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Green Team Goals and Progress Reports
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Expand energy audits to include other county buildings and pursue building upgrades that will save county money. |
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The Department of General Services is monitoring the energy use of 10 county buildings and noting the impact of improvements to the buildings.
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Institute a recycling plan for county government facilities. |
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Recyclable materials are being collected from 12 county buildings and a plan has been submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for all county properties.
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Require future county-owned buildings over 10,000 square feet to comply with LEED (silver) or Green Globe (2 globe) standards. |
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This item is to be implemented as part of the Capital Improvement Program.
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Collect employee ideas and present to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). |
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The Green Team is monitoring an employee blog and is periodically presenting results to the Board of County Commissioners.
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Build Internet site on the county Web for green issues. |
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The Internet site is live.
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Prepare town center ordinances that facilitate green site and building design. |
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The new Solomons Ordinance draft has incentives for green site and building design. Subsequent ordinances will also be drafted to include green site and building design incentives.
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Promote public green initiatives by supporting a citizens Green Team committee to hold a green expo. |
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County staff is assisting the Citizen Green Team in preparing for the fourth annual Green Expo on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center.
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Continue to pursue the National Association of Counties (NACO) Energy Star Challenge. |
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A sub-committee has been formed. No action to date.
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Keep the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) informed about national and state options and grant opportunities. |
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This is an on-going effort. |
