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of the Buildings. Use of Grccn Building tcchniqucs in all construction can reduce overall energy consumption throughout the City. - d. Based on studies by the Alanicda County Waste Matiagetn ent Authority (AC W MA), construction and demolition debris comprises up to 2 ] percent of materials disposed in Alarrteda County land£11 s, and opportunities exist for reducing the generation of-this wastc- e- In recent years, Green Building design, construction, and operational tcchniqucs have become increasingly widespread. Matey homeowners, businesses, and Building professionals have voluntarily sought to incorporate Green Building techniques into their projects- A number oFlocal and national systems have been developed to serve as guiders to Green Building practiccs_ At the national level, the U_S- Grccn Building Cowicil, developer of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LI?FDTM) Comn~crcial Green Building Rating System and LEF'DTM Reference Guide, has become a ]cedar in promoting a.nd guiding Green Building. At the regional level, ACWMA has developed Green Building guidelines and Green Building rating sy stetr~s tt>r single-fancily and multi-fancily residences following a collaborative process with the development community- f Requiring certain commercial., residential, and City-sponsored projects to incorporate LEEDTM Grcctz Building treasures is necessary acid appropriate to achieve the benciits of Green Building. g. Health and Safety Code Sections 18938 and l 7958 provide that the California Building Standards Code establish Building standards for all occupancies throughout the state. h. Many of the prerequisites and means of achieving credits under LEED'''^", the Single-Fancily Grccn Building Rating System and the Multi-Family Cireen Building Rating Systcni do not impact areas where state law has established building standards. The City further faeces that, for specific projects, the Applicant tztay believe that achieving the LL'L-:DTM, Single-Family or Multi-N'arnily Grccn Building rating required by this Chapter could require use of otherwise unauthorized building standards, and, accordingly, the City finds that it is appropriate to provide for an exemption frotrt this Chapter in such circumstances. 17_50_030 Dcfin itio r~s_ For the purposes of this Chapter, certain words and terms used arc detined as follows: a- "A C'WMA" means the Alameda County Waste Management Authority- 2