Green Policies, Codes, and Ordinances for Local Governments

Thursday, October 7th, 2010
Wayne County Community College, Northwest Campus

Residential Green Ordinances: Video Link
Panelists Andrew Brix, City of Ann Arbor Energy Office:
Handout 1: Residential Green Ordinances

Robert Prud'homme, U.S. Green Building Council
Handout 1: LEED for Neighborhood Development
Handout 2: 2010 ND Communication

Commercial/Institutional Green Building Policies: Video Link
Panelists Tim Schmitt, City of East Lansing
Handout 1: Green Building Policy East Lansing

Shawn Keenan, City of Auburn Hills
Handout 1: Green Building Policy Auburn Hills
Financing Options: Video Link
Panelists Josh Brugeman, Clean Energy Coalition
Handout 1: CEC Handout

Todd Parker, Delta Institute/MI Saves
Handout 1: Loan product details and underwriting guidelines
Handout 2: Participating Lenders and Service Areas
Handout 3: Program Highlights for Contractors

Conan Smith, Southeastern Michigan Regional Energy Office
Handout 1:

WARM Training Center
Sierra Club

Past Presentations & Workshops

RFP's, RFQ's, and Contracting, Oh My!: Turning Good Ideas into Great Projects Workshop

- Funding provided by The Michigan Recovery and Reinvestment Plan through the MI Dept. of Energy Labor & Economic Growth.

Climate Action Planning Workshop

Lindsay Baxter, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Pittsburgh, presented on the climate action planning that the City of Pittsburgh went through. Her presentation and video are available below:

PowerPoint Presentation on Climate Action Planning

Climate Action Planning Worksheet

  • 2008 Pittsburgh Climate Action Plan - is the City of Pittsburgh’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan, published by a consortium of governmental and non-governmental organizations. It outlines and prioritizes concrete steps that the local government and community can take to implement a city wide carbon reduction strategy.

Performance Contracting Workshop