AIA Launches Green Building Tool Kit for Mayors

The AIA and the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) are working together to encourage city leaders to take a strong stance in favor of promoting integrated and high-performance building design with a goal of reaching a 50 percent fossil fuel reduction by 2010 and carbon neutral buildings by 2030. To that end, the AIA launched a toolkit that offers an overview of green building issues, sample ordinance language that has already been used effectively, and real-world examples of what communities are already doing to pursue green building programs.

Available on CD and DVD, the guide features:

* Case-study examples of innovative city green building programs for both the residential and commercial sectors
* Economic and environmental benefits of green building strategies
* Steps to establish green building initiatives in local communities
* Samples of green building incentive programs
* Design solutions that improve overall building performance and minimize life-cycle environmental impact and cost
* Principles of what makes the most-livable communities.


The tool kit will also be available through AIA local components to be shared with mayors and planning officials.