GreenStep Dark Skies.xlsx

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1	Greenstep Version Jan. 2023	BPA	Best Practice	Connection to Dark-Sky Initiative	Resources
2	Buildings & Lighting	1.2	Make no/low cost indoor lighting and operational changes in city-owned/school buildings to reduce energy costs.	Reduced light-spill through windows from smart indoor lighting choices -task-oriented; only as bright as needed; <=3000 Kelvin color temperature; smart controls	Light Pollution Solutions (IDA)
3	Buildings & Lighting	1.3	Invest in larger energy efficiency projects through performance contracting or other funding or through smaller retro-commissioning/retrofit projects in city-owned/school buildings.	Use energy-saving lighting controls (timers, motion sensors), and use light only where it serves a purpose	Light Pollution Solutions (IDA)
4	Buildings & Lighting	1.4	Implement information technology efforts and city employee engagement to reduce plug loads, building energy use and workflow efficiency.	IT efforts should include smart lighting controls that actively control lighting levels based on factors such as occupancy and traffic volume	Light Pollution Wastes Energy and Money (IDA)
5	Buildings & Lighting	1.5	Document that the new construction or major remodeling of a public building has met the SB 2030 energy standard or has met or qualified under a green building or energy framework.	Increase efficiency though shielded lights, no brighter than needed, with smart controls	Light Pollution Solutions (IDA)
6	Buildings & Lighting	2.1	Create or participate in a marketing/outreach/incentive program to promote/achieve residential energy/water use reduction and energy efficiency.	Promote reduced/smarter outdoor lighting -shields enable use of lower wattage; timers and motion sensors to dim or turn off lights when they're not useful; use the right amount of light for the purpose -don't overlight	Home Lighting (IDA)
7	Buildings & Lighting	2.2	Integrate green building and EV charging BPs information and assistance into the building permit process.	Include BP's related to outdoor lighting into the building permit process	Lighting Ordinances (IDA)
8	Buildings & Lighting	2.3	Implement an energy rating/disclosure policy for residential and/or commercial buildings.	Include responsible lighting practices as part of the rating system	Lighting for Policy Makers (IDA)
9	Buildings & Lighting	2.4	Describe energy/water efficiency actions and other green building practices at businesses and not-for-profit organizations located within/nearby the city.	Include good lighting practices as a topic	Education & Outreach (IDA)
10	Buildings & Lighting	2.6	Provide a financial or other incentive to private parties who add energy/sustainability improvements, meet the SB 2030 energy standard, or renovate using a green building or energy framework.	Include incentives for energy-saving lighting solutions, such as shields; light that serves a purpose; active controls	Lighting for Policy Makers (IDA)
11	Buildings & Lighting	2.7	Customize a model sustainable building renovation policy that includes the SB 2030 energy standard and adopt the language to govern commercial renovation projects that:	Include responsible lighitng practices as part of the policy; increase efficiency though fully shielded lights, no brighter than needed, with smart controls	Lighting Ordinances (IDA)
12	Buildings & Lighting	3.1	Require by city policy that new city-owned buildings be built using the SB 2030 energy standard and/or a green building framework.	Increase efficiency though fully shielded lights, no brighter than needed, with smart controls	Lighting for Policy Makers (IDA)
13	Buildings & Lighting	3.2	Work with the local school district to ensure that future new schools are built using the SB 2030 energy standard and/or a green building framework.	Increase efficiency though fully shielded lights, no brighter than needed, with smart controls	Lighting for Policy Makers (IDA)
14	Buildings & Lighting	3.3	Adopt a sustainable building policy for private buildings; include the SB 2030 energy standard; adopt language governing new Dev. projects that:	Increase efficiency though fully shielded lights, no brighter than needed, with smart controls	Lighting for Policy Makers (IDA)
15	Buildings & Lighting	3.4	Provide a financial or other incentive to private parties who build new buildings that utilize the SB 2030 energy standard and/or a green building framework.	Increase efficiency though fully shielded lights, no brighter than needed, with smart controls	Lighting for Policy Makers (IDA)
16	Buildings & Lighting	3.5	Adopt environmentally preferable covenant guidelines for new common interest communities addressing issues such as stormwater, greywater, native vegetation, growing food, clothes lines, electric vehicle charging, and renewable energy.	Include lighting guidelines, including the use of active controls, in guidelines	Guidance for U.S. Homeowners Associations (IDA)
17	Buildings & Lighting	4.1	Require energy efficient, Dark-Sky compliant new or replacement outdoor lighting fixtures on city-owned/private buildings and facilities.	Increase efficiency though fully shielded (not just horizontal Cutoff) lights, no brighter than needed, with smart controls; become a IDA Dark Sky Community	Outdoor Lighting Basics (IDA)
18	Buildings & Lighting	4.2	Purchase LEDs for all future street lighting and traffic signals.	Purchase LEDs <=3000 Kelvin, fully shielded (not just horizontal cutoff), no brighter than needed, smart controls	Bad Streetlights (IDA)
