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d. A rural grocery store or urban healthy convenience store. <br />Completed <br />(4) Measurably increase institutional buying, and sales through groceries and restaurants. <br />a. Purchasing of local/organic/humane/equitable foods by schools, hospitals, nursing <br />homes and event centers. <br />b. Sales of local/organic/humane/equitable food in markets, retail food co-ops, rural <br />grocery stores, urban convenience stores, hotels and restaurants. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state. m n. Us/bestPractices Deta iI.cfm?bpnum=27 <br />28. Business Synergies <br />Optional BP <br />(1) Help businesses register as users of the Minnesota Materials Exchange and document their <br />exchanges/sales of byproducts with other local/regional businesses. <br />(2) Document that at least one business/building uses waste heat or water discharge from another <br />business. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE of actions (2) - (4). <br />(3) Require, build or facilitate at least four of the following in a business/industrial project: <br />a. Shared parking/access OR shared recreation/childcare facilities. <br />b. Green product development, manufacturing or sales OR a green job training program. <br />C. Building located within walking distance of transit and/or residential zoning. <br />d. Renovated buildings OR buildings designed for reuse. <br />e. Green buildings built to exceed the Minnesota energy code by 20% OR renewable <br />energy generated on-site. <br />f. Combined heat and power (CHP) generation capacity OR shared geothermal <br />heating/cooling. <br />g. Low-impact site development. <br />(4) Use eco-industrial park tools to identify industrial facilities that could achieve economic and <br />environmental benefit by co-locating in the city's industrial park or industrial zone. <br />From <br />http://greenstep.pca.state. m n. Us/bestPracticesDeta il.cfm?bpnum=28 <br />among all the best practices (1- 28), the "floating BP" requirement: <br />Any THREE additional best <br />practices <br />>> To be recognized as a Step 3 GreenStep City, you must satisfy the <br />distributrion requirements for the 5 best practice categories, and for 16 <br />each best practice and which ever best practice actions you chose, <br />AND in total implement at least this many best practices: <br />t 7 <br />>> To be recognized as a Step 2 city, simply implement any BPs to total: 8 <br />