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Green Team Members Earn LEED Professional Accreditation

In the spring of 2007, Mayor Buddy Dyer established an internal “green team,” comprised of staff members representing virtually every City department and function. He tasked this group with incorporating the City’s existing green programs into a larger and more comprehensive plan to include a bold array of new actions designed to dramatically transform Orlando as a more environmentally-friendly City.

The result of this effort is Green Works Orlando, an environmental action agenda that charts an ambitious course for the City of Orlando and reaffirms its commitment to sustainability. Under the Green Works Orlando banner, the City has established five “pillars” that will serve as the operational foundation of the plan:

Energy Efficiencies and Green Buildings
Transportation
Sustainable Infrastructure and Conservation
Green Spaces
Advocacy and Education

In support of Energy Efficiencies and Green Buildings, six members of the City’s Green Team have received the distinguished LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Professional Accreditation through the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) program. This accreditation represents the knowledge, application and practice of the LEED Rating System, a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

To learn more about the USGBC LEED Professional Accreditation or the LEED Rating System, please visit http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19.