The Resilient Building Checklist is designed to guide sustainable, resilient, high-performance building in Big Sky. It strives to advance energy and water efficiency, reduces waste and carbon emissions, and supports long-term community value through flexible, impactful best practices.

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The checklist is a program of Build Better Big Sky, an initiative of the Big Sky Sustainability Network (SNO), and is intended as a reference tool for the Big Sky building community. Projects seeking recognition as a Recognized Resilient Building through Big Sky SNO must complete this checklist and meet all program requirements outlined in the SubmissionInformation section of the appendix.

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The Resilient Building Checklist was developed in partnership with Kath Williams & Associates, bringing technical expertise and national best practices together with Big Sky’s local priorities.

Resilient Building Checklist

1. COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ACTION

Sustainability Actions reflect a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and community benefit. By engaging early with SNO, supporting local partners, and contributing to shared learning, projects help advance resilience beyond the building site.

Meet with SNO prior to breaking ground to connect to resilient building resources
Partner with SNO to document project learnings through a case study and related materials. Sign a release permitting SNO to share their story to help inspire and inform the broader Big Sky community.
Regional economic support through prioritizing regional contractors, trades, and suppliers when feasible.
Commitment to engaging with local sustainability programs - e.g. Sustainable Business Achievement, promoting One Less Car to employees/construction teams, volunteer hours with Grow Wild or the Gallatin River Task Force for cleanups, etc.
Bonus Points: Project includes an additional community-focused sustainability action not otherwise captured in this section.

2. INTEGRATIVE PROCESS

Site Evaluation  Integrated Design Process  Energy and Renewable Evaluation
Early Wildfire Adapted Evaluation  Early Water Evaluation (Availability and Consumption)
Bonus Points: Implement an additional integrative planning action not otherwise captured in this section.