they are turning to the green building codes. we will see new green building requirements for san francisco. now the california energy code fills the space of green building requirements. fire department where you have an occupant load of 50 or more and the occupant load is not the patrons it's based on the square footage of the restaurant typically 50 square feet per person. if you have 50 or more the fire department wants to see a complete seating plan to make sure exiting is not blocked. of course, we need to see exits. san francisco probably the number one problem that i see that is difficult to resolve is how you get out of the land locked buildings where you have one front street frontage and no back or side entrances which typically mean you need to put a fire corridor. in there was a change in the california building code in january saying where there is a fully sprinklered building the exits have to be separated a third of the diagnal distance. a technicality but it makes a difference a third degree of the diagonal differ

informational presentation and proposed adoption of the 2010 building code, incorporating the 2010 california building code and conditions for a green building design and review of energy systems. the >> good afternoon. commissioners? i am here to present information on the proposed adoption of the 2010 port of san francisco building code. at the current code addition from 2008 adopted the 2007 building code standards for building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. the state has adopted a new code. a 2010 building code that will be effective on january 1, 2011. when that is effective, they will appeal the 2007 building code standards that we have adopted. as a result of that, we need to adopt a new 2010 port building code, adopting the building code standard for that title 24 california board of regulations status pertinent to the port specific locations with topographical conditions. it will also conclude -- include our administrative procedures. so that we are able to process and permit applications and appeal to building code decisions. this includes a building code with a goal -- a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions t

of the building department, too. >> of the time of sale, they can require low-flow shower heads, aerators. we will see a tremendous expansion of that of the next few years. >> in terms of the green building features, when people are faced with a need in the building, do they generally recouped when they make their decision to go green? the one i see frequently as windows, when people are facing a choice that they need to replace or upgrade the windows in a building, if they are choosing to go with a green product, do you think that has any cannot show in the marketplace? -- penache in the marketplace? flooring? things that people might be doing any while -- anyhow, but they may pay 10% more for a grain product. >> if it is green, it is nice. it is hard to attach a dollar figure. the general consensus is, that is great, which is a positive that always a good thing. i think so. >> i agree, but if you're faced with the decision to put in a court for, another alternative, versus a traditional, hardwood floor, that is a decision i would not make that bet on. it is an aesthetic thing. >> do byers asked about screeng -- green? >> not yet. >> it is coming. >> we have with us in the audi

building standards code with specific administrative procedures and design requirements, as well as technical aspects considered necessary for the marine environment and maritime operations, as well as new regulations for conservation, the green building, and energy efficiency. we will also include a procedure that will allow for timely, cost-effective processing of reviewing solar energy building applications for the encouragement of photovotaic systems in that port property. questions? >> questions on this item? public comment on this item? ok, thank you for the information. >> great. >> item 10a, requesting approval between the rapid that transit district and the city and county to the port for a term of six to six years for the installation and maintenance of security barriers on and under the ferry plaza barring censuring the agreements of the very plaza limited partnership equity office partnership under golden gate bridge highway transportation districts for use of the property currently under agreement to each. >> good afternoon. i am with planning and development at the port and am here to talk to you about the barbarian project and cooperative agreement. i have been part of the team that has worked on this project f

city government, and the federal government have talked about the future of work in this country being closely tied to green jobs. the building trades are among those occupations that are most heavily involved in grain jobs, and the public utilities commission should be the organization central to the great majority of green jobs in the city, and it is absolutely appropriate that that organization, the public utilities commission, should meet not just -- lead not just by mandate, but by example. which we will do with this building. we want to thank the board, the commission, and webcor for its assistance in getting this project off the ground. thank you. >> speaking of banking folks, there are a number of people here from the public utilities commission. i would like to recognize them. and shelby campbell, who just joined us, but shelby is our new key person who is our project director. we keep talking about this thing over here, and i should mention that this is from blue-green pacific wind turbine manufacturers, and they are in the bayview district of san francisco, and we hope to be using their wind turbines on this projec

