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Goodtoknow:Greenuilding
incentivestrategies
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Oneofthemosteffectiveandmorepopularstrategiestoencouragegreenuildingistoincentivizethe
marketthroughfinancialorstructuralincentives.R
ewardingdevelopersorhomeownerswhopracticegreen
uildingtechniquesspursinnovationanddemandforgreenuildingtechnologies.
tructuralIncentives
Theseincentivesworkencouragingdeveloperstopracticegreenuildingthroughrewardssuchas
additionaldensitonusesorexpeditedpermittingprocesses.Atlowornocosttothemunicipalit,
uildinggreencanemadeamoreattractiveoptiontodevelopers.
xpeditedReview/PermittingProcesses:Reviewandpermittingprocessesvarwidelinlengthfrom
onejurisdictioninanother,insomemunicipalitiestheseprocessescantakeupto18months.Allowing
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developertosignificantlreducethedurationofthisprocess,ine
xchangeforcommittingtospecific
greenuildingstandards,canresultinsignificantcostsavingsforthedeveloper
.Thisallowsa
municipalittoofferasignificantincentivewithlittleornofinancialinvestment,sinceitonlrequiresa
shiftinpermittingpriorit.
DensitandHeightonuses: Likeexpeditedpermittingprocesses,densitonusesrequirelittleor
nofinancialinvestmentthemunicipalit
.ManmunicipalitiesallowforpercentageincreasesinFloor
AreaRatioorothermeasuresofdensitcontingentuponcertificationorproofofgreenuilding
practices.
FinancialIncentives
Financialincentivesaredirectincentivesintheformoftaxcreditsorgrantstodeveloperswhoproposeor
uildgreenuildings.However,manoftheseprogramsdonotdirectlimpactamunicipalitsfinances
sincetheproposeddevelopmentswilloftenincreasetheassessedpropertvalueinthecitandwhich
allowsthecittoofferfinancialincentiveswithoutanthreatofreducedrevenues.
TaxCredits:Manmunicipalitiesalreadoffertaxcreditsasameansofadvancingspecificpolic
agendas.Thesesameprinciplescaneappliedtohomesordevelopmentsthatachievecertaingreen
uildinggoals.
FeeReduction/Waiver:omemunicipalitiesthatchargefeesforpermitrevieworotherpermitting
processeshaveegunofferingreductionsorwaiversfordevelopersfollowinggreenuilding
standards.Mantimesthisincentivecanepairedwithastructuralincentivesuchase
xpedited
permitting.
Grants:Unliketheotherincentiveprogramsdiscussedaovegrantswillrequireafinancialinvestment
thecit.Theseprogramscanoftenefundedoneoftherevenuegeneratingstrategies
discussedearlier.Grantscanegiventohomeownersordeveloperstogotowardscertificationor
othercostsassociatedwithgreenuilding.
RevolvingL oanFunds: Tpicalltheseprogramsworkallocatingalargefundtoeusedforlow
interestloanstothoseseekingtouildorrenovatetogreenuildingstandards.Theseloansarethen
repaidtothefundataratelowerthantheoperationalcostsavingsfromtheimprovementsinorderto
lowertheupfrontcostsassociatedwithsomegreenuildingpracticesandencouragehomeowners
anddeveloperstouildgreen.Thefundiscontinuouslreplenishedtherepamentssothatitcan
eusedforadditionalloans.
OtherIncentives
TechnicalAssistance:Manmunicipalitiesarealsoofferingfreeplanningorcertificationtrainingand
assistance.Thisassistancemaallowforadeveloperwhoisunfamiliarwithgreenuildingpracticesto
uildgreen.
MarketingAssistance:OneimportantaspectofcertifingprojectsunderLDiseingaletouse
thisasamarketingtool.omemunicipalitieshaveeguntoofferfreemarketingassistancevia
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signage,awards,wesites,pressreleases,andothermeansasanincentivefordeveloperstouildto
greenstandards.
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