Since 2003, the number of cities with green building programs has risen from 22 to 92, for an increase of 418%. This figure, as well as others below, comes as a result of a study commissioned by the AIA. Their newly published report, Local Leaders in Sustainability, analyzed 661 communities’ best practices, strategies, and trends, and provides recommendations for cities that are looking to implement green building programs.

View the full report: Local Leaders in Sustainability [PDF]

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The AIA has developed a SustAIAnability 2030 Tool Kit to assist cities that are interested in implementing green building programs in their community, and in early 2008 will be issuing 50to50 –- a range of 50 sustainable design principles that can help achieve a 50% reduction in project fossil fuel consumption.

Thanks to the depth of information available in this report, straggling cities out there now have all the tools and information to get going in the right direction.