Government
Presentations from Local Government Green Team Meet Up at the Green Homes & Great Health Festival
September 29, 2012
- Sustainability Best Practices – Lois Sechrist, University City Green Practices Committe
- Green Power Community Challenge – Kathleen Engel, Creve Coeur’s Climate Action Task Forc
- Regional Collaboration – David Gibson, Webster Groves’ Sustainability Commission
USGBC Resources
USGBC – Government Resource Page:
www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1779
Roadmap to Sustainable Government Buildings
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1920
Implement the LEED Rating System
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1909
Innovative Public Policy Solutions
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1780
LEED Public Policy Catalog
Find examples of code, policy, ordinances and more that have been adopted and implemented by local and state governments
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1852
Sustainable Cities and Communities – Sustainable development resources:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2213
Greening Your Government Webinar Series (On Demand):
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1896
General Resources
Architecture 2030 Toolkit for Local Governments:
http://architecture2030.org/action/governments
Database of State & Local Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
http://www.dsireusa.org/
Green Playbook
www.greenplaybook.org
The Green Playbook provides local governments with guidance and resources to rapidly advance green buildings, neighborhoods and infrastructure. It includes strategies, tips and tools that elected officials and senior managers and staff can apply toward building green and taking immediate action on climate change.
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
http://www.iclei.org/
Municipal Green Building Policies: Strategies for Transforming Building Practices in the Private Sector from the Environmental Law Institute.
http://www.elistore.org/reports_detail.asp?ID=11295
National Association of Counties – Green Government Initiative
naco.org/programs/csd/Pages/GreenGovernmentInitiative.aspx
US Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Center:
www.usmayors.org/climateprotection/about.htm
As the author of the Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement, the US Conference of Mayors Best Practice Documents provide excellent examples of what is going on in municipalities big and small all over the country.
Local resources:
East-West Gateway Council of Governments
http://www.ewgateway.org/
RCGA St. Louis
http://www.stlrcga.org/
Sustainable St. Louis
http://www.stlrcga.org/
St. Louis Earth Day
http://www.stlouisearthday.org/
Sustainable Communities Workshop Series (Sept 2010 – 2011)
USGBC-STL Greening Your Government Series Presentations (June and August 2009)
- Session 1 Presentations on Green Building & Energy Efficiency Basics – June 18, 2009
- Greening Your Government Session One Handout
- PDFs from Session 2 will be available soon.
Federal Government Agencies
Department of Energy
www.energy.gov
- DOE EERE – Building Technologies Program http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
- Building Energy Codes Program – http://www.energycodes.gov/adoption/technical-assistance
ENERGY STAR for Local Governments:
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=government.bus_government_local
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
Energy Information Administration
www.eia.doe.gov
General Services Administration
– Strategically Sustainable
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/26433
