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1. Community Sustainability Action
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Community Sustainability Actions reflect a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and community benefit. By engaging early with SNO, supporting local partners, and contributing to shared learning, projects help advance resilience beyond the building site.
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ActionCriteriaTotal Points PossiblePointsNotes
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1a.Meet with SNO prior to breaking ground to connect to resilient building resourcesFull points awarded for documented early engagement; partial points may be awarded for engagement later in the design process.2
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1b.Partner with SNO to document project learnings through a case study and related materials and sign a release permitting SNO to share the project storyRequired for all projects. SNO will provide a photo and information release form as part of this process. SNO recognizes that some property owners or project teams may prefer to remain anonymous. In these cases, SNO will work collaboratively with the project team to share project learnings in a format that is approved by all parties, while still supporting education and knowledge-sharing.2
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1c.Regional economic support through prioritizing regional contractors, trades, and suppliers when feasibleProject demonstrates an effort to prioritize qualified local and regional contractors, trades, suppliers, or service providers when feasible, considering availability, cost, and project needs. Partial points may be awarded when a mix of local and non-local vendors is used due to project constraints. Documentation may include contractor lists, invoices, or a brief explanation of selection decisions.2
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1d.Engagement with local sustainability programs (e.g., Sustainable Business Achievement, One Less Car, Grow Wild, Gallatin River Task Force)Project team participates in, promotes, or supports one or more local sustainability programs through enrollment, implementation of program recommendations, employee or occupant engagement, volunteer participation, or financial or in-kind support.2
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1e.Bonus PointsProject includes an additional community-focused sustainability action not otherwise captured in this section2
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