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Hoboken, NJ, Master Plan
Adopted December 2017The city’s comprehensive plan includes a Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Element. -
DVRPC, PA-NJ-DE, Planning and Zoning for Green Buildings
May 2009This guide gives an overview of green building benefits and certification systems and profiles several municipal programs and policies. -
Flagstaff, AZ, Resolution No. 2014-09
Adopted 2014This standalone policy requires all public new development be green building certified. -
Annapolis, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019The city’s code of ordinances contains a chapter on green building, energy efficiency, and environmental design. -
Baltimore County, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019The county’s code of ordinances identifies the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification as an eligibility for property tax credits and as a requirement for planned unit developments (PUD’s). -
Cleveland, OH, Sustainable Municipal Building Policy
Adopted April 2013This standalone policy presents three policy approaches to promoting green building principles for public buildings. -
Aventura, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2019The city’s code of ordinances describes a green building program for new development and major renovations. -
Portland, OR, Green Building Policy
Updated April 2015This standalone policy adopts a series of green building requirements for public buildings. -
Bar Harbor, ME, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019The city’s municipal code provides an additional dwelling unit for planned unit developments (PUD’s) that are Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified. -
Washington, DC, Green Construction Code
Adopted May 2014The special district’s green construction code outlines green building processes and features. -
Florida Green Building Coalition Certification
2019This web page provides information on the processes, benefits, and criteria of five green building programs. -
West Hollywood, CA, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Culver City, CA, Municipal Code
Updated June 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Green Building Practices for Residential Construction and Natural Hazard Resistance: How Are They Linked?
Journal of Hazard Mitigation and Risk Assessment, Spring 2011by: Phillip Line, Omar Kapur, Samantha PassmanThis article discusses the considerations that must be addressed to incorporate natural hazard resilience into green building certification. -
Advancing Social Equity in Lewiston, Maine
Advancing Social Equity Goals to Achieve Sustainability: Case Study Series, June 2014by: Katherine TakaiThis case study examines how Lewiston, Maine has addressed social equity and sustainability. -
Austin, TX, Resolution No. 20170817-053
Resolution No. 20170817-053, Adopted August 2017This standalone policy creates an Anti-Displacement Task Force to study issues related to displacement from gentrification. -
Baltimore, MD, Charter Amendment - Equity Assistance Fund
18-0222, Adopted August 2018This standalone policy creates an Equity Assistance Fund to support efforts that address race, gender, and economic inequity in the city. -
Dallas, TX, Comprehensive Housing Policy
Updated April 2018This standalone policy responds to the need for affordable housing and fair housing choices and patterns of segregation and concentrated poverty. -
New York, NY, Local Law No. 60
Local Laws 2017 No. 60, Approved April 2017This standalone policy requires that environmental justice areas be studied every five years by an interagency working group. -
Seattle, WA, Equitable Development Implementation Plan
Adopted April 2016This functional plan was drafted in anticipation of Seattle 2035, the city’s comprehensive plan. -
Jurupa Valley, CA, 2017 General Plan
Adopted September 2017The city’s comprehensive plan includes an Environmental Justice element. -
Metro Atlanta Equity Atlas
Updated 2019This web page contains access and opportunity data for the Atlanta region. -
National Congress of American Indians
Updated 2019This web page shares information and resources about and for the American Indian and Alaska Native population. -
Center for Social Inclusion
2017This web page shares resources for communities, governments, and other institutions to address structural racism by the Center for Social Inclusion. -
CNU: Equity
Updated 2019This web page describes Congress for the New Urbanism’s stance on equity and provides links to their work on this issue. -
Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race & Equity
Updated 2019This web page supports local and regional governments in addressing racial equity. -
The Unity Council
Updated 2019This web page contains information about The Unity Council, a nonprofit community development organization that works in the Fruitvale District of Oakland, California. -
King County, WA, Comprehensive Plan
Updated October 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Food Systems, Social Equity, Solar Energy, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Sustainability How-to-Guide Series: Green Building Rating Systems
2015by: Mayra Portalatin, Maureen Roskoski, Teena ShouseThis guide reviews the benefits and features of several green building certification systems. -
State and Local Green Building Incentives
2011This briefing paper provides an overview of green building incentives for state and local governments. -
Building Green Knowledge Base
Updated 2019This clearinghouse collects several types of resources related to green building. -
USGBC Public Policy Library
Updated 2019This clearinghouse tracks green building policies at the federal, state, and local levels. -
Building Research Information Knowledgebase
Updated 2019This clearinghouse provides peer-reviewed research and case studies on all aspects of the building process. -
Green Buildings in Green Cities: Integrating Energy Efficiency into the Real Estate Industry
December 2011by: Ashok Bardhan, Cynthia KrollThis report explores how factors in the real estate industry and structural and regulatory attributes influence the adoption of green building and energy efficiency. -
Local Leaders in Sustainability: Green Building Incentive Trends
March 2012by: Brooks Rainwater, Jared Lang, Zachary HurtThis report outlines the variety of incentives that local governments use to promote green building. -
Municipal Green Building Policies: Strategies for Transforming Building Practices in the Private Sector
April 2008This report explores municipal policies that promote green building in the private sector. -
Survey of Local Government Green Building Incentive Programs for Private Development
Spring 2009by: Anne PippinThis article surveys green building policies and programs implemented by local governments. -
High Performance Green Building: What’s It Worth?
