City of Jacksonville - Sustainable Building Program Ordinance

This program does not directly apply to homeowners. It requires Jacksonville's public buildings to meet sustainable building standards like LEED or Green Globes certification, which may indirectly benefit residents through more efficient and environmentally responsible public facilities.

Contractors working on Jacksonville public building projects must ensure compliance with one of three certification standards: LEED, Green Globes, or Florida Green Building Coalition standards. Project teams should verify which certification pathway the public entity has selected and design accordingly.

Chapter 327 of the Jacksonville Ordinance Code mandates that all public buildings achieve sustainable development certification through LEED, Green Building Initiative's Green Globes, or Florida Green Building Coalition standards. The program applies only to municipal public buildings and establishes compliance requirements through local code enforcement.