For purposes of this Chapter 7, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below.
“All-Electric” shall have the same meaning as “All-Electric Building or Project” as defined in the San Francisco Green Building Code, as amended from time to time.
“Biodiversity Guidelines” means specific actions for project teams to create local wildlife habitat in the built environment toward fulfilling the City’s Biodiverse City Vision, in accordance with the SF BOS 2018 Biodiversity Resolution. (sfenvironment.org/biodiversityguidelines)
“Building” means any structure with a roof and walls that supports or shelters a use or occupancy, other than that which primarily provides for the collection, storage, treatment, delivery, distribution, and/or transmission of water, wastewater, and/or power utilities.
“City Department” means any agency of the City and County of San Francisco. Any other local, state, or federal agency doing business in San Francisco is not a City Department, such as the San Francisco Unified School District, the San Francisco Community College District, the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, and the San Francisco Housing Authority.
“City Leasehold” means a Building or portion thereof owned by a party other than the City where a City Department is a tenant.
“City-Owned Property” means any land or real estate belonging to the City and County of San Francisco, including any portion thereof that is leased to a non-City entity.
“City Representative” means the employee of the City and County of San Francisco who oversees the process for a Municipal Construction Project and is responsible for ensuring that the Contractor complies with all aspects of the contract documents.
“Commission” means the Commission on the Environment.
“Community Center” means a Building and its grounds, where regular public programming provides an essential health and wellness function, important to maintain during an emergency. For the Recreation and Park Department, Community Center specifically means a recreation center.
“Construction and Demolition Debris” or “C & D Debris” shall have the same meaning as “Construction and Demolition Debris” as defined in the Environment Code, Chapter 14, as amended from time to time.
“Contractor” means the company or Person to whom the City awards a binding agreement to deliver a Municipal Construction Project.
“Critical Community Institution” means a Building necessary for providing vital societal and individual functions, including public safety facilities, health clinics, Community Centers, libraries, and emergency management facilities.
“Department” means the Department of the Environment.
“Design Phases” means the generally accepted stages of architectural design: conceptual design, schematic design, design development, and construction documents.
“Director” means the Director of the Department of the Environment or their designee.
“Embodied Carbon” means the sum impact of all the greenhouse gas emissions attributed to a material throughout its lifecycle.
“Green Building Rating System” means an assessment tool, created and managed by a reputable organization in good standing and recognized by the building industry as meeting the standard of care, that includes the following general characteristics, at a minimum:
· Holistic approach to program requirements, with established and comprehensive sustainability metrics for measuring performance in a range of impact areas, such as energy; environmental justice; human and environmental health; integrative process; materials; site and surrounds; and water;
· Independent third-party verification;
· Mechanism for consistent evaluation and communication of achievement or levels of achievement;
· Standardized processes for project data tracking and project team support; and
· Commitment to continuous improvement with clearly delineated and transparent methods for program updates.
“Green Business Certification Inc.” or “GBCI” is the global certification body for the LEED green building program and other sustainability rating systems, as well as the administrator of related professional credentials. (www.gcbi.org)
“Indoor Air Quality” or “IAQ” means the characteristics of air within and around a Building, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of Building occupants, and as it is affected by gases (including but not limited to carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, radon, formaldehyde, ozone, nitrogen oxides, semi-volatile organic compounds, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds), particulates, and microbial contaminants (e.g., mold, bacteria).
“Indoor Environmental Quality” means the overall state of conditions within a Building that affects its occupants, including but not limited to Indoor Air Quality, lighting, acoustics, thermal conditions, daylight, views, and ergonomics.
“Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” or “LEED®” is an internationally recognized and third-party verified green building rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. (www.usgbc.org/leed)
“LEED Accredited Professional With Specialty” or “LEED AP With Specialty” means an employee of a City Department or a consultant retained by the City through a design or construction contract or other agreement, who has passed the LEED AP With Specialty accreditation exam issued by GBCI and has maintained this credential by earning continuing education hours.
“LEED Online” means the web-based platform provided by the U.S. Green Building Council for LEED project registration, team collaboration, document management, project progress monitoring, and access to forms, reviewer comments, and certification credit language.
