User’s Guide TBL Tool Documentation: Design, Measures, and Scoring ! ! ! ! ! Triple Bottom Line Tool For Economic Development: User’s Guide ! ! ! Working Draft: Version 1.1 October 10, 2012 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! This!project!was!funded!by!the!US!Economic!Development!Administration!as!part!of!Technical!Report! Award!Number!99@07@13871.!!! ! The!authors!of!this!report!are!Dr.!Janet!Hammer,!Dr.!Gary!Pivo,!Dr.!Ira!Goldstein,!and!Maggie! McCullough.!!Appreciation!is!given!to!the!numerous!reviewers!who!generously!shared!their!time!and! insights.!!The!authors!are!solely!responsible!for!the!report!content!and!endorsement!or!approval!by!the! reviewers!and!contributors!or!their!organizations!is!not!implied.!! ! The!Triple!Bottom!Line!Tool!can!be!accessed!at!http://tbltool.org/.!!This!User’s!Guide!to!the!TBL!Tool!is!a! working!document.!!Questions!and!comments!about!the!TBL!Tool!or!User’s!Guide!can!be!directed!to!Dr.! [email protected]. ! Table!of!Contents! TBL!Tool!Overview .................................................................................................................. 1! TBL!Tool!Development!Process ............................................................................................... 1! Development!Team ..................................................................................................................................... 2! Engagement................................................................................................................................................. 2! Defining!TBL!Economic!Development.......................................................................................................... 2! Using!the!TBL!Tool .................................................................................................................. 4! Intended!Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 4! Scoring!Framework...................................................................................................................................... 4! Selecting!Criteria...................................................................................................................................... 4! Scoring!Criteria......................................................................................................................................... 4! Aggregating!and!Reporting!Results.......................................................................................................... 6" Appropriate!Use!of!the!TBL!Tool!Scores ...................................................................................................... 6! Current!Limitations...................................................................................................................................... 7! Areas!We’re!Keeping!an!Eye!On .................................................................................................................. 7! TBL!Tool!Measures.................................................................................................................. 9! Table!One:!TBL!Tool!Goals,!Performance!Areas,!Measures......................................................................... 9! Goal:!!Economic!Vitality ........................................................................................................ 12! Performance!Area:!Quality!Jobs ................................................................................................................ 12" 1.! Relative!Impact!on!Employment...................................................................................................... 13! 2.! Direct!Jobs........................................................................................................................................ 14! 3.! Direct!Jobs!–!Good!Wages!and!Benefits........................................................................................... 16! 4.! Direct!Jobs!–!Career!Access!and!Advancement!Opportunities ........................................................ 19! 5.! Construction!Jobs............................................................................................................................. 21! 6.! Construction!Jobs!–!Good!Wages!and!Benefits................................................................................ 21! 7.! Construction!Jobs!–!Career!Access!and!Opportunity ....................................................................... 23! Performance!Area:!Sound!Investment ...................................................................................................... 26" 1.! Pro!Forma!Completed...................................................................................................................... 27! 2.! Fiscal!Impact!Analysis....................................................................................................................... 27! 3.! Consistency!with!Regional!Economic!Development!Strategy.......................................................... 28! 4.! Support!for!Local!Business ............................................................................................................... 30! 5.! Ratio!of!Private!to!Public!Investment .............................................................................................. 31! 6.! Leveraged!Investment...................................................................................................................... 31! Goal:!!Natural!Resource!Stewardship.................................................................................... 32! Performance!Area:!Industry!Eco@Efficiency ............................................................................................... 35! 1.! Energy .............................................................................................................................................. 35! 2.! Water ............................................................................................................................................... 35! 3.! Solid!Waste ...................................................................................................................................... 35! 4.! Ozone!Depletion .............................................................................................................................. 35! 5.! Acidification ..................................................................................................................................... 35! 6.! Photochemical!Smog........................................................................................................................ 35! 7.! Eutrophications................................................................................................................................ 35! 8.! Greenhouse!Gases ........................................................................................................................... 35! 9.! Ecotoxicity........................................................................................................................................ 35! ! i! ! Performance!Area:!Green!Design!and!Construction.................................................................................. 38! 1.! Green!Building!and!Construction ..................................................................................................... 38! 2.! Adaptive!Reuse ................................................................................................................................ 39! 3.! Sustainable!Site!Design .................................................................................................................... 39! 4.! Remediated!or!Restored!Lands........................................................................................................ 40! 5.! Avoidance!of!Sensitive!Natural!Resources....................................................................................... 41! Performance!Area:!Green!Operations ....................................................................................................... 47! 1.! Energy!from!Renewable!Resources.................................................................................................. 47! 2.! Energy!Management........................................................................................................................ 48! 3.! Automobile!Trip!Reduction!Strategies ............................................................................................. 48! 4.! Tenant!Environmental!Incentives .................................................................................................... 49! 5.! Water!Use!Lower!than!Industry!Norms ........................................................................................... 49! 6.! Emissions!Lower!than!Industry!Norms............................................................................................. 50! 7.! Industry!Best!Practices..................................................................................................................... 50! 8.! Green!Products!and!Services ........................................................................................................... 50! Goal:!!Community!WellNbeing ............................................................................................... 52! Performance!Area:!Place@making!and!Accessibility..................................................................................