Transcript Building A Green Capital City: Blueprint for Madison’s Sustainable Design & Energy Future September 2004 www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/energy/index.html.

Building A Green Capital City:
Blueprint for Madison’s Sustainable
Design & Energy Future
September 2004
www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/energy/index.html
Utility Infrastructure Committee Members
*Preston
Schutt
* Michael Vickerman
Nino Amato
Greg Bollom
Steve Brick
Scott Cullen
Chris Deisinger
Alex DePillis
George Edgar
John Garvin
Wendy Grapentine
William D. Harvey
Dave Helbach
Charlie Higley
Steve Hiniker
Marc Looze
Joe Luetmer
B.J. Moghadam
David Poklinkoski
Lon Sprecher
Faramarz Vakili
Mark Williamson
Gary J. Wolter
State of Wisconsin Division of Energy
RENEW Wisconsin
WI Coalition of Energy Consumers
MG&E
Energy Center of Wisconsin
WI Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Electric Division
Consultant to RENEW Wisconsin
State of Wisconsin Division of Energy
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp
American Transmission Company, LLC,
Wisconsin Public Utility Institute, UW School of Business
Alliant Energy
Alliant Energy
Citizens' Utility Board
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
Clean Wisconsin
Kraft Foods
Energy Lifeline Coalition
IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)
CUNA Mutual Group
University of Wisconsin
American Transmission Company, LLC
MG&E
Jeanne Hoffman
Larry Nelson
Karl Van Lith
Mayor’s Land Use & Transportation Liaison
City of Madison
City of Madison, Organization Development and Training
ECGB Committee Members
*Sherrie Gruder
Lynn Hobbie
Steve Holztman
Lou Host-Jablonski
John Imes
Joanne Kelley
Kevin Little
Garrick Maine
Jim Mapp
Margaret Mooney
Doug Nelson
Sonya Newenhouse
Kenneth Pientka
Aaron Rittenhouse
*Craig Schepp
Barbara Smith
Deborah GarrettThomas
Abby Vogen
Niels Wolter
UW-Extension
MG&E
Alder – District 19
Madison Urban Design Commission
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative
MG&E
Informing Ecological Design, LLC
Flad & Associates
WI Division of Energy
Citizen member
The Nelson Group
Madison Environmental Group, Inc
PLANNING Design Build, Inc
Johnson Controls, Inc
SAIC, Focus on Energy
WI DOE/ Focus on Energy
WI DOE Residential Efficiency
Energy Center of Wisconsin
MSB Energy Associates
James C. Whitney
Joe Demorett
Karl van Lith
City of Madison
City of Madison
City of Madison
The Mayor’s Vision
Madison
— A Green Capitol City with Reliable, Clean Energy
Supporting its Economic Vitality
— A National Leader in Energy Conservation and
Renewables
Accomplishing the Mayor’s Vision:
Madison, A Green Capitol City
Implementation steps:
• Lead by example
• Adopt a “whole-systems”
approach-- ecology,
economy, social equity
• Launch a Sustainable City
Program
• Change policies and
programs to incentivize the
private sector
• Facilitate stakeholder
involvement
Sustainable Cities
Sustainability - “Meeting today’s needs without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs”
Context:
•Sustainable cities are part of a global initiative
– Rio Earth Summit, 1992
• Every municipality should adopt a sustainability plan
•Policy of the American Planning Association: Policy
Guide on Planning for Sustainability, April 2000
– Based on the Natural Step
A Sustainable City Program
Recommendations:
• Adopt Guiding Principle on Sustainability
• Establish an Office of Sustainable
Development
• Develop resources for Full-Scale
Implementation of sustainable
development
• Adopt a Green Framework for all City procurement, management,
capital investment, operations and maintenance activities
• Develop Policies and Programs the promote sustainable
development planning
• Develop Annual Reporting requirements & a ‘state of the
environment’ report
Guiding Principle on Sustainability
Adopt Guiding
Principle or
Framework
Office of Sustainable Development
Invest in an Office of
Sustainable
Development composed
of interdepartmental
representatives
• Reports directly to the Mayor
• Integrates sustainable
development in all city
functions and decisionmaking
Resources for
Full-Scale Implementation
• One staff member for Office
of Sustainable Development
by 2005, a second by 2006
• Develop funding sources for
Sustainable Development
Office
• Pursue additional funding to
support city sustainability
programs
Green Framework
for All Madison Operations
• Build Green
• Save Green
• Power Green
• Buy Green
• Drive Green
• Manage Green
Madison’s
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GRE EN
Commitment
Green Building, Resource & Energy Efficiency and ENvironment
The City of Madison will:
1.
Demonstrate market
leadership by reducing energy
consumption and
transforming city buildings to
high performance green
buildings
2.
Adopt policies & incentives to
encourage private sector
green building, energy
efficiency and renewable
energy initiatives.
3.
Work collaboratively: publicize
city successes, educate
stakeholders, and mobilize
partner organizations
Energy Conservation Goals
• Reduce summer-time
peak electrical load
• Reduce the city’s
base electrical load
• Reduce natural gas
consumption
• Promote renewable
energy sources
What is High Performance
Green Building?
