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Mayor?s15percentgoal.Somefacilitiesreducedbyupto77percent! <br />http://www.oaklandpw.com/Page249.aspx <br />CityBuildings,1999:CreatesaBuildingProgram <br />andestablishesresourcerequirementsforcity-ownedfacilitiesandcityleaseholds. <br />Availableat:www.sfenvironment.com/facts/resource_bldg.htm <br />MayorGregNickelslaunchedtheUSMayorsClimateProtectionAgreementinFeb.2005;by <br />March9,2006almost212Mayorshadagreed??toworktowardtheglobalwarmingpollution- <br />cuttinggoalsoftheKyotoProtocolintheircommunities,andtoactivelypromotestrongclimate <br />protectionpoliciesatthestateandfederallevels.?http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/ <br />?ThepurposeoftheCitywidepolicyon <br />Sustainable(Green)BuildingPolicy(SBP): <br />sustainablebuildingistodemonstratetheCity?scommitmenttoenvironmental,economic,and <br />socialstewardship,toyieldcostsavingstotheCitytaxpayersthroughreducedoperatingcosts,to <br />providehealthyworkenvironmentsforstaffandvisitors,andtocontributetotheCity?sgoalsof <br />protecting,conserving,andenhancingtheregion?senvironmentalresources. <br />TheSBP??callsfornewandrenovatedCityprojectswithover5,000SFofoccupiedspaceto <br />achieveaSilverRating?usingLEEDstandards.Fulltextavailableat: <br />http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/dpd/Sustainable_Building/DPD_000901.asp <br />Aspublicinfrastructuresystemsincludingwater, <br />SustainableInfrastructureInitiative: <br />electricitydistribution,roads,drainage,etc.areupgraded,?applyinnovativeapproachesthat <br />providebasicservicesinwaysthatareandenvironmentallyresponsible.? <br />Theinitiativewaslaunchedwithaworkshopin2002withworkfocusedonpriorityareas <br />including:1)Interdepartmentalcoordinationofprojectsusingexistingprocesses,2)Map& <br />Inventory-asummaryofinfrastructureenhancementneedsandscheduledprojects,3)Life <br />CycleCostAssessmentstandardizingmethodsfordeterminingtotalcostofownership, <br />4)ExecutivedirectionwithcreationofanExecutivepolicytoprovidecontextandguidancefor <br />efforts,and5)Developasharedregionalbenchmarkingtool.Forcompleteworkshopnotesand <br />moreinformationsee:http://www.seattle.gov/environment/building.htm. <br />ThecityofTucsonhasadoptedanumberofbuildingcodesthatapplycity-wideand <br />SustainableEnergyCode,EnergyConservation- <br />thereforeincludecityfacilitiesthatinclude: <br />Amendments,andtheTucsonLightingCode.AvailableasPDFsat: <br />http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/dsd/Codes_Ordinances/Building_Codes/building_codes.html <br />?TheCityofTucsonhasademonstratedcommitmenttothepromotionofsustainable <br />developmentpractices,andisconsideredaleaderintheareaofenergyMunicipal <br />buildingsareundergoinglightingupgrades,sensorinstallationsandatleastone <br />buildinghashada?coolroof?installed. <br />http://swenergy.org/casestudies/arizona/tucson_topsc.htm <br /> <br />