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green building & industry
greenprint goals
2007 Goals
Green Business Development
- Develop 100 new training opportunities and/or jobs for metro Denver residents in the renewable energy industry and other green businesses
High Performance Building
- Convene stakeholders to identify opportunities for the city to facilitate high performance building practices in the private sector and develop strategy.
- In partnership with Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, attain a 10 percent annual increase in new, privately-built LEED® or Energy Star®-certified buildings constructed or renovated in Denver over 2005 baseline through construction incentives and support.
- Develop energy efficiency standards for city-supported affordable housing, as part of the housing plan process.
- Increase the funding from grant and loan programs for affordable green housing and housing located near transit to $250,000.
Brownfields Redevelopment
- Provide technical support to five Denver "brownfields" projects to assure environmentally sustainable re-use of contaminated or potentially contaminated sites.
2011 Goals
Green Business Development
- Develop 1,000 new training opportunities and/or jobs for metro Denver residents in the renewable energy industry and other green businesses
High Performance Building
- Partner with the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation's Energy Efficiency Committee to encourage commercial building property owners and managers to become more energy efficient through energy audits and improvements, to be paid back through energy savings.
- In partnership with Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, attain a 50 percent increase in new LEED or Energy Star-certified buildings constructed or renovated in Denver over 2005 baseline through construction incentives and support.
- Add 100 new units of affordable green housing in Denver.
- Increase the funding from grant and loan programs for green affordable housing and housing located near transit to $1,250,000.
Brownfields Redevelopment
- Redevelop 35 acres of Denver brownfields sites.
- Receive and allocate $2 million in New Market Tax Credits for brownfields redevelopment.
