The Ward 8 Recreation Facility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 seeks to amend the Green Building Act of 2006 by exempting recreation centers built in Ward 8 that feature indoor pools and gyms from the requirement to maintain net zero energy compliance standards for these facilities. Instead, the bill mandates that any indoor pool constructed in these recreation centers must meet at least LEED Silver standards, as determined by the Department of Buildings.

Specifically, the bill modifies Section 3(a)(2)(D) of the Green Building Act to include new provisions that allow for this exemption. The new language specifies that the net zero energy compliance requirement does not apply to projects involving indoor pools and gyms at recreation centers in Ward 8, thereby facilitating the construction of these facilities while still ensuring a baseline standard for energy efficiency in the form of LEED Silver certification for indoor pools.