Table of Contents

1 Green Communities for Clean Water by Gary Belan & Katherine Baer

3 From the President

8 Green Buildings 101 by Gwen Griffith

12 Good for Buildings and for Rivers by Margo Farnsworth

14 The Economics of Low Impact Development by Steve Wise

16 Voices from the Field

24 Understanding Your Local Development Rules

by Center for Watershed Protection

26 Using Local Development Codes to Protect the James River by Bill Street

28 Learning to Talk the Talk by Anne Kitchell

30 Build it Green by Julie Noble

33  Partner Pitch

34  Resources & References