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Five-year Milestones: What we will achieve?

The following are milestones for the first five years of the Green Building Initiative:

• Washington State is a national leader in green building.
• All new state government buildings meet green building standards.
• Some economic incentives are in place and in use, and government has removed at least one major regulatory barrier to green building.
• Expansion of the reuse and recycling infrastructure is under way, and at least two additional facilities in underserved areas are in operation.
• Through increasing awareness of the benefits of green building the use of reused and/or recycled building materials has increased by at least 25 percent, and these materials are widely available.
• Ten percent of new residential and commercial construction use green building practices.
• The curricula for all accredited architectural programs in the state incorporate green building design.
• Ongoing industry-specific short courses are available across the state.
• More than 90 percent of the people working in building and building-related sectors in Washington State are familiar with green building practices and are aware of the availability of green building resources (training, technical assistance, etc).
• Product stewardship programs for carpet, paint, and mercury-containing building products are in place.
• All building material manufacturers are aware of what extended producer responsibility means.