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Sustainable infrastructure scorecard for King County Green Building and Sustainable Development Ordinance

Sustainable infrastructure scorecard

TheĀ Green Building and Sustainable Development Ordinance 19402, adopted on March 9, 2022, requires that all King County capital projects use the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), or Living Building Challenge (LBC), or King County Sustainable Infrastructure Scorecard (Scorecard) rating systems or an approved alternative green building rating system to integrate cost-effective sustainable development practices into infrastructure projects. All capital projects shall also achieve applicable King County equity and social justice credits for capital projects regardless of the rating system used.

The King County Sustainable Infrastructure Scorecard is developed and maintained by the King County Green Building Team with four published editions: 2008, 2015,* 2019,* and 2023:*

Note: for projects that will not achieve 30% Design milestone by Jan 31, 2024, the applicable Scorecard to use is the 2023 Edition.


* Currently in use editions of the King County Sustainable Infrastructure Scorecard

Online training

View this 2012 online training that explains the Green Building and Sustainable Development Ordinance and how to implement the Sustainable Infrastructure Scorecard. (Examples included in the training are specific to FMD, but the general information is still applicable to all divisions.)
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(Resource serves as a reference only. More up-to-date resource is in development)

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