How to become / How to identify a Green Library? Standards for Certification
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Over the last decades there are libraries all over the world following the “green way”. In the
US some are certified by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), constructed and
designed to fulfill these high standards for certification as a “green” building through the rating
system. But there are additional criteria for libraries to fulfill the ideas and ideals of environmental
sustainability. Besides being an environmental friendly building the library can act as educator and
leader through driving an eco-friendly office management, eco-friendly user services, exemplary eco-
friendly activities and offering information and courses in and eco-friendly lifestyle.
Drawing upon a recently defended master thesis in Germany, the purpose of the paper is to
propose the development of a sector-specific certificate to award libraries as a “Green library”. The
certificate is awarded not only for building aspects but specifically for services and management
systems.
The objective of this paper, presented at the IFLA conference, is to define systematically all
aspects of an environmentally sustainable library through a certification system. And additionally, to
recommend Environmental Sustainability and Libraries SIG (ENSULIB), as the only official
worldwide initiative for promoting (awarding?) green libraries with an “ENSULIB Green Library
Certificate”.
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