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What is Zero Net Carbon Building? Ø Highly energy efficient buildings producing enough carbon-free renewable energy on site, or if necessary, off-site or through procurement, to meet the building’s annual energy consumption. Zero Net Carbon Policy Toolkit A Municipal Guide to Developing Incentives shiftzero.org/toolkit Local Zero Net Carbon (ZNC) Building Incentives: A Powerful Catalyst A proven way to increase the amount of highly energy efficient or fully zero net carbon buildings is to incentivize them. Shift Zero developed the Zero Net Carbon Policy Toolkit to help municipalities place building performance ambition front-and-center in their policymaking. The Toolkit gives policymakers resources to craft and implement impactful green building incentives: • Tiers of certifications leading to highly energy efficient or zero net carbon buildings • Guidance on which types of incentives are effective in a given context • Draft legislation that can be amended locally Making Incentives Work Municipalities can offer builders expedited processes, land use incentives, technical assistance, marketing assistance, and/or financial incentives in return for taking the extra steps to construct buildings that are better for occupants, more efficient, more resilient and that help municipalities achieve their environmental objectives. Incentives can be extremely effective, but only if they are tailored to match the local context. Incentives that work in an urban area may not work in a rural community. Additionally, there is a range of green building certifications to consider, and local governments want to ensure that buildings truly meet rigorous standards. About Shift Zero Shift Zero is an alliance of almost thirty green building, energy efficiency, and climate action organizations that have coalesced to work for a common cause: a zero net carbon built environment for all members of our communities. We share alarm about the climate crisis and recognize that scaling zero net carbon buildings is part of the climate solution. Contact Us Shift Zero members are available to share expertise and discuss incentives with interested municipalities. We hope this resource will help bring the benefits of zero net carbon building to communities across Washington State as we move toward a more sustainable, equitable future. Contact [email protected] for more information. Download the Toolkit at shiftzero.org/toolkit

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Page 1: v2One Pager - Zero Net Carbon Policy Toolkitland use incentives, technical assistance, marketing assistance, and/or financial incentives in return for taking the extra steps to construct

WhatisZeroNetCarbonBuilding?Ø Highlyenergyefficientbuildings

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

ZeroNetCarbonPolicyToolkit AMunicipalGuidetoDevelopingIncentives

shiftzero.org/toolkit

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