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Local Initiatives and Incentives
Local Initiatives and Incentives
Dade Green Coalition
Douglas Yoder, Assistant Director, Dept of Environmental Resources Mgmt
305-372-6766
The Dade Green Coalition, a public private partnership of 30 plus public/private/academic groups involving the County, Cities, Universities, companies Governor's Commission for a Sustainable South Florida, companies and not-for-profits. The Coalition prepares design guidelines for new and rebuilt buildings and building commissioning, a new green builder program, a green building awards program, and education programs on sustainability for the general public, public schools, and the design professionals. Other projects include indoor air quality standards, energy efficiency in building design, green materials research (recyclable and with recycled content). They also organized the first South Florida Sustainable Building Conference that brought together government, academic, and private sectors with 56 speakers on five tracks of sustainablity and the environment. Conferees wrote a Green Action Agenda "Where we go from here" which is moving forward. They produced a 10 minute video for the Coalition, illustrating its goals and Miami's historic examples of sustainable architecture.
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Eco-$mart Homes and Buildings Program
Sarasota, FL 34233
888-329-2705
http://www.ecohouse.com
Created by, and operated under license from the non-profit Florida House Institute for Sustainable Development, the Eco-$mart Homes and Buildings program was designed to bridge the gap between understanding and applying sustainable development principles. The program acts as a distribution source for Florida House Institute approved construction materials, and offers free design consultations for home owners, building owners, architects, developers and contractors. Contacts are provided, both locally and nationally for special, energy efficient mortgages that allow buyers to qualify for more home or building. Contractors and developers are assisted in taking advantage of the free public relations and marketing power provided by programs such as EPA Energy Star, SunBuilt and Engineered for Life. Regional Eco-$mart Program offices also put on free seminars to educate the public and the trades on the wisdom and availability of sustainable approaches to construction.
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Envirosense Consortium, Inc.
Valerie W. Bennett, Executive Director
Kennesaw, GA 30144
800-856-0767
http://www.envirosense.org
The Envirosense Consortium is a nonprofit association that promotes a proactive "Total Systems Approach" to indoor environmental quality issues, concentrating on building systems, product systems and maintenance systems. Envirosense provides online resources and training opportunities pertaining to indoor environmental quality and sustainable design. Regional members include the following: Airsept 770-321-4826 or 800-999-1051 http://www.airsept.com CH2M Hill 770-604-9095 Rick Hirsekorn http://www.ch2m.com Interface Americas, Inc. 800-336-0225, ext. 6252 Gary Schexnaildre http://www.interfaceinc.com Interface Flooring Systems, Inc. and Solenium, An Interface Company 800-336-0225, ext. 6155 John McIntosh http://www.interfaceinc.com Intersept Specialty Products 770-424-9385 Doug Triestram http://www.interfaceinc.com http://www.re-sourcetech.com Interface Research Corporation 770-421-9555 Mike Bertolucci http://www.interfaceinc.com Southface Energy and Environmental Resource Center 404-872-3549 Polly Sattler http://www.southface.org Envirosense Consortium, Inc. (800) 856-0767 http://www.envirosense.org
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Florida Design Initiative
Larry Peterson
Tallahassee, FL 32307-4200
850-599-8773
http://sustainable.state.fl.us
The Florida Design Initiative serves as a catalyst for promoting best practices in community and facility planning, design and usage. Two websites, free electronic subscription services, conferences and hands-on workshops communicate innovative and tested strategies to private and public sector audiences. Profiles of leading edge tools, resources, and experiences foster thought, dialogue, and action. The two websites produced by the Florida Design Initiative (and hosted at FAMU) are the Florida Sustainable Communities Center and EDesign.
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Florida House Foundation
John Lambie
941-927-2020
The mission of the Florida House Foundation, Inc. (FHF) is to facilitate change for a sustainable future. As a center for adaptive learning it provides "leadership through example" by developing demonstration projects which illustrate the principles of resource efficiency and sustainability (taking social and environmental goals and making them into economic generators). FHF produces educational media, provides educational forums, serves as an economic development incubator and networks with other institutions worldwide. As an adaptive learning center they focus on a regional area corresponding to the bioregional area contained by the Manatee and Peace River watersheds including Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.
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Georgia Cool Communities
Lucie Griggs, Regional Director
Rome, GA 30161
706-295-7540
http://www.coolcommunities.org
Cool Communities is a nonprofit action-oriented advocacy program aimed at improving air and water quality and conserving energy by advocating urban heat island mitigation using sustainable cost-effective strategies for development, construction and existing structure retro-fitting. Specifically they promote the use of lighter, reflective (high albedo) roofing and paving materials in combination with strategically planted shade trees.
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Institute for Building Science, Construction Resources Center
Roozbeh Kangari and Jorge Vanegas
Atlanta, GA 30332-0680
404-894-2069
http://www.arch.gatech.edu/crc/
The vision of the Construction Resources Center (CRC) at Georgia Institute of Technology is the enhanced delivery of sustainable, cost-effective facilities and civil infrastructure systems, through a close partnership between industry and academe. Their mission is to be a local, national, and international leader, and a resource for the construction industry. CRC is recognized as the premier center for facilitating and coordinating education and research initiatives between academic and research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and organizations in the public and private sectors.
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Institute for Sustainable Technology and Development
Carol Carmichael, Director
Atlanta, GA 30332-0595
404-894-7895
http://www.istd.gatech.edu
The Institute for Sustainable Technology and Development (ISTD) serves as the Georgia Tech advocate on sustainability, facilitating development and implementation of a comprehensive agenda for enhancing the curriculum, research programs, and campus management. The Institute is an alliance of research and educational centers addressing specific issues relevant to creating a more prosperous and sustainable society. The ISTD is building an international coalition whose professional objectives and ethics support the goals of sustainable development worldwide.
