A Green Building Ordinance for Buffalo

All new building projects in the City of Buffalo totaling 5,000 square feet or more that are city-owned, city-financed or city/state subsidized should be LEED-Silver certified. The City of Buffalo should mitigate its contribution to global warming and reduce reliance on energy and natural resources while improving the quality of life or its residents, employees, and visitors. Multiple federal/state funding incentives and significant tax credits exist for going green. Green building practices are not nebulous, politically correct goals with little visible return. As many cities have shown, green buildings are valid economic engines that draw people into cities to live and work