SMART Business Recognition Program
Thank you for your interest in the Sustainable Management of Assets, Resources and Technology (SMART)
Recognition Program. The SMART Business Recognition Program is designed to encourage businesses to
adopt policies and practices that encourage good management of financial, human and natural resources. In
partnership with local entities (Avista Utilities, Department of Ecology, Eastern Washington University, and
Spokane Regional Solid Waste System), the program will recognize businesses who adopt smart resource
management systems, practices and policies.
A business may be recognized by the SMART program on two levels, “participant” or “certified”.
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Participant level is for businesses that commit to better manage their assets, resources and/or
technology.
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Certified level is for businesses that demonstrate they have adopted changes that resulted in better
management of assets, resources and/or technology.
Ultimately, both levels should lead businesses to a better work environment, a healthier more productive
workforce, more customers, and an increase in the bottom line.
In recognition of your achievements, you will receive a SMART Sustainable Business decal for the participant
and/or certified program(s). The decal is in the form of a window cling as well as an electronic format for use
on your letterhead, business cards, website and other marketing materials. Decals will be provided for each of
the following categories, upon qualification:
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Energy Efficiency
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Green Building
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Renewable Energy
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Historic Preservation
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Waste Reduction/Recycling
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Innovation (for outstanding

Water Conservation
achievement within any of the 8
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Pollution Prevention
categories)
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Transportation
Businesses can choose to apply for recognition in any or all categories. Just fill out the application for the category(ies)
and level(s) of participation most relevant to your interests and qualifications. Please note that you will need to provide
additional documentation to verify your activities for the certified level.
If you have any questions about the program or the application, please contact Kirsten Nolan at Sustainable
Resources INW, (509) 209-2861, kirsten@sustaininw.org.
COMPLETED applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. Once approved, applicants will receive
an electronic version of the decal. Window clings will be printed and distributed periodically, as demand warrants.
Applications can be submitted electronically to kirsten@sustaininw.org or mailed/delivered to:
Kirsten Nolan, Program Manager
Sustainable Resources INW
35 W. Main, Suite 240
Spokane, WA 99201
SMART Business Recognition Program Application
First Name:
Last Name:
Business Name:
Address:
City:
Phone:
Cell Phone:
Email:
Business Website:
State:
Zip:
Submitted by:
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Historic neighborhoods tend to be centrally located, dense, walkable, and are often mass-transit accessible.
Reinvestment in existing communities also preserves the embedded energy represented by existing buildings and
infrastructure such as roads, water and sewer lines. Many historic buildings are remarkably energy efficient because of
their site sensitivity, quality of construction, and use of passive heating and cooling. Historic buildings can go green
without compromising historic character, and to this end, the U.S. Green Building Council has been working with the
National Trust for Historic Preservation to incorporate green building practices into the Secretary of the Interior’s
standards for historic restoration.
Participation in the Spokane Historic Register or National Historic Register not only is a step toward preserving
Spokane’s history but it can also qualify you for tax benefits (Special Valuation and Investment Tax Credits). For more
information regarding those incentives, go to www.historicspokane.org.
Participant Level: Historic preservation recognition through SMART is not available at the Participant level.
Certified Level: In order to receive SMART recognition for historic preservation, the building must have undergone
a Certified historic rehabilitation (either federal or local certification) that incorporated at least SIX (6) of the recommended
sustainability practices identified in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Illustrated Guidelines
on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, http://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/rehabilitation/sustainabilityguidelines.pdf. The “recommended” courses of action in the Secretary’s Standards are designed to assure the
preservation of a building’s important or “character-defining” architectural materials, features and spaces while also
allowing an historic rehabilitation project to support an efficient contemporary use.
At least one of these two is true:
Business is located in a building listed on the Spokane Register of Historic Places
(http://properties.historicspokane.org/).
Business is located in a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a contributing structure in a
National Register District (http://www.historicspokane.org/about-historic-registers).
AND
At least FIVE (5) of the following 9 green building practices were employed in the historic restoration of the building’s
interior and/or exterior:
Building components (e.g., windows, doors, trim; lighting, bathroom and/or kitchen fixtures) were retained and
repaired or refurbished in a manner consistent with the building’s historic character, rather than replaced.
[Standards p. viii, 3, 9; 36 CFR 67, 6]
Trim, doors, radiators, flooring, fixtures, hardware, etc. added during the rehabilitation were salvaged from other
historic buildings in a manner consistent with good historic preservation practice and consistent with the
Secretary’s Standards.
Building materials removed from the building during rehabilitation were creatively reused elsewhere in the
building or deconstructed and recycled so others can reuse them for historic rehabilitation, in a manner consistent
with good historic preservation practice and consistent with the Secretary’s Standards.
Non-toxic and/or low-no VOC products and materials (e.g., paint, stripper, sealants, adhesives, etc.) were used to
repair and rehabilitate building surfaces and components. [Standards p. 3]
Sustainable products were used in the rehabilitation (e.g., FSC lumber, recyclable/recycled content carpet and
carpet cushion, rapidly renewable materials, concrete where cement was replaced with blast furnace slag/silica
fume/fly ash). [Standards p. 3]
Steps were taken to retain storm water runoff onsite (e.g., rain barrels, green roof, permeable paving). [Standards
p. 18-21]
Eliminated outside air infiltration first, beginning with the least invasive and most cost-effective weatherization
measures, such as caulking and weather stripping, before undertaking more invasive weatherization measures.
[Standards p. 8]
Removed interior plaster only in limited quantities and when absolutely necessary to install appropriate insulation.
[Standards p. 9]:
Property’s original energy efficient features were retained and repaired (e.g., passive heating and cooling, natural
lighting, operable windows & transoms, storm windows, awnings). [Standards p. 4, 7, 22]
Innovation: Have an innovative way to achieve historic preservation in a “green” way? Share it here.
(For example, compatible installation of renewable energy [Standards p. 14-17].)
Please use email to submit documentation that this project was a certified rehabilitation of an historic building using the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
Save and submit form via email to kirsten@sustaininw.org.