Assess, plan for, and enhance the community’s local food system.
Assess, plan for, and enhance the community’s local food system.
Climate adaptation & resilience
Reduce flooding damage and costs through the National Flood Insurance Programs and the NFIP’s Community Rating System.
Reduce flooding damage and costs through the National Flood Insurance Programs and the NFIP’s Community Rating System.
Adopt a complete streets policy, or a living streets policy, which addresses landscaping and stormwater.
Adopt a complete streets policy, or a living streets policy, which addresses landscaping and stormwater.
Use 21st century ecodistrict tools to structure, guide and link multiple green and sustainable projects together in a mixed-use
Use 21st century ecodistrict tools to structure, guide and link multiple green and sustainable projects together in a mixed-use neighborhood/development, or innovation district, aiming to deliver superior social, environmental and economic outcomes.
Conserve/protect drinking/groundwater resources by creating a water-wise landscaping ordinance/guidance, WaterSense purchasing p
Conserve/protect drinking/groundwater resources by creating a water-wise landscaping ordinance/guidance, WaterSense purchasing program, or guidance on rainwater harvesting and home water softener use.
Implement IT efforts and city employee engagement to reduce plug loads, building energy use and workflow efficiency.
Implement IT efforts and city employee engagement to reduce plug loads, building energy use and workflow efficiency.
Promote financing and incentive programs, such as PACE, for clean energy:
Promote financing and incentive programs, such as PACE, for clean energy:
Install a public sector/municipally-owned renewable energy technology, such as solar electric (called solar photovoltaic or solar PV), wind, biomass, solar hot water/air, or micro-hydro.
Install a public sector/municipally-owned renewable energy technology, such as solar electric (PV), wind, biomass, solar hot water/air, or micro-hydro.
Support a community solar garden or help community members participate in a community solar project by:
Support a community solar garden or help community members participate in a community solar project by:
Promote resident/business purchases and/or generation of clean energy by:
Promote resident/business purchases and/or generation of clean energy by: