假如舊金山市遵照市長紐森（Gavin Newsom）號召的綠建築任務小組的建議，舊金山建設商業建築與住宅的環境標準，可能會是全美國最高的標準。
根據該任務小組11日的企劃報告，新標準與既有針對舊金山市政府建築的規定相當雷同。任何新標準設立都需要舊金山監督委員會的通過。
這個10人組成的任務小組包括舊金山建築業主、開發業者、金融、建築、工程與建設業者的代表。針對較大型商業建築和重建工作，任務小組推薦按照時程安排的規劃，即在近期達到LEED認可，2012年則達到LEED金的標準。
LEED是美國綠建築協會對於資源效能的評價標準，意指「能源發展與環境設計的領導地位」。而較小的商業建築，由於綠色設計帶來的效能利益相對較少，任務小組建議業者在可能的範圍內自發完成。
高樓層住宅的建設規定則與商業大樓相同。1到4層樓的小型住宅與低於23公尺的中型住宅建議在2012年前達到「綠點評價」（Green Point Rating）系統的75點。該系統比較適合小型住宅而非商業建設，由一個推動加州健康、達到能源和資源效能建築的專業非營利會員組織「造出綠建築」（Build It Green）進行評鑑。
Commercial and residential buildings in San Francisco may have to meet the highest environmental standards in the nation, if the city follows the recommendations of Mayor Gavin Newsom's Green Building Task Force.
The new standards, proposed in the Task Force report of July 11, would be similar to those already in place for San Francisco municipal buildings. Any new standards would need approval by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
The 10 member Task Force includes representatives of San Francisco's building ownership, developer, financial, architectural, engineering, and construction communities.
For large commercial buildings and renovations, the Task Force recommends a phased approach, with an immediate target of LEED Certified, increasing to LEED Gold by 2012.
"LEED" is the U.S. Green Building Council's resource efficiency standard, which stands for "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design."
For smaller commercial buildings, where the payback for green design is less substantial, the Task Force recommends voluntary compliance to the extent practicable.
High-rise residential buildings would follow the same guidelines as commercial buildings. Smaller residential buildings of one to four units, and mid-rise buildings under 75 feet high are recommended to achieve a GreenPoint Rating of 75 points by 2012.
GreenPoint Ratings, better suited for smaller residential than commercial construction, were developed by "Build It Green," a professional non-profit membership organization promoting healthy, energy and resource-efficient buildings in California.
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