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w <br />^w <br />Compost pays for itself over the long term as you and <br />your clients benefit from: <br />^ Bringing life to the soil <br />Reduces the need for fertilizers <br />a Improves plant resistance to disease <br />Reduces need for pesticides <br />n Degrades pollutants <br />^ Healthier plants with an improved appearance <br />Increased customer satisfaction <br />^ Faster planting in amended soils <br />^ Reducing plant loss <br />Fewer callbacks <br />Improved profits <br />^ Increasing water holding capacity <br />- Irrigation costs are cut by as much as 50% <br />Reduced water bills for customer <br />- Decreased stormwater runoff <br />^ Paying back the cost of amending soil in 5-7 years <br />^ Protecting the environment and the health of their <br />families. <br />ADAPTED FROM: F/ELD GU/DE TO COMPOST USF. VS COMPOSTING COUNCIL <br />AND SOLLS FOR SALMON: A LANDSGPERS GU/OF TO RU/LU/NG HEALT//Y SO/LS AND <br />STREAMS, 2000. <br />"Landscapes need to <br />become `sustainable' or the <br />industry will suf~`er economically. <br />We need to move the industry, the <br />public and public policy to improve <br />our environments. " <br />SOURCE: TOM ASH, LANDSCAPE WATER USE: WHAT TO KNOW 8 <br />WHAT TO DO NOW ECO-LANDSCAPING: PROFITING FROM A GREEN <br />FUTURE, 2004. <br />STEP 4: <br />Integrate Bay-Friendly into Green Building <br />GreenPoint Rated is a residential rating program for single and <br />multifamily new construction projects in California. It is <br />administered by Build It Green and designed to provide a <br />credible yet accessible entry point into green building and to <br />guide home builders to achieve increasingly higher levels of <br />performance. GreenPoint Rated is based on the Build It Green <br />Building Guidelines, originally developed in Alameda County and <br />later adopted by local governments throughout California. <br />GreenPoint Rated for remodeling and existing homes is <br />expelled to be completed by the end of 2007 and like the <br />program for single and multifamily homes, will be integrated <br />with Bay-Friendly Landscaping for use in the San Francisco Bay <br />Area. For more information, visit www.builditgreen.orQ. <br />Nationally, the US Green Building Council has developed a <br />rating system that specifes'green' standards for commercial, <br />multifamily and civic buildings. The Leadership in Energy and <br />Environmental Design (LEEDS") is a voluntary program for <br />rating the environmental impacts and sustainability of both new <br />and existing building projects. Certifcation is awarded at <br />different levels, based on the number of points earned. Go to <br />vvww.usgbc.orQ for more information. <br />Also under development, through a partnership between the <br />American Society of Landscape Architects, US Green Building <br />Council and the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center is the <br />Sustainable Sites Initiative to develop national, voluntary <br />standards for sustainable land development and management. <br />Visit vvwwsustainablesites.orQ for updates on their progress. <br />Z <br />3 <br />D <br />c <br />a <br />B4 <br />