The hard work, passion, dedication, positivity and get-up-and-go of hundreds of people are building an economic engine to empower a green city on a blue lake. Meeting to celebrate success, accelerate progress, and foster community action keeps the gears turning in between the annual summits. Join us on December 13th, 5-7 p.m. for a sneak peak of the Sustainable Cleveland Center at Tower City, to hear SC2019 working group updates and to learn how to get involved.Click here for more information and to RSVP.

In the tradition of Thanksgiving, I'd like to express gratitude for the individuals and organizations that take part in Sustainable Cleveland 2019. What has happened this year in sustainability that you are thankful for? Let us know via Twitter by including @Cleveland2019 and using hash tag #SC2019 or tell us on Facebook.

Location

Green Dots Meeting May 24, 2011, 9 a.m. Tri-C Metro Campus, Unified Technology Center - Room 113 Agenda 1. Connecting the Dots: Focus on Buckeye-Woodland-Larchmere a. Introduction of potential outreach partner programs i. Buckeye Area Development Corporation ii. HEAL iii. Network for Neighborhood Success iv. Rice Branch Library b. City of Cleveland Rain Barrel Program c. Energy Saver Home Retrofit Pilot Program d. St. Luke’s Development LEED Tour: May 26, 4 - 6 p.m., Rice Branch Library e. Tri-C classes f. Employment Connection classes g. Internship opportunities on LEED projects for graduates of Employment Connection’s LEED training classes h. Referral process and tracking i. What can each of us pledge to the effort? What initial commitments are we willing to make? j. What other partners do we need to recruit? 2. SC 2019 Cross-Cutting a. SC 2019 Design Team for 2011 Summit b. Emerald Cities Collaborative i. Do we want to send a Green Dots representative to the monthly meetings? (3rd Monday of each month; next meeting is June 20 at 10 a.m. at a downtown location to be determined) 3. Updates on assignments from last meeting a. Jennifer will meet with Kelly Kupcak of COAD (Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development) and invite her to participate in Green Dots. b. Tereena and De’Angelo will attend the April 28 meeting at NPI. c. De’Angelo will represent Green Dots at the May 10 Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Design Team Meeting. d. Tereena will follow up with graphic designer about Green Dots logo and marketing materials e. Tereena will follow up to find out whether the Arcelor-Mittal grant is for residents of Slavic Village, residents of Cleveland, or only for the retraining of displaced workers. f. Barbara will draft a version of a Green Dots contact card to use at outreach events.

Location

A meeting of the Green Dots, a partner of the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Green Building and Year of Energy Efficiency.

Agenda

1. Updates on assignments from last meeting

a. Tereena and Kevin will attend the SC 2019 All-Groups Report-Out on March 15.
b. Green Dots will host an information table at the April 5 Family Night at Harvey Rice School.
c. Green Dots will host an information table at the April 14 Family Night at Charles Eliot School.
d. Green Dots will host an information table at the April 16 Bring Back the 70s Block Club Spring Clean-Up.
e. Tereena will talk with Jenita about SC 2019 support for Green Dots logo and other marketing materials.
f. Jenita will find out how homeowners can volunteer their properties for the retrofit pilot program.
g. Jenita will find out who else might be interested in joining the Green Dots energy efficiency outreach team.
h. Barbara will contact Cassandra Moore of the Waste Department about joining Green Dots.
i. Barbara will draft a version of a Green Dots contact card to use at outreach events.
j. Barbara will tell CPP’s Human Resources Department that she would like Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) summer interns to help with designing outreach materials targeted toward young people.
k. Vince will connect with De’Angelo to talk about next steps in De’Angelo’s training process.
l. Vince will ask Western Reserve Batteries how they dispose of their batteries.
m. Kevin will contact Deepa Vedavyas to get information about Buckeye Area Development Corporation’s LEED/Green initiatives.
n. Kevin and De’Angelo will get photos from the January 25 and April 5 events at Harvey Rice School for Jenita.
o. Kevin will draft the meeting notes and share them with other Green Dots members.

2. Educational and informational outreach

a. What outreach/educational events do we want to plan?

