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Recommendation GB 5 — Provide and promote statewide residential and commercial green building programs.

Washington is the first state in the country to provide residential green building certification statewide.

• Continue to educate residents on their options in new home construction and home remodel.
• Work with existing organizations to build demand for certified green homes and green home remodels. State-funded public buildings must be built green.
• Work to expand the number of local government and private commercial buildings built to green standards.

Milestone GB A: Washington continues to be a leader in green building.

Milestone GB C: Government continues to identify and remove regulatory barriers to green building.

Milestone GB E: Green buildings occupy 15 percent of the total market share for new construction in Washington.

Milestone GB G: At least five buildings are built to the Living Building standard in Washington.

Links and Resources

• Green Building Certification Programs
• Green Building Homeowner Incentives
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Building Materials
• Built Green Washington (Exit Ecology)

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