City of San Antonio - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements

June 04, 2020

Summary

In 2009, the mayor of San Antonio announced the “Mission Verde” plan, which included several energy savings goals. As part of this plan, the City Council enacted an ordinance in March 2009 requiring all new buildings in San Antonio to meet a 15% greater efficiency rate than what was required in the 2008 city energy code and establishing goals of 30% energy saving by 2012 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.

In December 2011, the City Council adopted the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, Chapters 2 through 5.

In October 2018, the City Council adopted the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	Local
Category:	Regulatory Policy
State:	Texas
Incentive Type:	Building Energy Code
Web Site:	http://www.sanantonio.gov/Sustainability
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building
Residential Code:	2018 IECC
Commercial Code:	2018 IECC
Code Change Cycle:	Code will be revisited every three years

Authorities

Name:	Ordinance No. 2009-03-12-0179
Date Enacted:	03/12/2009
Effective Date:	01/01/2010

Name:	Chapter 10 Article X - Energy Conservation Code
Date Enacted:	03/12/2009 (subsequently amended)
Effective Date:	01/01/2010

Name:	Ordinance No. 2011-12-01-0984
Date Enacted:	12/02/2011

Contact

Name:	General Contact
Organization:	City of San Antonio
Address:	118 Broadway San Antonio TX 78205
Phone:	(210) 224-7278

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.