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28 <br /> Exhibit B—Sustainable Design and Operations Elements Guidelines <br /> The Development Agreement recognizes the goals of Orange County and the Town of Carrboro <br /> to be guided by design and operations elements of the High Performance Building Standards <br /> developed by the Triangle J Council of Governments ("TJCOG") in 2001. Orange County <br /> adopted this standard as part of its Space Development criteria in 2005. <br /> These High Performance Building Standards were initially developed by a task force led by <br /> TJCOG, including representatives from Orange County, and design professionals within the <br /> Triangle Area. These published guidelines have been nationally recognized and formed the <br /> basis for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ("LEED")version ll, established by <br /> the United States Green Building Council ("USGBC"). The standards are recognized for their <br /> innovation and quality of results related to sustainable, energy efficient, and resilient building <br /> outcomes. <br /> Orange County and Carrboro recognize the current initiative to update these guidelines <br /> consistent with current benchmarks and advances in design and building science. Sustainable <br /> design, construction and operations methods will be evident within the design and build <br /> process and will be explicitly communicated throughout the development process. <br />