the green knowledge in the is couple of weeks. they set the standard for environmentally responsible building. the council says california has more green hospitality projects than anywhere else in the nation. the number of projects nationally jumped from one in 2005 to 947 this year. >> i think it is a trend. >> colin johnson is associate professor of hospitality management at san francisco state univer >> most of major changes that brought this idea of buying into sustainable development and looking after the environment but it was because cost savings. >> he says that european hotels are much further ahead than the u.s. to green up their hotels. small hotels like this are planting the seeds of change locally but he says it's a matter of time before the big chains follow suit. >> i think it has eventually, not just in northern california but throughout the world. >> dan ashley, "abc 7 news." >>> a very special summer camp based here in the bay area. coming up. they share a mission of love doing all they can to do to help children [ der brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother

though the city of oakland gave the company the green light to build the cell tower, parents are hoping the company will reconsider. >> education not radiation. >> reporter: today 40 concerned parents and students in near by yates elementary armed with signs and their voices. >> we're really calling for a precautionary approach, right. and calling on verizon to have more responsible antenna placement. >> reporter: the towers will be installed across this school. in an area that is zoned for mixed use. >> no one really knows with the proliferation of cell antennas, if they are actually safe on kids. >> reporter: today verizon released this statement. verizon will operate the cell site in full compliance with all applicable rules. >> if we want to fight a battle. the pollution from automobiles is much more hazardous. probably the vapor coming out of the building materials. >> reporter: so today's protest did draw a reaction from jane bruner who said, although the committee cannot stop these antennas from going up, they will -- >>> a student showed a text message to a teacher, parents were

home-building. >> when i first joined the business, i definitely was passionate about the idea of building green houses, not only because i thought it was the right thing to do but because i felt like that was a way she could separate herself in the marketplace. she understood it right away and also, i think, simultaneously got on board with this idea that we all need to work together to help protect the environment and that building green is our responsibility a just knowing that wer is a resource and that protecting all of our resources was really important. >> i will tell you that the first time she had that conversation with me i thoht that she had been in california way too long. you know, she moved from california. i was like, "what is she talking about?" however, what i did is i simply just sat down, i listened, i realized that her points were absolutely very important. >> just recently, "el nuevo constructor," the first and only spanish-lguage construction trade magazine, named carmen builder of the year. through the years, carmen has credited her success and accomplishments to her uncan

this and major would be used on the form our brown the building to reduce additional impacts around the building and provide for recreation. this would have green roofs on both buildings to provide for their integration into the area. >> this preliminary cross- section view shows that the primary building on the white -- right-hand side would be buried into the existing hillside with only 10 feet of wall exposed on the eastern

informational presentation and proposed adoption of the 2010 building code, incorporating the 2010 california building code and conditions for a greennergy systems. the >> good afternoon. commissioners? i am here to present information on the proposed adoption of

with the most aggressive green building standards. with the most aggressive alternative fuel program, etc.. we know it works. without taking too much time because we have a lot of speakers coming up, let me try to distill this. this is not democrats or republicans. it is about people coming together. one issue we all come aroutogetr around is the issue of jobs. the state and employment rate is 12%. this is exactly the conversation we need to be having. is not as a celebration and announcement of 2500 jobs and the down payment on that because of what tom and others are doing. if you put $1 billion into a coal plant, he will generate about 870 jobs. if you take that same $1 billion into a nuclear plant, you can generate more than 1500 jobs. it is a little bit better. if you put into solar, it is 1900 jobs. if you put in to win, it is 3300 jobs. here is the game changer. if you want to get serious about jobs and the construction and building trades, changed the way we produce and consume as it relates to buildings. $1 billion invested int

this and major would be used on the form our brown the building to reduce additional impacts around the building and provide for recreation. this would have green roofs on both buildings to provide for their integration into the area. >> this preliminary cross- section view shows that the primary building on the white -- right-hand side would be buried into the existing hillside with only 10 feet of wall exposed on the eastern side of the building. on the western side of the secondary structure, the landscape would be built up so that only 10 feet of the structure would be exposed. these 10-foot walls would act as a fence, providing the required level of security so that no chain-link fence would be required around the facility. there is a 1.1-million-gallon recycled water storage facility that would be completely buried under the main treatment building. this rendering shows a view of the building from the proposed service road. again, the areas around the facilities will be landscaped to encourage public use. the current design concept does not include fences. the areas would be planted with native grasses, like the ones shown here. our curre

