Plain Green 2008.

1. Leading Green Initiative
Erica L. Beck; City of Sioux Falls

2. Leading Green Initiative
 Mayor Driven
 April 22nd, 2008
 Initial Internal Focus
 Eventual External Focus

3. Why Go Green?
 Good Fiscal Management
 Quality of Life Issues
 Economic Development Potential
 Environmental Stewardship

4. Internal Focus
 Why – Educate, Identify, & LEAD
 Identification of existing programs, projects,
and / or policies.
 Assessment of existing conditions
 Identification of improvements

5. Leading Green Team
 All Offices Represented
 Including City-Owned Facilities
 Arena & Convention Center
 Washington Pavilion
 Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum
 Orpheum Theater Center

6. Leading Green Focus Areas
 Build
 Buy
 Save
 Travel
 Manage

7. Build
 Assess City Facilities
 Incorporation of Sustainable Practices
 Preservation – the “greenest” building is one
you do not have to build.
 Incentives for LEED Certification
 Acknowledgement

8. Buy
 Construction Materials
 Locally Made / Grown Products
 Internal Materials
 Recycled Products / Recyclable Material

9. Save
 Energy Efficiencies
 Water Conservation
 Recycling
 Fuel
 Paper
 Time & Money

10. Travel
 Alternative Travel Options
 Public Transportation
 Benefits to Employee Wellness

11. Manage
 LEADing by Example
 City Projects; from events to construction..
 Internal Education
 Utilizing Technology

12. Current Team Focus
 Recycling
 Decrease Paper Consumption
 Development of the “Green at Work
Guide”

13. Recycling
 Chapter 18 of City Ordinances; Garbage &
Recycling
 Internal & External Education
 Lead by Example

14. Paper Consumption
 Educate
 Think Before Printing
 Technology
 Challenge
 Use Technology to Find Solutions
 Copy Machines (Default to Duplex)

15. Green at Work Guide
 Internal Document
 Importance of Feasibility
 Should not be “Shelved”
 Lead by Example

16. Leading Green Website
 Website: www.siouxfalls.org/green

18. Thank You
Questions?