The Washington State Department of Commerce created the Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard (ESDS), a set of green building criteria that is required for any affordable housing project applying for state funds through the Washington State Housing Trust Fund (HTF) beginning in July 2008. The standard is based on a point system which awards points for a variety of sustainable building practices including:
The standards were updated in 2018 to ESDS Version 4.0. A complete list of the newest standards can be found here.
| Implementing Sector: | State |
| Category: | Financial Incentive |
| State: | Washington |
| Incentive Type: | Green Building Incentive |
| Web Site: | http://www.commerce.wa.gov/building-infrastructure/housing/housing-trust-fund/housing-trust-fund-evergreen-sustainable-development/ |
| Administrator: | Washington Department of Commerce |
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| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: |
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| Name: | Sean Harrington |
| Organization: | Evergreen Standard and Projects Manager |
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| Phone: | (360) 725-2995 |
This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.
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