A successful business environment is increasingly a green environment. In the pursuit of a greener Gables, the City has recently adopted several sustainable practices, under the umbrella of a comprehensive Sustainability Master Plan ( coralgables.com/sustainabilityplan). These include (1) a new GREEN BUILDING ordinance, that requires all new buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. to achieve LEED Silver certification or equivalent ( coralgables.com/greenbuilding); (2) a new prohibition against the use of expanded POLYSTYRENE, most commonly known as Styrofoam, one of the planet's top environmental polluters ( coralgables.com/polystyrene); and (3) participation in the Property Assessed Clean Energy ( PACE) program, which incentivizes property owners to implement energy efficiency upgrades through attractive, innovative financing ( coralgables.com/PACE).

Coral Gables also continues to promote green mobility alternatives, such as walking, biking and transit, and will even provide a free BIKE RACK to interested businesses ( coralgables.com/bike). Finally, the City has become a national leader in understanding and preparing for the effects of SEA LEVEL RISE, a critical threat to our vulnerable South Florida region ( coralgables.com/sealevelrise). For more information on these and other sustainability measures being implemented by the City, visit coralgables.com/sustainability. Let's continue to make green by going green!