{"id":6331,"date":"2014-12-19T11:29:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T16:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=6331"},"modified":"2014-12-19T11:29:22","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T16:29:22","slug":"new-green-parking-program-benefiting-from-leeding-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/new-green-parking-program-benefiting-from-leeding-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"New green parking program benefiting from LEEDing involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6318\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Parking-Garage-At-The-Airport-5241999.jpg\" alt=\"The Green Parking Council (GPC), an affiliate of the International Parking Institute (IPI), is partnering with the certifying body for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to promote the new Green Garage program. Photo \u00a9 BigStockPhoto\/Rob Wilson\" width=\"638\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Parking-Garage-At-The-Airport-5241999.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Parking-Garage-At-The-Airport-5241999-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Parking-Garage-At-The-Airport-5241999-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Green Parking Council (GPC), an affiliate of the International Parking Institute (IPI), is partnering with the certifying body for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to promote the new Green Garage program. <\/span><em>Photo \u00a9 BigStockPhoto\/Rob Wilson<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recognition of the importance of sustainable parking facilities, Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) signed an agreement with the International Parking Institute (IPI) and its Green Parking Council (GPC).<\/p>\n<p>The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parking group and the certification body for U.S. Green Building Council\u2019s (USGBC\u2019s) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system means strategic partnership for the delivery and promotion of GPC\u2019s Green Garage Certification program.<\/p>\n<p>Applicable to both new and existing parking structures, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenparkingcouncil.org\" target=\"_blank\">Green Garage program<\/a> assesses 50 elements of parking facility sustainability, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>management practices that maximize performance while minimizing waste;<\/li>\n<li>programs encouraging alternate modes of transportation and community engagement; and<\/li>\n<li>efficient and sustainable technology and structure design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cSustainability in parking is integral to building a greener future, not only structurally, but also by shaping transportation networks that support more livable, walkable communities,\u201d said Mahesh Ramanujam, GBCI president. \u201cThis agreement will also expand the GBCI\u2019s portfolio and mission to recognize excellence in green performance and practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a game-changer,\u201d explained John Schmid, GPC chair. \u201cCollaborating with the GBCI will result in a multiplier effect, dramatically increasing awareness of sustainable parking design, operations, and management. This is an epic moment for parking and a giant leap forward toward a more environmentally and economically sustainable garage of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recognition of the importance of sustainable parking facilities, Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) signed an agreement with the International Parking Institute (IPI) and its Green Parking Council (GPC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1029],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New green parking program benefiting from LEEDing involvement - The Construction Specifier<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/new-green-parking-program-benefiting-from-leeding-involvement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New green parking program benefiting from LEEDing involvement - 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