Resources & Links
Using Policy and Planning
Saving Energy in Buildings
Implementing Projects
Learning Opportunities
Ordinances & Policies
- Green Building Policy Auburn Hills
- Green Building Policy East Lansing
- Residential Green Ordinances - are examples of green ordinances from Ann Arbor and other cities.
- Green Building Toolkit - published by the US EPA, is an extensive PDF document (92 pages) that assists local governments in identifying and removing barriers to sustainable design and green building within their permitting process.
- Environmentally Preferable Procurement Ordinance - is an example from the city of Detroit of an Environmental Preferable Procurement Ordinance for goods that are ordered by the city.
- Sustainable Building Ordinance: Construction and Operation - from the Sustainable Cities Institute, outlines requirements for construction and plans for operation of buildings constructed under the terms of the sustainable building ordinance. The intent is to verify the building and its systems are constructed, installed, and calibrated so that the building performs within the parameters established by the project requirements, basis of design, and construction documents.
- Sustainable Building Ordinance: Energy - from the Sustainable Cities Institute, addresses energy efficiency for buildings, sites, on-site renewable energy systems and energy measuring, and appliances.
