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WhatisZeroNetCarbonBuilding?Ø Highlyenergyefficientbuildings

producingenoughcarbon-freerenewableenergyonsite,orifnecessary,off-siteorthroughprocurement,tomeetthebuilding’sannualenergyconsumption.

ZeroNetCarbonPolicyToolkit AMunicipalGuidetoDevelopingIncentives

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LocalZeroNetCarbon(ZNC)BuildingIncentives:APowerfulCatalystAprovenwaytoincreasetheamountofhighlyenergyefficientorfullyzeronetcarbonbuildingsistoincentivizethem.ShiftZerodevelopedtheZeroNetCarbonPolicyToolkittohelpmunicipalitiesplacebuildingperformanceambitionfront-and-centerintheirpolicymaking. TheToolkitgivespolicymakersresourcestocraftandimplementimpactfulgreenbuildingincentives:

• Tiersofcertificationsleadingtohighlyenergyefficientorzeronetcarbonbuildings• Guidanceonwhichtypesofincentivesareeffectiveinagivencontext• Draftlegislationthatcanbeamendedlocally

MakingIncentivesWork Municipalitiescanofferbuildersexpeditedprocesses,landuseincentives,technicalassistance,marketingassistance,and/orfinancialincentivesinreturnfortakingtheextrastepstoconstructbuildingsthatarebetterforoccupants,moreefficient,moreresilientandthathelpmunicipalitiesachievetheirenvironmentalobjectives. Incentivescanbeextremelyeffective,butonlyiftheyaretailoredtomatchthelocalcontext.Incentivesthatworkinanurbanareamaynotworkinaruralcommunity.Additionally,thereisarangeofgreenbuildingcertificationstoconsider,andlocalgovernmentswanttoensurethatbuildingstrulymeetrigorousstandards. AboutShiftZero ShiftZeroisanallianceofalmostthirtygreenbuilding,energyefficiency,andclimateactionorganizationsthathavecoalescedtoworkforacommoncause:azeronetcarbonbuiltenvironmentforallmembersofourcommunities.Wesharealarmabouttheclimatecrisisandrecognizethatscalingzeronetcarbonbuildingsispartoftheclimatesolution.ContactUs ShiftZeromembersareavailabletoshareexpertiseanddiscussincentiveswithinterestedmunicipalities.WehopethisresourcewillhelpbringthebenefitsofzeronetcarbonbuildingtocommunitiesacrossWashingtonStateaswemovetowardamoresustainable,equitablefuture.Contactinfo@shiftzero.orgformoreinformation.DownloadtheToolkitatshiftzero.org/toolkit

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