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<br />sectiotl2 <br /> <br /> <br />action & tools <br /> <br />Green Building <br /> <br />Cities across the country are passing ordinances to mandate that municipal buildings meet <br />green building standards. One of the most frequently cited standards arc those set by the <br />Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the U.S. Green Building <br />CounCil and the U.S. EPA and Department of Energy's ENERGY STAR program. This senes of <br />programs for new and existing buildings, as well as community design. provides a framework <br />for CltlCS to begin implementing energy efficiency and green buildIng techniques that save <br />thousands of dollars and avert greenhouse gas emissions. <br /> <br />Government Measures <br /> <br />Community Measures <br /> <br />Short Term <br />. Provide green building information to <br />the public <br /> <br />." Share the efforts and knowledge of the <br />city's green building resources <br /> <br />Short Term <br />:. EncouragefSponsor city staff to become <br />lEED Accredited Professionals <br /> <br />long Term <br />.. Require all new construction projects to <br />be lEED certified <br /> <br />long Term <br />.. Encourage incentives or mandate <br />developers to construct lEED certified or <br />ENERGY STAR homes <br /> <br />:. Require all retrofit projects to become <br />lEED certified <br /> <br />Water and Wastewater Management <br /> <br />Nationwide. drinking water and wastewater systems cost more than $4 billion a year in energy <br />costs to pump. treat. deliver. collect. and clean water - and the majority of this cost is paid for <br />by municipalities. The energy costs to run drinking water and wastewater systems can represent <br />as much as one-third of a municipality's energy bill and this is often the single largest utility <br />expenditure for a city <br /> <br />Government Measures <br /> <br />Short Term <br />. Install variable frequency drives for water pumps <br /> <br />. Install energy efficient motors into equipment <br /> <br />Make heating. cooling. and ventilation improvements in these facilities <br /> <br />long Term <br />.. Establish methane recovery systems in local wastewater treatment plants <br /> <br />.. Install an anaerobic digester at the wastewater treatment facility and optimize the co- <br />generation potential of this technology <br />