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Parksmart

About

Transportation in the U.S. now emits more greenhouse gases than power plants. Parking is one of the largest land uses in cities. Vehicles are parked about 95 percent of the time.

A growing consciousness, evolving technology, and new business opportunities are expanding parking’s role as a transformative force for sustainable mobility in our cities, campuses, entertainment venues and elsewhere.

Enter Parksmart—formerly Green Garage Certification—the world’s only rating system designed to advance sustainable mobility through smarter parking structure design and operation. Developed by industry experts, the Parksmart framework guides projects toward innovative, solutions-oriented strategies. Parksmart offers a lifetime of returns for parking structures through reduced operational costs, increased energy efficiency, and better lighting and ventilation. Parksmart complements LEED and other certifications and is administered by Green Business Certification, Inc (GBCI).

Why Parksmart

Worldwide, the number of motorized vehicles is expected to double by 2030. Parking structure design and operation will shape the fuels powering these vehicles, how alternatives to single-occupant vehicles will be embraced, and the climate impact of our mobility.

Parksmart guides parking structures to positive impact by embracing parking and transportation best practices. It allows structures to move quickly to certification, or to make improvements over time and work toward certification.

Parksmart is a voluntary certification empowering high-performance parking facilities to improve mobility while using fewer resources. The Parksmart program accelerates the growth of business models integrating connected cars, consumer choice, multimodal mobility, smart parking and intelligent transportation innovations, and other rapidly advancing technologies. Parksmart garages utilize energy-efficient lighting and ventilation systems, guidance systems that help drivers find parking faster, idle-reduction technologies, electric vehicle fueling stations, car sharing, bicycle parking and stormwater management practices.

The high-performance structures, technologies and practices of Parksmart certified garages reduce energy consumption, maximize performance, and minimize waste, and encourage biking, car sharing, carpooling and alternative fuel vehicles.

Parksmart certification recognizes parking structures that:

Reduce their environmental impact

Reduce their environmental impact

Increase their energy efficiency and performance

Increase their energy efficiency and performance

Manage parking spaces efficiently

Manage parking spaces efficiently

Encourage alternative mobility options

Encourage alternative mobility options

Strengthen community relationships

Strengthen community relationships

 

 

Advisory Council

 
  • Vice President for Program Development, International Parking & Mobility Institut
 

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