Buy Green to Save Green
The City of Plano has adopted an Environmental Purchasing Policy that stipulates departments should purchase and use materials, products and services that are economically-responsible and reduce resource consumption and waste. Factors considered include the following:
Environmental
Social
Economic
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Mobile Source Pollution Reduction
The City of Plano implemented a policy to establish a uniform idle-reduction, fuel conservation and mobile source pollution reduction program.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated the North Central Texas region as a nonattainment area for the pollutant ozone. Vehicle emissions are a major contributor to ozone formation due to the presence of two key “precursors,” or ingredients, to ozone formation in automobile emissions: nitrous oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Controlling emissions from mobile sources such as cars, light- and heavy-duty trucks, buses, motorcycles, and other vehicles is critical to the success of the region.
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
The City of Plano recently adopted a new policy on all future construction and major remodels. All City buildings will meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards to attain the highest level of LEED Certification possible. Buildings will conform to performance benchmarks identified by the U.S. Green Building Council that address the following human and environmental health issues:
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Water savings |
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Indoor environmental quality |
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Energy efficiency |
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Plano is one of the first cities in Texas to adopt LEED certification as a standard for future government buildings.
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Below is a list of resolutions the City of Plano has adopted. Click on the topic to view the resolution.