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sustainability,butyouneedtodig.Someofthehighlightsinclude: <br />?Thissectionoutlinesthegoalsoftheprogramandprogressthat <br /> theyhavemadesofar.Itincludesmanyreportsontheprogrampolicyanddevelopment, <br /> thepesticideproductreviewprocess,pilotprojectsandgeneralinformationwith <br /> newslettersandbrochures. <br />?Thissectionisanoutgrowthofaregionalforum <br /> convenedinMay2004,withrepresentativesfromVancouver,SeattleandPortlandto <br /> shareawarenessofactivitiesandprogramsinplaceanddiscussandidentifytechnicaland <br /> implementationissues.Throughcoordinatedregionalinformationsharing,theyplanto <br /> applysustainabilityprinciplestothenextstageofSeattle?sinfrastructuredevelopment. <br />It?sfromtheSustainableInfrastructure/Buildingpagethatyou?llalinktotheSeattle <br />SustainableBuildingwebsite,aprojectoftheGreenBuildingTeamlocatedwithinthe <br />DepartmentofPlanningandDevelopmentwhoseeffortsaregearedtomaking?greenbuilding <br />standardpracticeinSeattle.?Thisseemslikeanextremelyimportantelementofexpanding <br />sustainablepracticesinacommunitybutittakessomededicatedefforttothemostcurrent <br />informationoutliningcityeffortsasof2006.Asthisworkinprogressdevelops,hopefullythis <br />kindofinformationwillcomemoretotheforefront. <br />http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/ddcgreen/ <br />TheOSDwasformedin1997afterestablishmentoftheDepartmentofDesignand <br />Construction(DDC).MoreafterpassageofLocalLaw86inOctober2005,that <br />mandatesLEEDstandardsformostmunicipalconstruction,theirrolehasbeenpropelled <br />tohelppractitionersintheofbuildingdesignandconstructionnavigatethewhy,how, <br />andwhat?sbeingdonequestionsthatresult.ThisparticularDDCwebsitewasestablished <br />?todisseminateinformationandprovideresourcesforitsmanagers,consultants,andclient <br />agencies.Sincesustainabledesignissucharapidlyevolvingtechnicaldiscipline,bylocating <br />thisinformationontheWebindownloadableformat,theofSustainableDesign(OSD) <br />seekstoeasethetransitiontosustainablebuildingatDDC.?Thisprimaryobjectiveis <br />sustainabledesignandconstructionsotheredoesn?tappeartobemuchelseinregardstoother <br />sustainablepracticeslikerecyclingorfoodpolicyatthistime. <br />TheGreenMapofOaklandisatooltoadvertisebusinesses,organizations,andinstitutions <br />thatarepursuingsustainabledevelopment(SD)andcontributingtotheevolutionofOakland <br />asasustainablecommunity.TheGreenMapispartofastrategicplanformoresustainable <br />economicdevelopmentthroughoutthisBayAreaurbanmetropolis.Threelevelsofparticipation <br />include: <br />Institutionsthattheirapproachby <br />1) <br />a.Adoptingagoalofsustainabledevelopment, <br />b.SDfortheiruniquesituation, <br /> <br />