The National League of Cities is offering an opportunity for cities, towns and counties to receive free technical assistance and fee waivers through our LEED for Cities Certification Cohort program, generously supported by the Bank of America. Please pass this on to any municipal or county contacts who might be interested.
LEED for Cities is a comprehensive framework for local governments to manage community-wide sustainability efforts. It incorporates social, economic, and environmental performance indicators, along with standards and strategies that allow for effective benchmarking and communication of progress.
LEED for Cities grew out of a collaboration with the NLC, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), the Center for American Progress and the National Association of Counties to develop a framework for local sustainability, originally known as STAR. Eight years after its launch, USGBC stepped up to accelerate adoption of the framework for local sustainability, rebranding it as LEED for Cities and folding it into our slate of local government services.
LEED for Cities cohort program applications will be accepted through February 14, 2025. The program walks city, town and county participants step by step through LEED for Cities, helping localities organize their sustainability strategies and achieve LEED for Cities certification. Past cohort participants have told us that the process has increased data-driven decision-making, cross-agency coordination, effective budgeting, partnerships, grant awards, and more.
See here for details on the Cohort program and an application. An informational webinar will be held on January 8th. Register here.
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