Green Building Performance: A Post Occupancy Evaluation of 12 GSA Buildings 

Produced by the GSA Public Buildings Service, Office of Applied Science, June 2008

This report is a white paper by the General Services Administration, a branch of the Executive Office of the United States Government.  The report is short and sweet, and it’s a great place for current data.  There are a few California buildings included in the study.  To read the report, Click Here.

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California Climate Risk and Response
By David Roland-Holst and Fredrich Kahrl, UC Berkeley, November 2008

The report quantifies jobs gained by investment in green technologies including adoption of AB 32. The full text of the report can be found at www.next10.org/research

Sarah Grilli wrote a fantastic review “Will Green Jobs Really Assist In Boosting The Economy” (- Click Here -)  to read the review. 

Part of Sarah’s review reports: “The California Air Resources Board (CARB) was tasked to create a draft implementation plan that outlined the policies that the state will need to put into place to actualize the standards set out by AB32. CARB’s plan is slated to be finalized in December 2008 and significant action should follow thereafter.  Extrapolating the historical data by using the Berkeley Energy and Resources (BEAR) model for forecasting economic results, the study is able to predict AB32’s effects. “

Read David Roland-Holst and Fredrich Kahrl’s study, California Climate Risk and Response, funded by Next10, by clicking here.

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Building Better Buildings: A Blueprint for Sustainable State Facilities (Blueprint 2001)

By the Sustainable Building Task Force and the State and Consumer Services Agency, December 2001

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An Update on State Sustainable Building Initiatives (Blueprint 2003)

By the Sustainable Building Task Force and the State and Consumer Services Agency, October 2003

The Sustainable Building Task Force preceded Governor Schwarzenegger’s Green Action Team, and wrote the two reports referenced above.  The reports may be a bit dated, but they still provide lots of relevant data and analysis.  Also, they represent the only publications by the California government that analyze the cost effectiveness of green buildings.  Click Here to get the 2001 report, and Click Here to get the 2003 report.