accepting the infrastructure associated with the building, the storm water pump, and the building below it. chairperson maxwell: that is part of the storm water conservation, that little green part? >> i am not sure whether that is part of the system. >> it is. >> thank you for the clarification. that was dawn miller, one of our consultants. the building was reviewed by the arts commission and will be maintained by the redevelopment agency, but operated by the public utilities commission. do you e ay qestios? Ähairpers maxwll: colleaues? supervior mar: i am looki at it ook ie is above and under bayfront park. that is the location? >> it is in the vicinity. it is adjacent to bayfront park. supervisor mar: thank you. chairperson maxwell: i think that is it, thank you. why don't we open this up to public comment? simenon, public comment is close. without objection, we will move items one, too, and three. >> item 4, amending the planning and administrative code amending inclusionary housing program. chairperson maxwell: we heard this item last week and had some amendments and it had to sit for a while. i i think we might have more. >> we did make amendments which i described la

. >> it looks like walmart got the green light to build in baltimore's rentington neighborhood. the couldn'til voted overwhelmingly to approve zoning for the 25th street station. construction is all set to start in the spring. >>> well, the war on violent crime continues in the streets of baltimore city. >> that is right. more and more police are finding guns and clues and unraveling the web of criminals. out investigators are using guns to get to the bottom of violent crime. >> we are counting down. going down to the wire, look at this. the final 3, final night of "dancing on the stars" tomorrow we will find out who gets to take what home and what you been palin's performance tonight. >> all right, jamie. >>> 65 degrees, mild conditions today. another one coming tomorrow. don't let it fool you. arctic air moving into the country. it arrives for turkey day. those details right after this ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now get a safeway frozen turkey for just 47

this and major would be used on the form our brown the building to reduce additional impacts around the building and provide for recreation. this would have green roofs on this would have green roofs on both buildings to provide for

the building permit as recommended with modifications. the project proposed an expansion of our rear yard cottage and a small new structure at the front of the property. the proposal includes numerous green building techniques, including rain water catchment and solar panels. the palin targeted to not comply with residential design guidelines -- the appellant argued it did not comply with residential design guidelines. the board voted unanimously to uphold the commission's decision and approved a permit with the condition the scope of work excl the front structure, o fórequiring the project spono submit a new permit for the building. the department noted the project scope had already been thoroughly vetted through the process and section 311 cannot be required. that said, the second permit would also be appealable to the board of appeals. that concludes the d.a.'s summary of the board of appeals. president miguel: thank you. ]y commissioners, you are now at the 15 minute general public comment category. members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission with the exception of agenda items.

the walk. a one of a kind green roof graces the building. it stops twice aa much rainwater from getting to the bay and in the city that's critical. >> if you look around in an urban area, there are roads, roofs, parking lots, all that stuff. that means rain can't really go into the ground. it's just running to the next drape and then shooting down the river. >> howwver, the biggest hurdle is cost, $15 a square foot. >>> camden yards gets a makeover. >> coming up next see how workers arr sprucing up the ball park. >>> a tv news crew attacked. the questions that set these people off and the mistake that's leading the charges. >>> and i'm keith daniels, another twist in the investigation of thoseerobocalls made on election night. tonight charges are filed. we'll have that story just ahead. >>> we saw another beautiful day out there today around baltimore. plenty of sunshine. still clear skies out there on hd radar. no activity going on. looks like we'll stay dry for a few more days. when the rain will get here coming up in my forecast. 33 miles

that's exciting to residents, hoping to get the green energy. >> we like the wind. build more. more. >> reporter: the expansion of wind is considered a key component. some get a fifth of their energy from wind. but in the u.s., most of our electricity still comes from polluting sources like coal and gas. wind energy is less than 1% but it's growing. >> these wind turbines are making their contribution to cleaning up the overall pool of power that we have that we're all drawing out of. >> what's inside these huge towers? >> we have a lot of equipment. >> reporter: the criterion manager showed wjz how the wind farm works. gusts of wind spin the blaze on top of the 250-foot towers, cranking a generator. >>> all 28 feed into this substation, through eight mileiles of underground cable. >> it will end up in somebody's home, eventually. >>> right now, maryland trails most other states in the expansion of wind energy. but that could soon change. ocean city could become home to one of the nation's first and largest offshore wind farms, after federal regulators just okayed a state propo

