News Brief

Aspen Considers Renewable Energy Requirements for Commercial Buildings

by Allyson Wendt

Aspen, Colorado, already has a strong residential program for promoting energy conservation and renewable energy. The Renewable Energy Mitigation Program, or REMP, requires builders of large homes (those over 5,000 ft2, or 500 m2) or those with snowmelt systems, spas, or heated pools, to install renewable energy systems or pay a mitigation fee into an account that funds renewable energy projects in the area (see

EBN

Vol. 10, No. 7).

Now, the City is drafting a similar program for commercial buildings. The new program would also include broader green building requirements based on the proposed ASHRAE Standard 189 (see EBN Vol. 15, No. 3). A draft of Aspen's standards should be available for public comment by the end of 2008; if the standards become law, they will likely become effective sometime in 2009.

Published August 28, 2008

Wendt, A. (2008, August 28). Aspen Considers Renewable Energy Requirements for Commercial Buildings. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/aspen-considers-renewable-energy-requirements-commercial-buildings

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