Reduce the urban heat impacts of public buildings, sites, and infrastructure and provide resiliency co-benefits.
Reduce the urban heat impacts of public buildings, sites, and infrastructure and provide resiliency co-benefits.
Air Quality
Actions that directly or indirectly improve air quality in your community
Encourage private sector action and incentivize investment in preventive approaches that reduce risk and minimize impacts of extreme weather and the changing climate for human health and the built environment.
Encourage private sector action and incentivize investment in preventive approaches that reduce risk and minimize impacts of extreme weather and the changing climate for human health and the built environment.
Achieve minimum levels of city green space and maximize the percent within a ten-minute walk of community members.
Achieve minimum levels of city green space and maximize the percent within a ten-minute walk of community members.
Invest in larger energy efficiency projects through performance contracting or other funding or through smaller retro-commissio
Invest in larger energy efficiency projects through performance contracting or other funding or through smaller retro-commissioning/retrofit projects in city-owned/school buildings.
Describe energy/water efficiency outcomes and other green building practices at businesses and not-for-profit organizations located within/nearby the city.
Describe energy/water efficiency outcomes and other green building practices at businesses and not-for-profit organizations located within/nearby the city.
Compare the energy use and financial performance of your facilities with other peer facilities using standardized, free tools.
Compare the energy use and financial performance of your facilities with other peer facilities using standardized, free tools.
Reduce local burning of wood and yard waste and eliminate ‘backyard’ trash burning.
Reduce local burning of wood and yard waste and eliminate ‘backyard’ trash burning.
Adopt development/design standards and programs that facilitate infill, redevelopment, and adaptable buildings.
Adopt development/design standards and programs that facilitate infill, redevelopment, and adaptable buildings.
Conduct or participate in a buy local campaign for community members and local businesses.
Conduct or participate in a buy local campaign for community members and local businesses.
Enter/update government-owned building information and monthly usage data into the MN B3 Benchmarking database, and utilize building/energy audits to identify potential improvements.
Enter/update government-owned building information and monthly usage data into the MN B3 Benchmarking database, and utilize building/energy audits to identify potential improvements.