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The UB High Performance Building Guidelines were developed through a team effort involving UB facilities staff and faculty and representatives of the State University Construction Fund and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York -- with expert guidance, support, and text preparation from project consultants New Civic Works and Phoenix Design. We greatly appreciate NYSERDA support for this project and review by Steven Winter Associates. See the acknowledgements page for a complete list of contributors.

We hope that the final document will help other SUNY campuses and New York State agencies comply with and exceed the requirements of NYS Governor's Executive Order 111. We also hope that the UB Guidelines will support green design efforts elsewhere.

We recognize that these Guidelines will be helpful to other campuses and organizations as they seek to create their own green design guidelines. When the UB Guidelines are used in that manner, we would appreciate appropriate crediting. For more information concerning the use of these guidelines, please contact the UB Green Office, University at Buffalo, 220 Winspear Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14215, (716) 829-3535, ubgreen@facilities.buffalo.edu.

Hard copies of the UB Guidelines are available - please contact the UB Green Office for details.

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