August 23, 20186 yr KARIN CONNELLY RICE | THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018 Seven shades of green: An inside look at seven of Cleveland's most sustainable buildings This week, 2,300 energy professionals flocked to Cleveland’s convention center for the Department of Energy’s Better Building Summit. While usually held in Washington, D.C., the event moved to Cleveland this year to coincide with the DOE’s Energy Exchange—collectively creating the DOE’s largest trade show and networking event of 2018. “People are traveling from all over the country to see what the leaders are doing,” says Maria Vargas, director of the DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge. One of Cleveland’s other calling cards for attracting the Summit was its status as the second city in the country to join the now-nationwide network of 2030 Districts dedicated to helping commercial buildings cut energy usage, water consumption, and commuter transportation emissions in half by the year 2030. MORE: http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/BetterBuildings082318.aspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 7, 20204 yr Dusty old thread! Look up! It’s the World’s Biggest Rooftop Greenhouse By Phys.org|September 4, 2020 Building on a new urban gardening trend, a gigantic greenhouse atop a Montreal warehouse growing eggplants and tomatoes to meet demand for locally sourced foods has set a record as the largest in the world. Canadian-based Lufa Farms just opened the facility that spans 160,000 square feet, or about the size of three football fields. “We are now able to feed almost two percent of Montreal with our greenhouses and our partner farms,” said company spokesman Thibault Sorret. “The advantage of being on a roof is that you recover a lot of energy from the bottom of the building,” allowing considerable savings in heating, an asset during the harsh Quebec winter, he explains. Fully automated, the new greenhouse also has a water system that collects and reuses rainwater, resulting in savings of “up to 90%” compared to a traditional farm. https://www.greenhousegrower.com/crops/vegetables/look-up-its-the-worlds-biggest-rooftop-greenhouse/
February 11, 20223 yr What Cleveland’s LEED certification means for the city’s future HANNAH DAVIS FEBRUARY 10, 2022 How green are we? In October 2021, Cleveland received a silver LEED for Cities certification for its efforts toward making the city more sustainable for residents and businesses. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a global certification program for rating the “green” quality of buildings and cities. This achievement was the result of more than 10 years of environmental initiatives led by Sustainable Cleveland. While the city naturally scored well in some areas, such as water efficiency and green building policies, it struggled in areas like renewable energy and emissions. For this, LEED offers a potential roadmap for the future. According to its website, LEED for Cities and Communities is a framework that helps local leaders track and manage green initiatives that are aimed at improving quality of life. LEED is managed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and certifies cities within five rankings—certified, bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Results are based on 14 metrics across five design categories: energy, water, waste, transportation and quality of life. https://www.thelandcle.org/stories/what-clevelands-leed-certification-means-for-the-citys-future Edited February 11, 20223 yr by surfohio
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