“LEED Project Administrator” means the individual member of the design team who registers a Municipal Construction Project with GBCI, and subsequently administers the LEED documentation and certification process for the project. The LEED Project Administrator shall be a LEED AP With Specialty in good standing.
“LEED Scorecard” means a summary chart indicating all LEED prerequisites and credits being pursued and reasonably expected to be achieved for a Municipal Construction Project.
“Maintenance” means repair, replacement, or modernization of items as part of single-trade scope of work (e.g., roofing, boiler, chiller, fire sprinkler, fire alarm, elevator), accessibility barrier removal, or non-permitted work (e.g., finish materials, furniture systems, hardware).
“Major Renovation” means a Municipal Construction Project where Building interior finishes are removed and significant upgrades to structural and/or mechanical, electrical, and/or plumbing systems are proposed; and where the scope of work is extensive enough such that normal Building operations cannot continue while the work is in progress and/or a new certificate of occupancy, or similar official indication that it is fit and ready for use, is required.
“Material Reduction and Recovery Plan” or “MRRP” shall have the same meaning as “Material Reduction and Recovery Plan” as defined in Environment Code, Chapter 14, as amended from time to time.
“Municipal Construction Project” means any planning, design, construction, deconstruction, or demolition activity performed by a City Department or on a city-owned property.
“Natural Gas” shall have the same meaning as “Fuel Gas” as defined in the California Plumbing Code and Mechanical Code, as amended from time to time.
“New Construction” means a Municipal Construction Project that includes land disturbing activity from the ground up, with a new Building envelope and new structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
“Non-Building Project” means a Municipal Construction Project that does not include a Building.
“Person” means a natural person, a firm, joint stock company, business concern, association, partnership or corporation or, to the extent permitted by law, governmental entity, including the City and County of San Francisco and its departments, boards, and commissions for projects within the nine counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma), and its or their successors or assigns.
“Small Project” means New Construction, Major Renovation, or Tenant Improvement that either is less than 10,000 gross square feet or is of any size with insufficient scope to meet all LEED prerequisites.
“Tenant Improvement” means a Municipal Construction Project that involves the customized alterations to the interior of an occupiable Building to accommodate the needs of specific occupants, where interior finishes are removed and/or mechanical, electrical, and/or plumbing systems are proposed, such that normal building operations cannot continue while the work is in progress and/or a new certificate of occupancy, or similar official indication that it is fit and ready for use, is required.
“Tier 1 Emergency Loads” means mission-critical, life-sustaining electrical end uses which shall not comprise less than 10% of total Building electrical capacity and shall include loads essential to the continued function of the use(s) that are the basis for the designation of Critical Community Institution at the site.
“Tier 2 Priority Loads” means electrical end uses that should maintain operation in the event of disruption to electricity supply only when doing so does not threaten the resilient operation of Tier 1 Emergency Loads. Tier 2 Priority Loads usually comprise about 15% of total Building electrical capacity.
“Tier 3 Discretionary Loads” means electrical end uses that should maintain operation in the event of disruption to electricity supply only when doing so does not threaten the resilient operation of Tier 1 Emergency Loads and Tier 2 Priority Loads. Tier 3 Discretionary Loads usually comprise about 75% of total Building electrical capacity.
“Virtual Warehouse” means the City’s online reuse system for all unwanted City-owned items. The Virtual Warehouse facilitates the reuse, recycling, and proper disposal of city-owned material pursuant to the Surplus Disposal Ordinance and Resource Conservation Ordinance. (https://sfenvironment.org/virtualwarehouse).
(Added by Ord. 38-23, File No. 221223, App. 3/24/2023, Eff. 4/24/2023)
(Former Sec. 701 added and former Sec. 701 repealed by Ord. 88-04, File No. 030679, App. 5/27/2004; amended by Ord. 204-11, File No. 110854, App. 10/11/2011, Eff. 11/10/2011; Ord. 52-17, File No. 161287, App. 3/17/2017, Eff. 4/16/2017; Ord. 250-18, File No. 180002, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018; Ord. 8-20, File No. 190972, App. 2/7/2020, Eff. 3/9/2020, Retro. 1/1/2020; repealed by Ord. 38-23, File No. 221223, App. 3/24/2023, Eff. 4/24/2023)