Reference Guide - Indian River County

APPROACH:
Enact a policy whereby all new government buildings / renovations meet requirements of an
existing green standard such as those administered by the Florida Green Building Coalition
(FGBC) or the US Green Building Council’s LEED Standards. Alternatively, a local
government may choose to only regulate the cleaning/maintenance practices, or installed
landscape and irrigation practices for new/existing buildings. For existing buildings, the policy
must include removal of all invasive species on the building grounds.
SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION:
Copies of appropriate policies.
BENEFIT:
Green construction, maintenance, and operation practices ensure that buildings not only conserve
natural resources, but that they are also affordable to operate and healthy places to work.
RESOURCES:
Florida Green Building Coalition
http://www.floridagreenbuilding.org
US Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org
Portland, OR LEED
http://www.sustainableportland.org/portland_leed.pdf
Florida DEP Pollution Prevention Division – Green Building
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/p2/pages/GreenBuilding.htm
Sarasota County Landscaping Ordinance
http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/Hort/LandscapeOrd.html
Florida Green Local Government Standard Environmental Landscaping Module and Video
Education
Credit 7: Community education.
ACTIVITY:
a) Budget for publicity / education related to the local government’s commitment to the Florida
Green Local Government Standard. (1 points)
APPROACH:
If credit 5a has been incorporated, the entity must be given the means to undertake promotion of
local government mission within the community. If a dedicated entity is not created, additional
funds may be given to an extension service or other similar organization with which to
accomplish this task.
SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION:
Submit dollar amount of funds earmarked for this task.
BENEFIT:
Educating the community about the Green Local Government process may promote the local
government’s commitment to program aspects, and potentially foster community participation.
Florida Green Local Government Standard – Copyright Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc. 2004, 2005 R5