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Sustainability

This subject area will examine encouraging environmental sensitivity through zoning and removing zoning obstacles to sustainable design.  Issues will include green building design, low impact development, transit oriented development, energy efficiency and measures of sustainability. The consultant team of Clarion Associates and Farr Associates has been engaged to help provide professional expertise to the Working Group and Office of Planning. They will participate in the Working Groups and provide research, guidance and expertise as necessary.

Working Group
This working group has begun its meetings.

All meetings are held between 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm

Currently all meetings are scheduled to be held at 441 4th St. NW, 11th Floor, District of Columbia Conference Center, Room  1107.

Date

 Subject Area

Thursday November 6th, 2008

 Kick-off Meeting

Monday November 17th, 2008

 Climate Change

Thursday December 4th, 2008 

Energy Conservation &
Generation

Monday December 15th, 2008

Water Conservation /
Slopes & Streams

Thursday January 8, 2008

Land Use & Mobility

Thursday January 22, 2008

Food Security & Green Jobs

Thursday February 5, 2008

Wrap-up Meeting

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Meeting Documents (4)
Date Title/Description
20-Nov-2008 Mtg. 2 November 17 2008 Notes - Notes from the Nov 17 meeting on Climate Change.
18-Nov-2008 Mtg. 2 November 17 2008 Powerpoint - A summary of the meeting topic on Climate Change.
12-Nov-2008 Mtg. 1 November 6 2008 Notes - A summary of the meeting.
07-Nov-2008 Mtg. 1 November 6 2008 Powerpoint - The presentation made at the first Sustainability working group meeting on November 6, 2008.
Background Documents (1)
Date Title/Description
05-Nov-2008 Sustainability Diagnosis for the Zoning Review - This Sustainability Diagnosis was drafted to serve as a background paper and a guide to discussion for the Sustainability Working Group. In order to organize the wide range of sustainability topics into a manageable list for discussion, we have divided the material into seven substantive sections: • Climate Change • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Production • Integrating Land Use and Mobility • Water Conservation and Greywater • Slopes, Streams, Stormwater, and Hydrology • Food Production/Security and Community Health • Sustainable Businesses and “Green Jobs”