Greenprint Denver Mayors Sustainable Development Program

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Greenprint DenverMayor John Hickenloopers
Sustainable Development Program
Cindy Bosco Denver Urban Fellow Greenprint
Denver Colorado Directors of Environmental
Health April 18, 2008 www.greenprintdenver.org
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Greenprint Denver
Denvers Action Plan for Sustainability
Mission Statement Greenprint Denver develops
and implements sustainable solutions and services
to make Denver a better place to live, work and
play. We also strive to showcase Denvers
national leadership in resolving resource
challenges that meet the needs of current Denver
residents while securing the economic, social and
environmental health of future generations.
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What Is Sustainability?
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Where Denver Ranks
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Defining the Challenges
2005 Greenhouse Gas Levels Across Denver
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Greenprint Denver Climate Action Plan
GOAL Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 10 per
capita by 2012 (25 by 2020)

• ADDITIONAL GOALS by 2012
• 30 Waste Diversion
• 20 Increase in development near transit
  stations
• 35 acres of brownfield redevelopment
• Position Denver as green economy hub

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Defining the Goal
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How do we get there?
Greenprint Denvers 7 Point Plan for 2008

• 1. Energy Efficiency
• 2. Water Efficiency
• 3. Greening Our Homes and Businesses
• 4. Green Building
• 5. Expanded Recycling
• 75,000 Trees
• City Leading by Example

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Highlight of Year One Successes

• 3.2 MW landfill gas-to-
• electricity plant at DADS
• 2 MW solar plant at DIA
• 70,000 trees planted by The Mile High Million
  program
• Bluegrass to native vegetation conversions
• 100 B20 biodiesel in City diesel fleet

• Webb Municipal Building LEED-EB Gold certified
  
• 64 low-flow toilets in City Hall save 900,000
  gallons per year
• Recycling at Colorado Convention Center and Red
  Rocks Amphitheatre
• 63 increase in tonnage of recycled materials

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Greenprint Denvers 7 Point Plan
1 Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy

• Solar access, solar master plan
• Ordinance eases solar wind installs
• Fuel cell at Red Rocks
• Energy reduction 1 per agency/year
• CIP fund for Energy Efficiency
• LED holiday lights 86 energy savings
• Computer monitors to sleep 2 million KW

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Greenprint Denvers 7 Point Plan
2 Water Efficiency

• 21 decrease in water usage last summer in our
  Parks
• City Hall toilet replacement 900K gallons
• Water fixture replacement
• Xeriscaping 50 water savings
• Washers in Family Crisis Center 40

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Greenprint Denvers 7 Point Plan
3 Greening our Homes and Businesses

• Green Business Program
• Green Your Home Toolkit
• Pilots for the community
• Mile High Youth Corps free energy water
  upgrades to 2,000 low-income recipients
• GEO Grant for Insulate Colorado Rebates

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Greenprint Denvers 7 Point Plan
4 Green Building

• City Green Building Policy Lead by example
• LEED Silver, Green Concrete, Energy savings
• Sharing sustainability metrics
• City adopted 2006 ICC
• Partner in GEO Energy Star for New Homes
• Green affordable housing policy
• Webb Building LEED-EB Gold

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Greenprint Denvers 7 Point Plan
5 Expanded Recycling

• Solid Waste Master Plan
• Apartment building recycling pilot
• Denver Public Schools recycling pilot
• Ensure new buildings designed for recycling
• 1st Hybrid Trash Truck

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Greenprint Denvers 7 Point Plan
6 75,000 Trees

• Tree by Tree the Mile High Million
• Year one 70,000 Trees
• This year 75,000
• Trees improve storm water, river quality, clean
  and cool our air, and add beauty to region

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Greenprint Denvers 7 Point Plan
7 Leading by Example

• Pilot Programs
• Annual Sustainability Goals
• On target to be first city with an EMS that
  includes all city agencies

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Greening the Democratic National Convention
Developing Legacy Projects for Denver Building a
long lasting green legacy that will thrive in our
community long after the last delegate leaves
Denver.

• Greening Businesses
• Greening Events
• City Facilities
• Water Efficiency
• Bicycles
• Public Recycling

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What Can You Do Today?
Thousands of Easy Tips

• Reduce shower time by 45 seconds
• Unplug electronics
• Put your computer monitor to sleep
• Replace 3 light bulbs with CFLs
• Recycle
• Prevent car idling
• Landscape with native vegetation
• Carry reusable water bottles coffee cups
• Use cloth shopping bags
• Earth Day 2008 Take 5 Pledge
• Visit www.greenprintdenver.org for many more tips

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More Information

• Web site www.greenprintdenver.org

• E-mail greenprint_at_denvergov.org