SAN FRANCISCO >> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its Tribal Green Building Codes Workgroup, which consists of representatives from tribal nations and federal agencies, announced a new toolkit designed to assist tribes to prioritize and implement healthy, green building policies and practices.
Traditional tribal buildings were often informed by cultural values and an intimate knowledge of place. The Tribal Green Building Toolkit supports the integration of tribal ecological knowledge and priorities into building codes and practices. The Toolkit was developed with tribes and may also be useful to other communities working to adopt or update green building codes.
Download the Tribal Green Building Codes Toolkit on EPA’s website at www.epa.gov/region9/tribal/greenbuilding-toolkit.html.
More information about the Tribal Green Building Code Development is available at www.epa.gov/region9/greenbuilding/codes.
