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OVERVIEW Sierra Club – US Green Building Council Partnership Green Building Campaign Checklist

OVERVIEW Sierra Club – US Green Building Council Partnership Green Building Campaign Checklist Lead by Example Planning for Green Building Tour (Next call Feb 3rd). Sierra Club – USGBC Partnership Bringing activists together to implement local green building initiatives

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OVERVIEW Sierra Club – US Green Building Council Partnership Green Building Campaign Checklist

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  1. OVERVIEW • Sierra Club – US Green Building Council Partnership • Green Building Campaign Checklist • Lead by Example • Planning for Green Building Tour (Next call Feb 3rd)

  2. Sierra Club – USGBC Partnership • Bringing activists together to implement local green building initiatives • Green Buildings for Cool Cities: A Guide for Advocating for Local Green Building Policies(available at www.coolcities.us and at www.usgbc.org/government) • Coordinated and supported activities in 2010 *Please note Cool Cities materials may only be used for administrative actions

  3. Cool Cities-USGBC Guide to Local Green Building • Provides our organizations’ joint recommendations for promoting green buildings in your community • Step-by step approach to best practices that address the diverse needs of communities big and small, from coast to coast • Policy guide available at http://coolcities.us and www.usgbc.org/government

  4. Cool Cities-USGBC Green Building Campaign Checklist January – March 2010 • Getting Started • Review Green Buildings for Cool Cities policy guide • Meet with your USGBC or Cool Cities partner • Review/research existing local green building policies, if any • Decide your campaign’s 2010 policy goal

  5. Cool Cities-USGBC Green Building Campaign Checklist January – March 2010 • Getting Started, cont’d. • Determine how the policy will be implemented • Invite other community partners into coalition • Find and contact decision-maker champion • Campaign kick-off with partners (and champion)

  6. Cool Cities-USGBC Green Building Campaign Checklist January – March 2010 2. Getting Active • Give presentations to public and decision makers -- use sample powerpoint (http://coolcities.us/resources/Energy%20Efficiency/GreenBuildingsActivist.ppt and USGBC extranet) including local green building information and sample policy language from the Guide • Public outreach -- op-eds, LTEs • Plan Green Building Tour for week of March 15th

  7. Additional Resources • Register at Cool Cities website to receive campaign updates and opportunities (www.coolcities.us) • Visit the Green Building Forum for more resources: http://coolcities.us/ccforum/viewforum.php?f=30 • Review the Playbook for Green Buildings + Neighborhoods (www.greenplaybook.org) • Find all the green building education you need at https://www.usgbc.org/CourseCatalog/CourseCatalog.aspx • Contact cool.cities@sierraclub.org and/or publicpolicy@usgbc.org with questions and for further assistance

  8. Step 1: Getting Started - Leading by Example • Green building standards for new and major renovations of municipal buildings • Miami Beach, FL requires all new municipal buildings to achieve LEED Silver certification and all existing municipal buildings to achieve LEED Silver certification for Existing Buildings • Clayton, MO requires all new construction and major renovations of city-owned, occupied, or funded buildings over 5,000 sq. ft. to earn LEED Silver Certification

  9. Step 1: Getting Started - Leading by Example (cont’d). • Green building standards for schools and affordable housing • Anchorage requires all new school buildings and major building renovations over 20,000 sq. ft. to achieve LEED Certified • Washington, DC requires all publicly-funded affordable housing residential projects over 10,000 sq. ft. to meet green building standards

  10. Leading by Example John Coleman, Sustainability Director Fayetteville, AR Blair Library, Fayetteville public library: LEED-NC Silver

  11. Conducting a Successful Local Green Building Tour - Week of March 15th - • Form a planning committee • Create a local green buildings factsheet -- including number of green buildings, locations, and documented benefits ($, energy, CO2 saved) • Select location(s) for Tour and speakers/presenters • Fill volunteer roles • Invite the public to tour

  12. Conducting a Successful Local Green Building Tour, ctd - Week of March 15th - • Set a goal for number of attendees • Prepare media advisory and news release • Prepare and submit an Op-ed about Tour • Plan for brief news conference at start of Tour (invite Mayor, etc…) • Report back to cool.cities@sierraclub.org on success of Tour (articles, internet, photos)

  13. Conducting a Successful Local Green Building Tour Save the Date - Next Conference Call Wednesday, Feb 3rd 2010, 5pm ET

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