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>> to receive recognition from the GreenStep Cities program, you will need to type <br />information on completed actions into the GreenStep website << >> determine your city category and delete the 2 extraneous columns before printing/using << <br />initial inventory of city <br />actions. Consider checking off <br />which actions are: <br />Completed; In process; <br />Planned; Not Relevant. <br />Note if desired who the <br />responsible person / entity <br />is. <br />Step 3 Recognition Minimums for <br />a Category C city <br />Step 3 Recognition Minimums for <br />a Category B city <br />Step 3 Recognition Minimums for a <br />Category A city <br />Any ONE of the 5 Building BPs <br />required for Step 3 recognition <br />BP #1 plus ONE other Building BP <br />required for Step 3 recognition <br />BP #1 plus ONE other Building BP <br />required for Step 3 recognition <br />Best Practice #1: Efficient Existing Public Buildings Optional BP Required BP Required BP <br />Action # 1. Enter building information into the Minnesota B3 Benchmarking database and <br />routinely enter monthly energy use data for all city-owned buildings. <br />Required action Required action <br />2. Make no/low cost indoor lighting and operational changes in city-owned/school buildings to <br />reduce energy costs. Required action Required action <br />3. Invest in energy efficiency opportunities through larger financed projects or through smaller <br />retro-commissioning/retrofit projects in city-owned/school buildings. <br />4. Implement information technology efforts and city employee engagement to reduce plug <br />loads and building energy use. <br />5. Document that the new construction or major remodeling of a public building has met or <br />qualifies under a green building or energy framework. <br />6. Document that the operations & maintenance of city-owned/school buildings meets or <br />qualifies under a green building framework. <br />7. Install for one or more city-owned/school buildings one of the following efficiency <br />measures: <br />a. A ground-source, closed loop geothermal system. <br />b. A district energy/microgrid system. <br />c. A rainwater harvesting system for building water use. <br />>> For each best practice, see the web page listed to view detailed guidance, <br />implementation tools and which cities are completing the actions: <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetail.cfm?bpid=1 <br />2. Efficient Existing Private Buildings Optional BP Optional BP Optional BP <br />1. Create or participate in a marketing/outreach program to promote/achieve residential <br />energy/water use reduction and energy efficiency. <br />2. Integrate green building best practices information and assistance into the building permit <br />process. <br />3. Implement an energy rating/disclosure policy for residential and/or commercial buildings. <br />4. Describe energy/water efficiency actions and other green building practices at businesses <br />located within/nearby the city. <br />5. Conserve drinking/groundwater resources by creating a watering ordinance, water-wise <br />landscaping ordinance/guidance, WaterSense purchasing program, or guidance on rainwater <br />harvesting. <br />6. Provide a financial or other incentive to private parties who add energy/sustainability <br />improvements or renovate using a green building or energy framework. <br />7. Customize a model sustainable building renovation policy and adopt the language to <br />govern commercial renovation projects that: <br />a. Receive city financial support, and/or <br />b. Require city regulatory approval (conditional use permits, rezonings, variances, PUD <br />status). <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least any ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />Required: choose one additional BP <br />action from actions (3) - (7) <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least TWO actions. <br />Buildings & Lighting Best Practices Category: BPs 1 - 5 <br />MINNESOTA GREENSTEP CITIES BEST PRACTICES, ACTION <br />OPTIONS AND PROGRAM RECOGNITION MINIMUMS (3/28/2016)