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FIGURE 28.6
Scottsdale has acquired or protected over 14,000 ac of desert and mountain land through preservation efforts
and the implementation of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The total area proposed for preservation is 36,400
ac or 56 mile 2 . This represents 30% of the city's land area. (Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona.)
the predominant U.S. code development organization which publishes model construction
codes for jurisdictional adoption including building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, and
energy codes. The IgCC is not a rating system with points, nor does it have rating levels
like the LEED rating system. It is a baseline code for minimum measures in the areas of site
development, materials, energy, water, and indoor environmental quality in the context of
the climate and regional resources. Scottsdale has amended the IgCC to be compatible with
the city's environmental policies and design guidelines including shading requirements
on the east and west glazing of commercial buildings. The IgCC has been further amended
to integrate it into the city's established green building plan review and inspection process
involving the issuance of “green building permits” and “green certificates of occupancy”
based on compliance with the IgCC. The IgCC is a national model code that will in time
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