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Reasons to Use Us --- |
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Planning Overview --- Help To Get Started |
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--- Approaches to improving your sustainablitiy and environmental footprint ---
First Steps - begin an environmental team process (marina, vendor)
Your Company Blue Program - outline a program for new product customers
Marina Specific Development - example portfolio for marina and waterfront site development
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Green, Blue, sustainable, holistic, clean water, clean marina, environmentally sensitive community, business efficiency --- connect the dots |
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"If you understand that the essence of green is rooted in project management, design process and accountability, you start to discover the connections between green and company performance overall. If you get a deeper understanding of green, then you can be strategic about how you take advantage of opportunities to improve your company’s overall profitability, quality control and internal operations." American Institute of Architects. Full text - Greening Your Firm In 10 Easy Steps. (pdf) |
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This web site contains Resources for marina developers and waterfront professionals to implement effective clean marina and sustainable building practices --- Marina How-To-Packages for Environmental Management Systems specifically designed for each site are provided on request. |
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Sustainable and environmentally sensitive waterfront projects can make a positive impact on the growth of the marina industry (both in the U.S. and internationally)
Proper focus and marketing of clean marina and sustainable building practices at marina destinations will:
- strongly improve the quality control procedures of waterfront activity
- create focal points promoting environmental education about our waterways, and
- combine market growth with responsible environmental stewardship for the marina industry
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Planning Guidelines --- |
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Recognized environmental standards are used in developing Action Plans for waterfront professionals. Example guidelines and principals used in this web site are (Glossaries):
- International Standards Organization (ISO)
- Clean Marina and Clean Boatyard Programs
- Environmental Protection Agency Performance Tracking
- U.S. Green Building Council LEED
- Green Globes Rating System
- Evidence Based Design and Value Engineering
- Industry Best Management Practices
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Company Format --- |
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Alliances and referecne libraries for not-for-profit, interdisciplinary teams serving the waterfront development industry.
- Waterfront Alliance
- Policy Statement
- Research Libraries
- marinaREF - a waterfront site planning and organizatioonal reference (active)
- boatyardREF - reference for boatyard activity
- dockREF - dock building and in water building reference
- drystackREF - reference about marina structures and drystack storage
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First Steps - Outline for beginning the waterfront environmental planning process |
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Inquiry - Describe your level of interest or project requirements. |
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