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Challenge and Opportunity | Partnership Goals for 2018
Initiatives | Endorsements
Clean Energy Investment Fund
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Initiatives
Energy Efficiency | High Performance Buildings
Renewable Energy | Sustainable Transportation
Smart Growth | Recycling | Local Food Options
Year One projects are highlighted in bold face.
Energy Efficiency
Increase energy efficiency in homes and businesses.
- Launch Web-based clearinghouse on energy service providers, materials vendors.
- Standardize and market a Home Energy Rating System.
- Host a regional “I commit” pledge program for household and businesses, with annual awards, to accelerate energy efficiency improvements regionwide.
- Create a tracking system to measure efficiency improvements.
- Expand efficiency rebates and financing programs regionwide.
- Establish a network for people to share successes, lessons learned and best practices.
- Promote policies that encourage maximum energy efficiency in new and existing operations.
High Performance Buildings
Improve energy performance of new buildings.
- Upgrade and standardize county, city and town building codes for maximum energy efficiency and on-site use of renewable energy applications.
- Provide training, technical assistance and workshops for planners, building inspectors, building contractors, developers and architects.
- Increase access to professional design assistance and grants.
- Establish a best practices network.
- Set up tracking and measurement system to measure region-wide improvements in new construction.
Renewable Energy
Boost the region’s renewable energy portfolio.
- Lay groundwork for a “1,000 Solar Roofs” program.
- Work with partners to expand reach of “Solar in the Schools” curriculum and hardware.
- Work with utilities to increase renewable energy purchases.
- Increase access to technical and financial assistance for development
- of community-scale renewable solar, hydro and geothermal projects.
- Track installations, renewable energy gains and emission reductions.
- Catalyze community action and supportive policies to develop clean energy.
Sustainable Transportation
Increase mobility options and improve vehicle efficiency.
- Provide outreach and education on Bus Rapid Transit funding and implementation, as well as related state-level transportation financing issues.
- Include transportation in the “I commit” program to encourage walk/bike/bus/telecommute/carpool options.
- Continue and expand regional walk/bike/bus-to-school “Safe Routes” program.
- Work with developers and local governments to encourage Transit Oriented Development.
- Increase the efficiency of the regional fleet.
- Promote longer term sustainable transportation financing and policy solutions.
Smart Growth
Encourage best practices for community development.
- Create templates and model policies for communities to encourage high performance building codes, transit-oriented development and efficient land use.
- Share best practices for community design to encourage energy efficient land use patterns, increase mobility options, and ensure wise use of taxpayer funds.
- Host workshops and training for building inspectors, contractors, developers, designers, local government.
- Work for adoption of smart growth policies and code changes at all relevant levels.
- Encourage a model project to demonstrate the benefits of transit-oriented development.
- Support affordable housing and use of best practices for transit access, walk-ability and energy efficiency.
Recycling
Divert waste from landfills.
- Post information online and in print materials about local recycling opportunities and benefits.
- Provide outreach on reduce, reuse and recycle concepts and projects.
- Coordinate a regional network for recycling advocates, landfill managers and waste management companies.
- Expand access to recycling facilities.
- Expand the variety of materials accepted.
- Promote markets for and purchase of recycled materials.
Local Food Options
Increase cultivation and purchase of locally grown food.
- Provide online clearinghouse on local food options.
- Educate on connections between energy use, agriculture and our food system.
- Connect “I commit” pledge program to local food education groups.
- Encourage backyard and community gardening, home-based canning and freezing.
- Expand availability of locally grown food in grocery stores and restaurants.
- Establish farm-to-school food program.
Contact us
Alice Hubbard Laird | Director
ahubbardlaird@sopris.net
Heather McGregor | Communications & Outreach
mcgregor@rof.net P.O. Box 428 | 978 Euclid, Studio 4
Carbondale, Colorado 81623
(970) 704-9200
www.newcenturytrans.org/partnership |
Partnership Toolkit
Clean Energy
Investment Fund
Programs,
Policy Development,
Best Practices
& Education
Measurements
& Tracking
Service Area
Aspen to Parachute
(72,000 people)
Potential Partners
Households
Businesses
Students & Teachers
Utilities
Faith & Civic Groups
Elected Officials
Government Agencies
Developers & Realtors
Mission
The Regional Partnership works to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, increase energy independence and reduce impacts of climate change.
The partnership connects residents, businesses and governments in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, providing the tools and resources needed to meet aggressive targets for:
- Energy Efficiency
- High Performance Buildings
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Transportation
- Smart Growth
- Recycling
- Local Food Options
By working together across sectors region-wide, the partnership uses an integrated approach for maximum effectiveness in reaching energy and climate protection goals, while putting in place a variety of practical solutions to make our region’s economy more sustainable and prosperous. |
