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Beaverton earns national sustainability distinction
91视频 Staff//December 24, 2015//
The city of Beaverton has been certified as a STAR community for its commitment to creation of a sustainable community.
The Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating Communities (STAR) program uses more than 500 economic, social and environmental indicators to evaluate the sustainability level of a community.
The certification also is expected to help the city continue to improve its sustainability efforts. In addition to highlighting areas in which Beaverton is excelling in sustainability, it also provides insight into areas where the city can improve its efforts.
In the three years the STAR communities program has been running, 40 communities have earned certification. Those cities include Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.
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