it is unbelievable the embrace of the green building industry and technologies and increasingly renewablethe horizon, coastal restoration innovation is kind of the silver lining for the bp's bill. the mentality in this city is something that you can learn from, but you can learn from and your business is and we think government should and can learn from. were trying to spark this sense that this third motivator of love can review forward. i think folks from google in for a conference. the most common search term in the world on the planet is love. so when were looking at innovative ways to reboot and restart this conversation and jumpstart this move away from the freezing fear that is really gripped this country in so many parts of the world. in new orleans we have come to terms with that five years ago. although obviously it was unnatural disaster, engineering failure, we in some ways are moving on and we can serve as a model for the country to focus on and try this dialogue and this action forward. >> don't be afraid. you know, jump off the cliff. >> in a sense, to force people off deni

this came from the green check advisory group as well as building on the rocky mountain institute report. the draft a lecture resource plan that we have provided shi'a focuses on the three-year time frame type of actions that will move us towards the greenhouse gas-free goals. we recognize that san francisco has limited control over energy systems that serve the city, especially the fact that 83% of the energy that is procured to serve san francisco is procured by pg&e or other direct access providers. we are a power provider for our own communities. we have a small fee -- a small piece of the energy procurement decision making. pg&e has the largest piece. they on the transmission system that served san francisco. as you know, they own the distribution system. these are the two areas that did not have pg&e as a distribution provider like the rest of san francisco. we're limited in the fact that state and federal regulations often preempt the city's authority in regulating or directing certain aspects of energy services but we do have some role in identifying some of the funding sources a

. >> walmart gets the green light to build here in north baltimore. details are next. >> a grieving family demands answers. they want to know how this teenager turned up dead hundreds of miles from where he was last seen. >> we do have an active hd doppler. doppler. showers ar >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. sandra shaw has a quick look at the forecast. >> today is kind of a traditional day. we'll see more clouds and sunshine. temperatures are in the 50's. we're headed for a high in the low 60's yet again. we have a slight chance for some showers as a front crosses the area later this afternoon. tomorrow, and thanksgiving? we have that just ahead. >> thank you. it may not be the most popular decision among all baltimore residents, but the coed has been given a for a sprawling shopping center in baltimore that features a walmart. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more on the story. could morn

you heard a lot about this from the mayor last night, talking about this renaissance that is occurring here. i work in green buildingsere and this unbelievable the embrace of the green building industry and increasingly renewable energy and on the horizon, coastal restoration innovation is the silver lining to the bp spill. the mentality of this city is something you can learn from in your businesses and we think government can and should learn from. we are trying to sparks the sense that this motivator of love can move you forward. the most common search term on the planet is love. when we are looking at innovative ways to restart this conversation and jump-start the move away from the freezing fear that has gripped this country in so many parts of the world, in new orleans cully have come to terms with up five years ago. it was an engineering failure, but we are in some ways moving on and we can serve as a model for the country and drive this dialogue and action ford. us -- drive this action forward. the importance of the narrative and to pull people out of denial, i worked in japan of few years ago and there is a

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the residents. we have a green building. we have fantastic artwork, all put together with individuals who are too numerous to name today, but certainly if there is an honor roll it will include not only those who are here today but jackie spier and our mayors, and some of those who cannot be here today. in the laguna honda corner of heaven i know that people like the volunteers, and the residents, are looking down and saying "hey guys you did it. and you did good." that is right. i think we did good. some of the individuals who deserve credit have already been mentioned, the deputies in the attorney's office, mayor willie brown, who encouraged how we were to use the dollars mr. parker and his team of the visionary architects, larry funk who is sitting over there. he is a hero. [applause] larrym, from the beginning you had a dream of what the new laguna honda should look like, and you stuck with the passion and dedication to make that dream a reality. the city hall family, the laguna honda staff, the department of health, the