May 2009by: Theddi ChappellThis report discusses the valuation of green buildings with a focus on commercial investment office properties. -
Minneapolis, MN, Green Building and Deconstruction Report
March 2015This report analyzes the current state of green building and deconstruction in Minneapolis. -
Barriers and Impediments to A Holistic Approach to Promoting Super-Energy-Efficient (SEE) Homes
Journal of Green Building, 6(1): 93-103, 2011by: Qian Chen, Gary Kinzel, Allen ZimmermanThis article identifies the barriers and impediments to incorporating energy efficiency (EE) features in homebuilding while promoting a holistic approach to EE programs. -
Assessment of Energy Credits in LEED-Certified Buildings Based on Certification Levels and Project Ownership
Buildings, 8(2): 29, 2018by: Asli Gurgun, David ArditiThis article analyzes the Energy and Atmosphere category of LEED and how projects take advantage of this credit. -
A Climate for Change: Green Building Policies, Programs, and Incentives
Journal of Green Building, 3(2): 46-63, 2008by: Shannon Sentman, Stephen Del Percio, Preston KoernerThis article examines the role of green building legislation in addressing climate change. -
LEED and the International Green Construction Code
November 2018This briefing paper discusses the standards of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) and how it can relate to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system. -
Being in a “Green” Building Elicits “Greener” Recycling, but Not Necessarily “Better” Recycling
PLOS One, 11(1): e0145737, 2016by: Alessandra DiGiacomo, Peter Lenkic, David WuThis article explores the relationship between green building design and recycling. -
An Analysis of Variation in the Energy-Related Environmental Impacts of LEED Certified Buildings
Journal of Green Building, 2(4): 151-170, 2007by: G. Wedding, Douglas Crawford-BrownThis article analyzes how accurately LEED guidelines measure key environmental impacts. -
Boston’s Green Affordable Housing Program: Challenges and Opportunities
NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, 11: 1–32, 2007by: Patricia Burke, Galen Nelson, Wilson RickersonThis article discusses how municipal green building policy implementation and program development can affect market and institutional change. -
Building Evidence for Health: Green Buildings, Current Science, and Future Challenges
Annual Review of Public Health, 39: 291–308, 2018by: J.G. Cedeño-Laurent, A. Williams, P. MacNaughtonThis article outlines nine environmental elements that impact human health and green building’s role in promoting healthy indoor environments. -
Green Buildings, High Performance Buildings, and Sustainable Construction: Does It Really Matter What We Call Them
Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 21(1): 1–33, 2010by: Darren PrumThis article examines sustainable development and green building terminology. -
House Characteristics and the Effectiveness of Energy Conservation Measures
Journal of American Planning Association, 61(3): 386-395, 2007by: Kim Clark, David BerryThis article explores how house characteristics can influence energy conservation measures. -
Green Building Regulations: Extending Mandates to the Residential Sector
Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 37(2): 393–424, 2010by: Mariel DatorThis article argues for the implementation of residential green building mandates and how such mandates are currently absent from municipal regulations.