19	Buildings & Lighting	4.3	Replace the city's existing street lighting with Dark Sky-compliant LEDs, modifying any city franchise/utility agreement and adding smart grid attributes.	Purchase LEDs <=3000 Kelvin, fully shielded (not just horizontal cutoff), no brighter than needed, smart controls	Bad Streetlights (IDA)
20	Buildings & Lighting	4.5	Use LED/solar-powered lighting for a flashing sign or in a street, parking lot or park project.	Consider the color temperature, luminosity, shielding, and active controls should be part of the selection criteria	Bad Streetlights (IDA)
21	Buildings & Lighting	4.6	Relamp/improve exterior building lighting for city-owned buildings/facilities with energy efficient, Dark-Sky compliant lighting.	PurchaseLEDs: <=3000 Kelvin, fully shielded (not just horizontal cutoff), no brighter than needed, smart controls	Outdoor Lighting Basics (IDA)
22	Buildings & Lighting	4.7	Replace city-owned parking lot/ramp lighting with Dark-Sky compliant, energy efficient, automatic dimming lighting technologies.	Purchase LEDs <=3000 Kelvin, fully shielded (not just horizontal cutoff), no brighter than needed, smart controls	Outdoor Lighting Basics (IDA)
23	Buildings & Lighting	5.4	Create/modify a green residential remodeling assistance/financing program to assist homeowners in adding space or features such as EV charging, renewables to their existing homes.	Include energy-efficient lighting upgrades, such as use of active controls and fully-shielded lights, which enable a lower-wattage light to be used and still have the same amount of light in the program	Home Lighting (IDA)
24	Land Use	6.5	Adopt climate mitigation and/or energy independence goals and objectives in the comprehensive plan or in a separate policy document, and include transportation recommendations such as becoming an EV-ready city.	Responsible outdoor lighting practices can save 35% of the energy used for lighting in this country, equivalent to planting 600 million trees a year	Light Pollution Wastes Energy and Money (IDA)
25	Land Use	9. 3	Adopt infrastructure design standards that protect the economic and ecologic functions of the Hwy corridor through clustering of Dev., native plantings and incorporating access management standards.	Preserve the ecological functions of the corridor by including lighting considerations in the design standards	Light Pollution Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems (IDA)
26	Land Use	10.6	Conserve natural, cultural, historic resources by adopting or amending city codes and ordinances to support sustainable sites, including roadsides, and environmentally protective land use Dev..	Include lighting restrictions in the city code to protect natural areas. Glare and Light Trespass don't respect site boundaries and they can degrade natural and environmentally sensitive areas by shining into them	Light Pollution Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems (IDA)
27	Land Use	10.7	Support and protect wildlife through habitat rehabilititation, preservation and recognition programs.	Protect wildlife by protecting the natural darkness they rely on -Use light only where necessary, only as much as necessary, shield it so it goes only where intended, use <=3000 Kelvin color temperature bulbs (2,200 kelvin in environmentally senstive areas), and use active controls	Light Pollution Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems (IDA)
28	Enviro Mgmt	15.1	Adopt a sustainable purchasing policy or administrative guidelines/practices directing that the city purchase at least: a. EnergyStar and EPEAT certified equipment and appliances. b. Paper containing post-consumer recycled content.	Many LED bulbs are EnergyStar certified, but be sure to consider their Color Temperature, Luminosity, the shielding of the fixture they will go in, and any active controls that will help maximize your energy savings	Lighting for Policy Makers (IDA)
29	Enviro Mgmt	15.7	Lower the environmental footprint of meetings and events in the city.	Including the energy use and light pollution footprints by using lighting best practices	Light Pollution Solutions (IDA)
30	Enviro Mgmt	18.1	Make improvements within your city's system of parks, offroad trails and open spaces.	Including improvements to lighting in the parks, such as reducing glare, using <=3000 Kelvin lights, using active controls to reduce light level and energy use when no one is present	Light Pollution Solutions (IDA)
31	Enviro Mgmt	18.7	Document that the operation and maintenance, or construction/remodeling, of at least one park building used an asset management tool, the SB 2030 energy standard, and/or a green building framework.	Increase efficiency through fully shielded lights, no brighter than needed, with smart controls	Light Pollution Solutions (IDA)
32	Enviro Mgmt	19.1	Consistently monitor surface water quality/clarity and report findings to community members.	Include light readings during monitoring, as this impacts the health of the aquatic ecosystem	Accessible Applications for Measuring Light Pollution (IDA)
33	Enviro Mgmt	19.4	Adopt a shoreland ordinance for all river and lake shoreland areas.	Include light falling on water in ordinance, as this can have a significant impact on both water quality and aquatic ecosystem	Light Pollution Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems (IDA)
34	Economic & Comm. Dev	25.3	Promote sustainable tourism in your city, and green tourism resources to tourism and hospitality businesses in/around the city.	Astro-tourism is a very green business -it requires little more than an open space free from bright lights and can help promote your city as a tourist destination	Education & Outreach (IDA)
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