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Georgia Tech Research Institute, Sustainable Facilities & Infrastructure Program
Dr. Annie Pearce
Atlanta, GA 30332-0837
404-894-8089
http://maven.gtri.gatech.edu/sfi
The Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Program at Georgia Tech is a cross-disciplinary program that focuses on improving the sustainability of the built environment via basic and applied research, technical assistance, public outreach, and education. Present initiatives include work in affordable housing, decision making, metrics of sustainability for the built environment, cost modeling, sustainable materials, and a seven-part continuing education certificate series in Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure. SFI also collaborates with Georgia Tech's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and College of Architecture with research and courses on sustainable design, green building, and environmentally conscious design and construction.
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Habitat For Humanity International Construction and Environmental Resources Dept (CAER)
Americus, GA 31709-0058
800-422-4828, x 2622
http://www.habitat.org/env/
An active component of this department's Environmental Initiative is to promote sustainable building practices. This is accomplished in part through their "Green Team," a network of environmentally-conscientous Habitat volunteers who believe that a simple, decent, affordable home means a home with low energy costs, and one that is resource-efficient and healthy for its occupants. HFHI's Environmental Initiative Statement includes to "promote goodstewardship of natural resources in the elimination of substandardshelter, and to raise awareness of the impact of human habitation onGod's creation." The information and techniques promoted through the Environmental Initiative assist affiliates in building houses that arenot only simple, decent and affordable to low-income families, but also are as resource-efficient as possible to build and maintain without diverting funds from building other houses.
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Keep Georgia Beautiful
Heather Leo
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-679-1598
http://www.keepgeorgiabeautiful.org
Keep America Beautiful, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose network of local, statewide and international affiliate programs educate individuals about litter prevention and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and properly manage waste materials through partnerships and strategic alliances with citizens, businesses and government.
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Keep Sumter Beautiful
Carol Quay, Executive Director
Americus, GA 31709
912-928-2862
Keep Sumter Beautiful works within the county to further conservation measures and to guide appropriate solid waste management.
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Miami-Dade Environmental Advisory Task Force (EATF)
Don Youatt
Miami-Dade County, FL
305-375-1228
Miami-Dade Environmental Advisory Task Force (EATF) conducts oversight on environmental issues involving the county's operations on its land and buildings. It conducts research, formulates environmental policy proposals, reviews county building and land operations including recycling and purchase of products with recycled content and makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners.
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Nature Conservancy of Georgia
Stacy Patton, Project Manager
Atlanta, GA 30319
404-873-6946
http://www.tnc.org
In Georgia, The Nature Conservancy is working to balance development with conservation on the Chattahoochee River by partnering with developers to improve site planning, protecting riparian habitat and water resources along the entire length of the river, implementing alternative storm-water management techniques and wetland restoration projects.
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Park Pride
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-817-6761
Park Pride is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Atlanta's parks and green spaces through citizen involvement. Each year Park Pride contributes over 10,000 volunteer hours to help preserve 3,000 acres of parkland. They transform weeds and neglect into blooming cityscapes. Park Pride has programs and events for schools, children, corporations, small businesses, community organizations and people like you. Programming includes: Adopt-A-Park, Donate-A-Tree, Volunteer Workdays, Greenhouse GreenThumbs, Arbor Week Partners, and Special Tributes.
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Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
Stephane Busch
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-651-5120
http://www.ganet.org/dnr/p2ad
The Pollution Prevention Assistance Division provides technical assistance to industrial and commercial businesses including the construction and demolition sector. Assistance is free, confidential, and voluntary. They have partnered with Southface and NAHB for their programs and waste reduction seminars. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division can provide information on green building materials and recycling markets.
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Re:Source Americas
Chris Cady
Rockmart, GA 30153
800-336-0225, x 2340; 770/684-2349
http://www.interfaceinc.com
Re:Source Americas is the exclusive commercial delivery channel for the three most specified floorcovering brands - Bentley, Interface Flooring Systems and Prince Street. Located in more than 120 locations nationwide, Re:Source provides carpeting services to maintain and extend the useful life of a product; installs flooring with environmentally friendly installation products; and reclaims product diverting it from landfills.
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Southern Coalition for Advanced Transportation (SCAT)
Kevin Shannon, Director of Public Affairs
Atlanta, GA 30377
404-385-0171
http://www.advtrans.org
Southern Coalition for Advanced Transportation (SCAT) is a non-profit technology consortium headquartered in Atlanta with more than 70 member companies, utilities, universities, and government entities involved in developing advanced transportation technologies to efficiently move people and commerce. SCAT provides mechanisms for organizations to collaborate on research and demonstration projects ranging from rapid charging to component and vehicle development for both off road and on road vehicles and equipment.
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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta
Jon H. Carlsten, AIA,
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-634-5134
http://www.uuca.org
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta is incorporating The Natural Step into the design process of our existing facility and additions. Sustainable systems: Ground Source Heat Pump; natural light harvesting; motion & light sensor switches for illumination; grey/rain water for irrigation and sanitation; porous parking surfaces for water runoff. Sustainable materials: Hebel block; insulated and operable windows; low VOC paints; wood from sustainable forests; using materials available within 200 miles; and, a commitment to reducing our carbon debt through the re-creation of the church and how they live. "[Have] respect for the interconnected web of all existence of which we are a part." The 7th principle of Unitarian Universalism.
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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Danny Orlando
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-562-9087
http://www.epa.gov/energystar.html
The US EPA programs for EPA Region 4 include Energy Star Buildings, and guidance in the areas of lighting, HVAC, homes and office Equipment, indoor air quality, transformers, and more.
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