City of Aventura Earns Green Government Certification

City of Aventura Earns Green Government Certification

The City of Aventura is the proud recipient of a Green Local Government Certification designated by the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC). The FGBC certified the City at the Silver Level for demonstrating green efforts within a set of sustainability standards established for the Green Local Government Certification program.

The City of Aventura has made a priority to operate a green government for several years. These strategies benefit the community in several ways by reducing environmental impacts and operational costs. Some of the City’s efforts recognized by the FGBC include:

• Green building incentives for residential and commercial building development.
• Reducing irrigation water consumption utilizing Florida Friendly Landscaping principles.
• Implementing environmentally preferable purchasing program including alternative fuel fleet vehicles and bio-diesel in the City’s shuttle buses.
• Providing single stream recycling bins for public use at all City parks and facilities.
• Providing public education and recognition such as the annual GO GREEN Awards Program.

For more information on the City of Aventura’s green efforts, visit www.cityofaventura.com.