Examples of Municipal Governments Being Proactive In Encouraging Smart Building Development

• encouraging LEED cert or using LEED criteria
  
  
• LEED ordinance will boost Atlanta's energy efficiency
  
  
• cities that require/encourage LEED (including Phila, Pitts)
  
  
• EnergyStar ordinance - West Chester
  
  
• EE and Building Energy Codes Report
  
  
• green development checklists
• West Chester Sustainable Certification Checklist
  
  
• energy disclosure
  
  
• Building Ratings Org
• Energy Benchmarking in Seatle
  
  
• incentives for high efficiency equipment
  
  
• DSIRE Pennsylvania
• Green Energy Loan Fund
• Pennsylvania Sustainable Energy Finance Program (PennSEF)
• Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG)
• Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA)
• Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) coming soon
  
  
• ban/tax on new fossil fuel based systems
  
  
• Portland bans new fossil fuel infrastructure
• Fossil fuels are phased out of all federa buildings by 2030 - but there are threats to repeal
• smart buildings (sensors, building automation)
  
  
• [add Steve Clark's building energy map showing energy use when buildings are empty]
  
  
• using conditional use process
• Pennsylvania 

  Municipalities 

  Planning Code
• Section 918. Special Applicability Provisions " to promote the conservation of energy through the use of planning practices and to promote the effective utilization of renewable energy sources;"
  
  
• Ordinances and planning for EE & RE survey - Pace University
  
  
• Community Choice Aggregation (coming soon to PA)
• New Rochelle, NY Code
  
  

• Working with Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
• Connections 2045
• Ride Eco
   
• Working with your county planning commission
• Chester County - Landscapes3 Tools, Multi-Modal Handbook, Trail Extension Plans, GHG Reduction Report
• Montgomery County - Commuting w/o a car Montco 2040/Connected Communities
• Delaware County - Delco 2035/Transportation Plan (not encouraging)
• Bucks County - Bike Plan, Comp Plan
  
  
• Highway improvement vs public transit funding
  
  
• Benefits of multiuse trail development
  
  
• EV Charging Station Opportunities
  
  
• Municipal EV Fleets
  
  
• Priority Parking for EVs

Non-Fossil Fuel Heating: find incentives and give priority to permits for geothermal systems, heat pumps, biomass, biogas, solar hot water. discourage fossil fuel based systems

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Greening The Grid: choosing PA renewable (wind, solar, hydro) sources for municipal use, aggregated buying w/ other munis to get competitive rates, join or lead a Power Purchase Agreement. Save $ via aggregated elec purchasing for muni operations.

•  County Level Resources
  
  
• Montgomery County - Alternative Energy Sources
  
  
• Require each new building to have some area (rooftop or ground mounts) dedicated to renwables production. Goal: at least 60% of expected use.
  
  
• Preventing a Home Owner's Association from prohibiting residential solar
  
  
• Facilitate Corp Property Assessed Clean Energy (RE or EE)
  
  
• Participate in LED streetlight programs with DVRPC
  
  
• Participate in solar permit streamline process - SolSmart with DVRPC

Perhaps need a separate page for this.

• Greater Boston Local Energy Action Program