Sustainability Corner – August

Urban Agriculture: New ordinances promote city farming The Atlanta City Council’s vote last month to encourage and support more urban agriculture is set to make the city a national leader in local food systems. More Atlanta families are growing their own food, while community gardens and farmers markets are now hubs of community interaction, but…

June Sustainability Corner

President Obama Announces Commitments and Executive Actions to Advance Solar Deployment and Energy Efficiency President Obama has announced an additional $2 billion goal in federal energy efficiency upgrades to Federal buildings over the next 3 years. The challenge, in combination with the initial commitment of $2 billion in 2011, will result in a total of…

Sustainability Corner

http://www.doi.gov/greening/energy/cottonwood.cfm Case Study – Department of Interior – Solar installation and other energy saving measures – Cottonwood Visitor Center – Joshua Tree National Park – Twenty-nine Palms, California If you would like to read more about the Department of the Interior Federal Energy Saver program – and how the DOI is Greening our National Parks,…

Sustainability Corner

Case study – Department of Interior – Solar installation – National Park Service – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – Michigan http://www.doi.gov/greening/energy/north-manitou-island.cfm If you would like to read more about the Department of the Interior Federal Energy Saver program – and how the DOI is Greening our National Parks, click here: http://www.doi.gov/greening/energy/efficiency.cfm  

Sustainability Minute – Net Zero Energy

The following documents and links help Facility Managers and anyone concerned with energy use, understand the NetZero Energy challenge, construct a Basic Action Plan to get to NetZero, and understand the implications of NetZero on long term planning. These pages pull together research-based solutions that address this key challenge in the operation of an energy-efficient…