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Last revised July 24, 2014 <br />available and more cost effective. The use of non -toxic and sustainably produced materials can <br />produce healthier indoor air environments. Construction practices can reduce particulate emissions and <br />stormwater runoff. Sustainable building practices can reduce the energy impact of housing construction <br />and rehabilitation. <br />Council role <br />• Provide Tax Base Revitalization Account funding to mitigate asbestos. <br />• Give funding consideration in Livable Communities Act grants to projects that use cost effective, <br />short payback elements promoted by Green Communities criteria, the Minnesota Sustainable <br />Building Guidelines or other green and sustainable building practices. <br />Local role <br />• Consider distributing low-cost testing kits to identify homes with dangerous levels of radon, or <br />lead or asbestos testing services. <br />2040 HOUSING POLICY PLAN I METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />DRAFT RELEASED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Part II: Outcomes (Sustainability) I Page 40 <br />