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The Rating System | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. The STAR Community Rating System (STAR) was built by and for local governments. Local leaders use STAR to assess their sustainability, set targets for moving forward, and measure progress along the way. Download the FREE rating system HERE. Released in October 2012, STAR represents a milestone in the national movement to create more livable communities for all. The rating system’s evaluation measures collectively define community-scale sustai...
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Sitemap | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. A New Milestone in Urban Sustainability. Case Study: Measuring Environmental Justice with STAR. Case Study: Partnerships to Advance Community Priorities with STAR. Case Study: Climate Resilience in the STAR Community Rating System. New STAR Case Study on Comprehensive Planning. Q&A Series with Mayor Cownie of Des Moines, IA. Q&A Series with Leadership Community Columbia, MO. A New Milestone in Urban Sustainability. Job Posting: Program Coordinator.
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About us | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. STAR Communities is a nonprofit organization that works to evaluate, improve and certify sustainable communities. We administer the STAR Community Rating System (STAR), the nation’s leading framework and certification program for local sustainability. Cities and counties use STAR to measure their progress across social, economic and environmental performance areas. Review our 2-page flyer. What is a Sustainable Community? STAR in the News.
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Newsroom | STAR Communities | Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. Q&A Series with Mayor Cownie of Des Moines, IA. August 10, 2016. This month we hear from Mayor T.M. Franklin Cownie of the City of Des Moines, IA. The City of Des Moines received a 3-STAR Community designation in May of 2014 and became the first certified STAR Community in Iowa. In our Q&A with Mayor Cownie, we explore how Des Moines works hard to ensure its. Read More. Announcing the STAR Version 2.0 Public Comment Period. June 15, 2016. The rel...
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Get Started | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. The STAR Community Rating System (STAR) can be used as a standalone framework for local sustainability and can also be used as a management tool and certification program. STAR Communities has developed a robust set of programs and services to meet the needs of a diversity of communities, before, during, and after the certification process. To get started, first choose how you would like to use STAR from the two options below. STAR is a framework.
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Certification | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. The STAR Community Rating System supports three leadership certifications: 3-STAR Community, 4-STAR Community and 5-STAR Community. Since STAR is a menu and communities decide which measures to report on, the final scores do not provide a true head-to-head comparison. Instead, the STAR Community Rating System includes 3 certification levels, making it a rating (not a ranking) system. 50 – 199. Recognized for sustainability leadership. 777 North C...
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Case Study: Partnerships to Advance Community Priorities with STAR | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. Case Study: Partnerships to Advance Community Priorities with STAR. August 6, 2015. It’s an issue that trips up many local sustainability offices staff, elected officials, and community members have lots of worthwhile project ideas, but with limited capacity, which ones should be prioritized? And with limited resources, how can those priorities get funded? Read more in our latest case study. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. STAR in the News.
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Mayor’s Innovation Project Summer Meeting | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. Mayor’s Innovation Project Summer Meeting. 08/13/2015 – 08/15/2015 at 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM. STAR Communities is a sponsor of the Mayor’s Innovation Project Summer Meeting in Des Moines, IA. Learn more about the meeting and review the agenda here: http:/ www.mayorsinnovation.org/events/summer-2015-meeting. STAR in the News. 777 North Capitol Street, NE. By Wood Street Inc.
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Download the STAR Rating System | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. Download the STAR Rating System. The STAR Community Rating System – our framework of sustainability goals, objectives and evaluation measures – is available to download for FREE from this page. You may also be interested in purchasing the Technical Guide. The Rating System’s companion manual which details how to achieve credits. The Technical Guide includes credit methodology, calculations, data sources, and case studies. Other primary role *.
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Who’s Involved | STAR Communities
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Sustainability tools for assessing and rating communities. STAR was developed for local governments by local governments. Nearly 200 volunteers representing 50 cities and counties, state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, national associations, universities, utilities, and private corporations contributed thousands of hours and diverse expertise to the development of the STAR Community Rating System. View our live map. Of STAR Member Communities. For a STAR Member Community. STAR in the News.
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