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Solutions to the Inequality Crisis in Dallas: Addressing Poverty with Redevelopment

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Food

Dallas’ regional economy is robust and growing yet is facing a crisis of economic inequality which corresponds with racial inequality. South Dallas, where the population is overwhelmingly people of color, suffers from high rates of poverty and unemployment and poor access to quality...

2010 Austin Ordinance 47 Rest Breaks for Construction Workers

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Austin City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This ordinance requires construction workers to receive a rest break every four hours worked. Violators are subject to a civil penalty between $100-500 for each day the violation occurs....

Building a Greener KC: Transforming an Industry

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Kansas

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Education

This report focuses on an association of city and county governments and metropolitan planning organizations which collaborate to identify new training needs of Kansas City area businesses attempting to adapt to sustainable energy and energy efficiency opportunities. Key findings...

New York's New Sea Level Rise Projections Will Affect Land Use, Infrastructure

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) New York

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

As required by a 2014 state statute, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued official sea level rise projections effective February 22. They reflect a range of possible scenarios; at the high end, sea level in the New York City area could rise 75 inches...

Energy Benchmarking, Rating and Disclosure for Local Governments

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source State And Local Energy Efficiency Action Network

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Democracy & Governance

Benchmarking is the process of comparing inputs, processes, or outputs within or between organizations, often with an aim toward motivating performance improvement. Benchmarking typically measures performance using an indicator per common unit (e.g., cost per unit produced), which...

Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Transportation & Mobility

Transit projects in the United States suffer from high costs and take longer to complete than they do abroad. After conducting 117 interviews with key stakeholders, this report finds that institutional structure and decision-making, procurement specifications, utility relocation,...

Net Zero/Fossil Fuel Free Buildings

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Housing

This fact sheet refutes common misconceptions surrounding net zero/fossil fuel free buildings. In particular, it highlights how the creation of net zero/fossil fuel free buildings will spur economic development; lower construction costs over time; offer reliable power; and serve all...

Block by Block: Milwaukee’s Amani Housing Pilot as a Model for Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

The Amani Housing Pilot aims to take a comprehensive and community-engaged approach to improve housing on one block in Milwaukee's Amani neighborhood. This report outlines the pilot's objectives, funding mechanisms, and partnerships; analyzes where the project has met its objectives...

Austin Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This ordinance requires commercial building owners to benchmark and report their energy use rating by June 1st each year. The ordinance applies to commercial buildings 10,000 square foot or larger that are located within Austin City limits and receive electricity from Austin Energy....

Model First Source Hiring and Local Business Enterprise Policy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) All States

Source City of East Palo Alto

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This model policy outlines hiring responsibilities for developers in redevelopment projects, business users in redevelopment projects, and construction contractors. Specifically, it requires them to seek local employees, service providers and businesses to meet their needs....

Rivers & Roads: Opportunities to Better Integrate Green Infrastructure and Transportation Projects in Atlanta, GA and Toledo, OH

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Georgia, Ohio

Source American Rivers

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement

When rainwater hits hard surfaces like roads and parking lots, it runs along the surface till it flows into a storm drain, river, or stream. Known as stormwater runoff, this water picks up pollutants such as heavy metals, brake linings, and deicing salts which contaminate local waters....

Los Angeles City Construction Careers and Local Hiring Policy

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Finance & Procurement

The Construction Careers and Project Stabilization Policy establishes a local hiring program and project labor agreement terms that would be applied to all Board-approved projects that meet certain thresholds.The key goals of the Policy are to ensure that (1) CRA/LA-created job opportunities...

Energy Disclosure & The New Frontier for American Jobs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Institute For Market Transformation

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

We have entered a new era of constrained spending, high unemployment and complex political turmoil, yet the question on everyone's mind is simple: How do we create jobs? Surprisingly, the answer is right in front of us. New laws in New York City, San Francisco and other large cities...

2020 Madison Ordinance 62737 Live/Work Unit

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Housing

This ordinance amends Madison General Ordinance 28.151 to allow a dwelling space to be located alongside a work space in a live/work unit. A live/work unit is a dwelling unit in combination with a shop, office, studio, or other work space within a mixed-use building, where the resident...

Zero Energy Schools Toolkit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level School District, State

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Education, Energy, Finance & Procurement

A zero energy school is a low-energy, combustion-free building that sources all of its annual energy from renewable energy sources. This toolkit describes the educational, health, and environmental benefits of zero energy schools; outlines the process of building or renovating a zero...

Building Energy, Rating, and Disclosure Policies Update and Lessons From the Field

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

As states and cities seek to meet their energy savings and carbon emissions reduction goals, new and innovative solutions are needed to improve energy efficiency in the stock of existing homes and buildings. One key tool-building energy rating and disclosure (BER&D) -seeks...

Build a Better South: Construction Working Conditions in the Southern U.S.

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Public Safety, Health

As construction activity in the southern United States continues to flourish, concern over workers’ health and safety grows. Economic hardships, few or no opportunities for career advancement, unstable work, injuries, and even death on the job are commonplace for construction workers...

Construction Codes in the Northeast: Myths and Realities of Energy Code Adoption and the Economic Effects

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement

Opponents of updated energy codes claim that updating codes will be too costly for builders, contractors, and homebuyers. This report examines commercial and residential construction data from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to disprove these common arguments, while highlighting...

2015 Energy Benchmarking Report: San Francisco Municipal Buildings

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Water Power Sewer

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This fifth annual report details the energy performance of 468 San Francisco municipal facilities encompassing nearly 49 million square feet of building area during calendar year 2015. San Francisco began to benchmark its properties in 2011, when the San Francisco Existing Commercial...

Best Value Contracting and Public Works Contracts

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City Of Madison Engineering Division

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

Best Value Contracting creates a set of enforceable qualifications with a single point of accountability, pervormance qualifications, workforce development, oversight and transparency on publicly funded projects....

2007 Madison Ordinance 05139 Best Value Contracting

Type Ordinance

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes a method of applying Best Value Contracting principles to certain public construction contracts and projects accepting TIF funding. When entering into contracts for public construction, the City of Madison requires bidders to prequalify pursuant to the...

Retrofitting Institutions

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source COWS

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Governments everywhere are looking for ways to create new, quality jobs, despite restricted budgets. Although many have enacted programs that facilitate energy efficiency retrofits for the residential and commercial sectors, retrofit of public buildings has garnered little policy...

Advancing Zero Energy Schools: Trends & Considerations for State School Construction Programs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level School District, State

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Education, Energy, Finance & Procurement

Across the country, state funding for school construction and renovation projects ranges significantly. This report summarizes how each state in the Northeastern United States funds school construction projects, and provides recommendations to achieve zero energy schools through construction...

Building Energy Codes for a Carbon Constrained Era: A Toolkit of Strategies and Examples

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Zero energy buildings are energy-efficient buildings that produce as much energy as they consume. This report presents strategies to advance the development and adoption of zero energy building codes in state legislatures. Recommendations include establishing a statewide zero energy...

Smart Energy Home Case Study: The Barden Seidman Residence

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level -

State(s) Vermont

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Energy, Housing

This case study outlines how Vermont's Barden Seidman family was able to build an energy-efficient home with smart systems and appliances through a traditional retrofit project process. It discusses the project's successes and challenges and describes opportunities for further improvement....

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