Submitted by Bill Lyons on Mon, 2008/03/31 - 4:25pm.
Speaking of all of this, the transit center is being designed to LEED Silver standards and will have a green roof component. Besides the houses cited in the article City Employees are volunteering to help Habitat construct one of seven houses in Lonsdale beginning this Saturday. And yes, the City Administration is not a potted plant in these actions, but a full policy-making partner with KPH. Both Mayor Haslam and Community Director Madeline Rogero have been instrumental in bring this policy to reality. It was one of Madeline's main goals when she was chosen to direct the Community Development Department (where she is doing a great job by any measure). The Green Building Council headed by architect Beth Eason, designed the houses to energy star standard.
The houses referenced in the article are part of a new LEED residential program and are among the first, if not the first, to be built in East Tennessee. Madeleine Weil and the energy and sustainability task force are working with TVA and KUB on a number of other initiatives in addition to the LED traffic light program and the major RFQ to reduce the City's energy footprint.
Thanks, and thanks to Bill Young for pointing out the advantages of an inclusive approach to non-partisan governing in a post-election period, especially when local elections are non-partisan. For those of you who don't know Beth Eason was Madeline Rogero's campaign manager in the mayoral election between Bill and Madeline.
Speaking of all of this, the transit center is being designed to LEED Silver standards and will have a green roof component. Besides the houses cited in the article City Employees are volunteering to help Habitat construct one of seven houses in Lonsdale beginning this Saturday. And yes, the City Administration is not a potted plant in these actions, but a full policy-making partner with KPH. Both Mayor Haslam and Community Director Madeline Rogero have been instrumental in bring this policy to reality. It was one of Madeline's main goals when she was chosen to direct the Community Development Department (where she is doing a great job by any measure). The Green Building Council headed by architect Beth Eason, designed the houses to energy star standard.
The houses referenced in the article are part of a new LEED residential program and are among the first, if not the first, to be built in East Tennessee. Madeleine Weil and the energy and sustainability task force are working with TVA and KUB on a number of other initiatives in addition to the LED traffic light program and the major RFQ to reduce the City's energy footprint.
Thanks, and thanks to Bill Young for pointing out the advantages of an inclusive approach to non-partisan governing in a post-election period, especially when local elections are non-partisan. For those of you who don't know Beth Eason was Madeline Rogero's campaign manager in the mayoral election between Bill and Madeline.