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ECC Board Member Dana Bourland to JPB

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ECC Board Member Dana Bourland is leaving Enterprise Community Partners and moving on to work as Program Director of the JPB Foundation, a New York-based national philanthropy, to lead its environmental grantmaking portfolio.The mission of the Foundation is "to enhance the quality of life in the United States through transformational initiatives that promote the health of communities,"and … Read More

Warner Joins Clean Energy Bond Finance Initiative

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Kevin Warner, Vice President of Investments at Emerald Cities Collaborative, has been invited to participate in the Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative (CE+BFI), an innovative partnership that pairs clean energy with the power of bond financing institutions. CE+BFI works with institutional investors, public finance agencies and public clean energy fund managers across the country, … Read More

ECC Endorses LEED

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On July 24, members of Emerald Cities Collaborative joined the U.S. Green Building Council and over 1,250 organizations in a sign-on letter campaign  in support of the U.S. General Services Administration's continued use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). LEED is the most widely used high-performance building rating system in the United S… Read More

BCTD President McGarvey's Recommitment

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Sean McGarvey, newly appointed President of the Building Trades Construction Department, addressed the Emerald Cities Board on June 14, truly setting the tone for a remarkable commitment ahead after the passing of former President Mark Ayers.

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Perspective: The Democracy Commitment

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by Denise Fairchild Engaging Community Colleges (CCs) in ECC's mission is a no brainer. Retrofitting these older, multi-building, multi-campus educational facilities significantly advances our efforts to "green our cities." ECC has already signed up 3 CC systems (representing 23 campuses) as partners to help implement their campus sustainability plans using high road principles and strate… Read More

Energy: Emerald Cities Collaborative

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President Obama’s $787 billion federal stimulus package, helped to stimulate a new partnership among national leaders in urban sustainability, social justice, labor standards, housing development, community organizing, and workforce development. Their common goal:

Green America's cities in "high-road" ways that advance fair opportunity, shared wealth, and democracy within them.

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Seattle's Better Buildings Challenge

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Seattle 2030 District, Community Power Works, Seattle Steam, and MacDonald Miller, are joining forces to develop Seattle's Better Buildings Challenge, which offers no-risk options for building owners to improve their buildings, complete with funding, energy performance agreements, and community workforce agreements (CWAs). The first completed project, the Washington Athletic Club, sho… Read More

1100 More Units in San Francisco

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Emerald Cities San Francisco has expanded the Mission Housing Development Corporation retrofit project to cover over 40 buildings, totaling 1100 units with 2,650 residents. Financial and energy planning services are provided by Bronze Investments and the community workforce agreement originally negotiated by EC San Francisco will be expanded to cover the entire new phase of the project. Read More