Initiatives for Florida

Locality	Initiative Type	Mitigation Strategy	Link	Title & Description	Date
Cocoa Beach	Demonstration Project	Cool Roofs	Profile of Success (PDF)	Our Savior's Elementary School - Our Savior's Elementary School in Cocoa Beach participated in a study done by the Florida Solar Energy Center. The school applied a simple white acrylic coating to its 12,000-square foot roof. As a result, the reflectivity of the roof increased from 23% to 68%. Despite an already energy-efficient building, the roof coating caused annual energy consumption to decrease by approximately 13,000 kWh and average electricity power demand to decline by 10%. Additionally, peak electric power demand fell by 35%. The roof coating saved the school approximately $850 per year and increased student and employee comfort.	Completed
Miami-Dade County	Tree and Landscape Ordinance	Trees and Vegetation	See Chapter 18A	Miami-Dade Landscaping Ordinance - In 1995, Miami-Dade County established landscaping ordinances for different classes of structures, which establish requirements for planted vegetation surrounding all buildings. For example, single-family residential units are required to have three trees (new construction only).	Active
Orlando	Tree and Landscape Ordinance	Trees and Vegetation	See Section 61.226 Street Trees	Code of the City of Orlando - Orlando, Florida, specifies that trees must be planted along both sides of a street, with one tree every 50 to 100 feet (15-30 m). The selected trees must eventually be capable of reaching a minimum height of 40 feet (12 m) and a crown spread of 30 feet (9 m).	Active
Statewide	Building Code	Cool Roofs	Chapter 13 Energy Efficiency (PDF)	2007 Florida Building Code - Florida gives cool roofs credit in its building energy code. Buildings using a roof with 70% minimum solar reflectance and 75% minimum thermal emittance are eligible to reduce the amount of insulation needed to meet building efficiency standards, as long as a radiant barrier is not also installed in the roof plenum or attic space.	Active
Statewide	Incentive	Cool Roofs	Residential Building Envelope - Trade Ally Standards (PDF)	Florida Building Code Cool Roof Credit (Residential Program) - Florida Power and Light offers customers a 10 cent per square foot rebate for reflective roofs (either metal or tile with 65% or 73% solar reflectance respectively). The program applies only to existing dwellings with whole house electric heating or air conditioning. This initiative is designed to encourage energy conservation.	Active
Statewide	Incentive	Cool Roofs	Florida Power and Light Energy Notes (PDF)	Florida Power and Light Cool Roof Incentive (Commercial Program) - Florida Power and Light offers rebates of 10 to 25 cents per square foot to customers who insulate their roof with spray polyurethane foam (over air conditioned space) and another 15 cents per square foot if a cool coating is applied. Florida Power and Light estimates that cool coating can reduce cooling costs by 5 to 10%.	Active

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