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Strategy 2.7.7

The UDC should include incentives, such as density bonuses, when green roofs are included in a development plan.

Survey local developers about what incentives would be most effective in creating more sustainable projects and study major metro areas to learn how they exceed their local standards for sustainable design.

*Vivian Jaynes, a Memphis-native, completed this strategy as part of her master’s project in City and Regional Planning at UNC-Chapel Hill. Read her recommendations and case studies here.

Strategy 2.7.5

Require all land use applications with a site plan component to have a completed LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) scorecard as part of the application review process.

Strategy 2.7.4

Develop a public education and awareness campaign aimed at dispelling myths about the cost of green buildings and infrastructure.

Strategy 2.7.3

Adopt an energy code to encourage better performing buildings and educate the public beforehand.

Strategy 2.7.2

Amend Building Codes to require that all commercial buildings and multi-family residential buildings of 10,000 SF or more achieve a minimum of LEED Certified or equivalent and require that all new construction achieve a minimum of LEED Certified or equivalent.

Strategy 2.7.1

Review existing green building codes throughout the United States and recommend how Memphis and Shelby County can implement model green building codes and develop a “Green Points” program requiring all new construction to submit a LEED for New Construction checklist and earn a specified minimum number of points in order to receive a building permit.