Hey guys I ran across this in my email today and thought it was a great little bit of interesting news for our new team!
Posted on November 12, 2007
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Clinton Foundation Forges Partnerships to Make Public, Private Buildings More Energy Efficient
The William J. Clinton Foundation
has announced several new partnerships to improve the energy efficiency
of a substantial amount of public and private real estate throughout
the United States.
The Clinton Climate Initiative
will partner with the city of Chicago to enable a green overhaul of
privately owned housing and two major landmarks — the Sears Tower and
the Merchandise Mart, the country's tallest and largest buildings,
respectively. CCI will also partner with GE Real Estate
in Norwalk, Connecticut, to identify and implement building retrofit
projects across that company's global portfolio, and will work with the
US Green Building Council and the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment to create a Green Schools Program to retrofit schools and universities and reduce the energy consumption of school buildings.
According to Clinton, the tools needed to dramatically reduce carbon
emissions already exist. "When it comes to climate change, the hurdles
we face aren't technological, they're organizational, which is why my
foundation is partnering with cities, businesses, nonprofits, and
schools alike to design systems and programs that reduce energy
consumption," he said. "I'm grateful to them all for working to show
the world that the solution to the climate crisis isn't far off in the
future — it's in the buildings we inhabit, our civic infrastructure,
and the way we organize our lives."