The Municipal Green Building Toolkit is a resource that aims to educate municipal decision-makers on the essential components and processes related to greening municipally owned buildings. It will assist municipal decision makers identify and execute measures to increase the number of green buildings within their jurisdictions.

The toolkit is comprised of eight distinct tools. Each tool is intended to identify key issues and provide an overview of challenges and solutions associated with advancing green building practices within a municipal context. This section provides a brief outline of tool contents. For more information or to purchase the complete toolkit, please visit the CaGBC website (http://www.cagbc.org/municipal_initiatives/articles79.php)

TOOL 1.0 - The Context of Green Buildings: What makes a building green?
This tool explains what green buildings are, why they are important for municipalities, and how municipalities can benefit from their integration into existing plans and regulations. This tool also provides examples of how large-scale application of green buildings can pave the way for the development of sustainable communities.

TOOL 2.0 - Opportunities and Challenges: How can municipalities build momentum for green building?
This tool identifies green building opportunities and challenges.

TOOL 3.0 - The Business Case: What s the cost and value of green building?
This tool demonstrates the business case for green buildings in the municipal context.

TOOL 4.0 - Training and Education: How can municipalities educate themselves and others about green buildings?
This tool provides information on education and training measures to strengthen technical capacity for green buildings.

TOOL 5.0 - Green Municipal Buildings: How do municipalities encourage green civic building?
This tool explores approaches for integrating green buildings with municipal policies and plans.

TOOL 6.0 - Greening Private Developments: How can municipalities influence private developments?
This tool reviews measure to stimulate private green development in new and existing buildings, and offers insight into selecting appropriate strategies for implementation.

TOOL 7.0 - Monitoring and Verifying: How can we assess the performance of buildings?
This tool provides information on performance monitoring and long-term management of green buildings.

TOOL 8.0 - Practices and Technologies: What technology can a municipality use to make its buildings green?
This tool builds awareness of green building practices and technologies that can be applied to both municipal and private buildings. It explores a selection of specific technologies that are currently relevant and readily available to municipalities – enabling a transition to green buildings, both new and existing.