The City of Cincinnati recently announced it will be participating in the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED for Cities and Communities grant program.
The acronym LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and is applied to efforts that meet specific standards that help protect the environment. The program which Cincinnati is joining will bring financial help to the city's administration, as well as technical support and educational resources to assist as it goes through the process of attaining LEED certification.
City leaders say that the next generation of building must be green, and focus on developing resilient communities and smart cities. The LEED certification will allow Cincinnati to assume the role as a national leader in promoting healthy cities and advancing issues of sustainability. Efforts like this are important to everyone, so officials might work with Print shops on a newsletter for residents.
Patrick Duhaney, the city manager, said Cincinnati is excited to join with the USGBC's program, because it will prove that Cincinnati is doing good work on environmental issues, and will give the city the tools it needs to continue working on these issues in future.
Mahesh Ramanujam, USGBC's president and CEO, said the program gives leaders an actual framework they can use to plan, design, measure and manage the environmental, economic, and social performance of their cities. Specific goals can be measured to see if the program is effective.
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