by Brianna Crandall — December 17, 2010—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) congratulates the National League of Cities (NLC) and its membership for its leadership in endorsing a national green building policy agenda that calls on the federal government to support green building efforts that are working to help cities save money, save energy and create jobs.
At its annual meeting the first week of December, NLC, the national organization representing nearly 20,000 municipal governments, unanimously adopted five resolutions that support local sustainable building programs and are reportedly critical to USGBC’s mission of transforming the design, construction and operations of our buildings and communities.
The resolutions include:
- Calling on the federal government to address issues of sustainability and support local green efforts
- Congressional action to support property assessed clean energy programs
- Clarification that federal law does not preempt state and local energy efficiency building codes
- Support for green affordable housing and financing
- Support for sustainable development in cities and towns
- Congressional action to support property assessed clean energy programs
The resolutions demonstrate the continuation of a national trend of local government leadership on sustainable planning and innovation. USGBC’s launch of the LEED for Neighborhood Development green rating system—referenced in the resolutions alongside other LEED rating systems for building design, construction and operations—promises to be an important tool in further supporting these communities’ sustainability goals, says USGBC.
