Committee reviews sustainable purchasing implementation plan, raises questions about life‑cycle tool and training
Sustainability committee member Laura presented a five-year sustainable purchasing implementation plan focused on energy and high‑impact purchases; committee members pressed for clearer vetting of a life‑cycle analysis tool (FALCA/Falcon), training for staff and a decision threshold for exceptions before council consideration.
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Laura, a member of the city’s sustainability committee, presented a five‑year sustainable purchasing implementation plan that prioritizes climate and energy impacts, offers one‑page guidance sheets for categories (vehicles, HVAC, building materials) and proposes collecting Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to establish baselines.
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