Considers a building’s total
economic & environmental
impact & performance
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Protect & enhance the site
Water efficient
Energy efficient
Resource Efficient
Healthy indoor environmental quality
 Low operating/ maintenance costs
 Low impact on environment
 Enhances community
Change City Buildings and
Operations
• Impact existing building
stock & infrastructure
– Upgrade to reduce energy &
resource consumption
• City Energy Challenge -10% by 2010
• Major retrofits LEED-EB
• Adopt high-performance green
building standards, LEED™
• Implement green operations:
building & landscape maintenance,
efficient energy & water use, etc.
– Develop municipal pilot projects
– Implement rapid payback
upgrades
Change Policies Impacting the
Private Sector
• Adopt high performance
green building standards
for new publicly funded
buildings
• Examine zoning, permits,
codes, procedures, etc.
• Examine overall process of
city building procurement
and design
• Provide green building,
energy efficiency and
renewable energy
incentives
• Track benefits
(benchmarking)
Work Collaboratively:
Educate, Communicate, Facilitate
• Educate city staff, residents and businesses
• Communicate and showcase successes and partners’ activities
• Promote citizens’ and businesses’ actions resulting in economic,
environmental and social benefits
– Mayor’s recognition awards
Endorse and Facilitate Partner
Organizations’ Programs
• Build Green
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Partner on private sector LEED™ project
Madison LEED™-EB pilot
• Save Green
– Cooling turn-up: setback Saturday
– Appliance turn-in program
• Power Green
– Solar heated pools at schools
– Install solar-powered LED traffic lights
• Buy Green
– Citywide CFL change-out program (meals on
wheels)
– Energy star appliances
• Drive Green
– Car free challenge
– Hybrid public transit
• Manage Green
– City energy challenge
– Energy education kiosks
Creating a Madison Hallmark
Madison: A Solar City
Madison’s “Solar Mile”
A sustainable energy
corridor as part of the
East Washington Avenue
revitalization
– Madison: A showcase of
sustainable energy and design
– An inspiration to our
community, businesses and the
world
Utility Infrastructure Committee
Recommendations
• 10% of City government
load from renewables by
2006 and 20% by 2010
• Issue Madison Clean Energy
Challenge to persuade 5% of
residents to participate
• Establish a Sustainable
Design and Energy
Commission
• City should be involved in
transmission discussions
New City Renewable Purchases
• 10% by 2006 and 20% by
2010 = goals recommended
in Governor’s Task Force
• Source primarily from new
MG&E windfarms located in
Wisconsin
• Premium should be much
lower than current 3.33
cents/kWh
• Estimated fiscal impact (at
most)
– $113,032/yr. for 10%
– $226,064/yr. for 20%
Implementation
• Mayor funds green
initiatives in capital
budget
• Mayor promotes
program via press
conference, TV City
Channel, appearances,
etc.
• Mayor appoints
Sustainable Design &
Energy Commission for
implementation
Benefits of the GRE2 EN Commitment
• Sustainable City and Green Building
– Sustainable economic development
– Human health, well-being, quality of life
– Healthier, more productive work, learning and
living environments (ie. better air quality, views,
daylight)
– Resource efficiency
– Stimulate market transformation to green
buildings
– Healthy environment
– Reduced impacts to city infrastructure (water,
roads, etc) and the costs of those services
– Enhanced City identity
– Reduced operations and maintenance costs
– Staying ahead of regulations
– New business opportunities
– Preserving Madison for future generations
Benefits of the GRE2 EN Commitment
• Energy Conservation / Renewable
Energy
– Reliable energy powering Madison
commerce
– Reduced costly power outages
– Healthy local economy: savings back in
residents’ and businesses’ pockets
– Decreased reliance on centralized
power plants - distributed energy
generation
– Local energy production: energy dollars
spent locally
– Reduced need for more transmission
lines
– New business opportunities
Madison’s GRE2EN Commitment
Living, working and playing in Madison:
A great place that will get even better
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#1 Best Places for Business and Careers
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One of 12 Best Walking Cities
Prevention, April, 2004
#2 Medium Metro Area For Doing Business in
America
Inc. Magazine, March, 2004
One of the Best Designer Cities in the Country
HOW Design, December, 2003
Healthiest City for Men
Men's Health Magazine, November, 2003
Best Midsize City in the Midwest for
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur Magazine, October, 2003
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Forbes , May 2004
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Madison Ranks # 1 Best College Sports Towns
Sports Illustrated On Campus, September, 2003
Friendliest City in the Midwest
Midwest Living Magazine, June, 2003
#2 Among America’s Best Places to Live and Work
Employment Review Magazine, June, 2003
#5 Best Places for Business and Careers
Forbes Magazine, May, 2003
One of Five Cities that Inspire
Delicious Living Magazine, March, 2003
#5 Campus Scenes That Rock
Rolling Stone Magazine, February, 2003
Planning by Sustainability Objectives:
The Natural Step
A Municipality
“Tree”
-The Natural Step for
Communities, James
& Lahti, 2004