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Building an Emerald City

A Guide to Creating Green Building Policies and Programs

Building an Emerald City
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Lucia Athens

224 pages | 8 x 10.5
In 2000, Seattle, Washington, became the first U.S. city to officially adopt the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) “Silver” standards for its own major construction projects. In the midst of a municipal building boom, it set new targets for building and remodeling to LEED guidelines. Its first LEED certified project, the Seattle Justice Center, was completed in 2002. The city is now home to one of the highest concentrations of LEED buildings in the world.

Building an Emerald City is the story of how Seattle transformed itself into a leader in sustainable “green” building, written by one of the principal figures in that transformation. It is both a personal account—filled with the experiences and insights of an insider—and a guide for anyone who wants to bring about similar changes in any city. It includes “best practice” models from municipalities across the nation, supplemented by the contributions of “guest authors” who offer stories and tips from their own experiences in other cities.

Intended as a “roadmap” for policy makers, public officials and representatives, large-scale builders and land developers, and green advocates of every stripe, Building an Emerald City is that rare book—one that is both inspirational and practical.

Table of Contents
Foreword by Pliny Fisk III and Gail Vittori Preface:
Setting the StageThe Context for My StoryA Policy Adoption Tale
 
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Promise of Green BuildingClimate Change and Green Building A Movement Whose Time Has ComeSolutions, Not ProtestsSustainability Goes CorporateWhy City Government?
 
Chapter 2: Building Support for Green Building InitiativesSustainability CompetitivenessLocal Policies Establishing a Program Context Building Leadership Support Building Stakeholder SupportDeveloping Internal ChampionsOrganizational Positioning Cross-Organizational IssuesProgram Financing StrategiesTips
 
Chapter 3: Change and Innovation in Markets and OrganizationsMarket PositioningNavigating Change with Early Adopters Program PhasingHow Organizations ChangeOrganizational Culture and Change Marketing and Outreach Tips
 
Chapter 4: Developing and Implementing Policy for Publicly Funded Green Building Types of MandatesScope of MandatesPolicy Adoption ProcessBudgeting Impacts of MandatesFunding Strategies for Green Capital Improvement ProjectsImplementing a Green Building MandatePlanning and Managing a Large Capital Projects PortfolioTips
 
Chapter 5: Developing Green Building Program Services Building Design and Certification Tools Education ProgramsTechnical Assistance and CoachingDynamics of the Design and Construction Tips
 
Chapter 6: Green Building Incentives and Codes Financial IncentivesGreening Building CodesTips
 
Chapter 7:  Measuring Program ImpactsDesigning the Evaluation PlanOutputs and OutcomesMeasuring Market ActivityMeasuring Program ActivityReporting Performance Metrics Tips
 
Chapter 8:  The Road Ahead for Green Building Programs Top Ten Green Building TrendsAppendix A    Public Projects Green Building Portfolio
Appendix B   
Green Building Certification Tools
Acknowledgments
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