The Sustainable Cleveland 2019 All-Work Group report-out earlier this week convened more than 70 people representing almost all of the working groups. Invitations were also extended to individuals who wanted to reconnect with SC2019 or to get involved for the first time. The purpose of the event was to provide a venue for working groups to share what they are working on, what resources can support their work and how other people can get involved. The event was hosted by E4S at the Great Lakes Brewing Company Tasting room.

Some themes that emerged from the report-outs

    * Opportunities for collaborations among the working groups.

    * Cross-sector connections between public, private, nonprofit and individuals that are strengthening successes of working groups.

    * More focus on advocacy and volunteerism as an opportunity for people to become involved

    * The announcement of pilot projects to start making tangible progress toward our 2019 goals.

SC2019 Work-Group Members Network

Location

Sustainable Cleveland 2019 March Report-Out

RSVP Here: http://sc2019march.eventbrite.com

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Time: 3pm-5pm

Location: Great Lakes Brewing Company Tasting Room, 2701 Carroll Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113, US

All SC 2019 Working Groups and Celebration Year Committees are invited to attend the SC 2019 March Report-Out.

The purpose of the meeting:

* Share what your group is doing
* Learn about progress and activities of other SC2019 work groups
* Provide an opportunity to connect with other groups and individuals to accelerate our mission to "build an economic engine to empower a green city on a blue lake"

We are inviting each work group to give a 3 minute update answering 3 questions:

1. What are you working on that you are excited about?

2. What resources do you need to support your work?

3. How can other groups and individuals help you to accomplish your goals?

There will be time for open space and to connect with each other after the report-outs.

Attendees are encouraged to stay and participate in the E4S Third Tuesday Networking event directly after the SC2019 meeting. The topic will be Zero Waste. Please register if you plan to attend: http://www.e4s.org/events/516

Questions? Contact Jenita McGowan, Sustainability Manager at the City of Cleveland: jmcgowan@city.cleveland.oh.us

Location

The group will discuss the proposed objectives and first steps for each area: Advocacy, Small Business/Retail and Case Studies.

Jeff Anderle (janderle@sustain-rhythm.com) and Michele Kilroy (mkilroy@neogreenbuilding.org)

Committee Co-Chairs

2011 Co-Chairs

Looking to get involved in the Sustainable Cleveland initiatives? Join the Green Building Retrofit Committee.  During the committee meeting in January, we identified the following 2011 action areas:

Advocacy – led by Mandy Metcalf (mmetcalf@ehw.org) - This action area will foster advocacy and awareness efforts on building and energy codes at municipal, county and state levels.

Small Business/Retail – led by Wendy Albin Sattin (wendy@cndc2.org) - Building on the residential market planning and momentum established last year, this committee will focus on the expansion of green retrofit and energy efficiency adoption to small business owners particularly in retail and storefronts spaces.

Case Studies/Market Data – led by Dave Simons (dls932@yahoo.com), Jeff Anderle (janderle@sustain-rhythm.com) and Robert Svets (robsvets@aol.com) - The need to quantify and tell the stories of retrofit and energy efficiency arguments is critical to furthering adoption.  In this action area, participants will work to define a template to tell the story and identify data sources - 1st meeting, February 1st at 8:30 am (Arabica at 818 East 185th Street

Please contact the individual leaders to participate in one the action areas.

We will also be contributing content and ideas to the 2011 Year of Energy Efficiency Celebration Committee.

At our next full committee meeting (February 10 at 8:00 am, 3500 Lorain Avenue), we will discuss the proposed objectives and first steps for each area

Last year, Sustainable Rhythm and the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the USGBC conducted the "Opening the Door to Green Building" study to measure the market perceptions of the industry in Ohio (check out GCBL's coverage here). Having just completed the Opening the Door to Green Building study in two more regions (Alberta and North Carolina-Triangle Region), I will be posting a comparison of the three regions in the near future.  I did want to share the following reflection on what I have heard in reviewing the responses of nearly 700 participants... 

What I have discovered through the studies is that there is three sets of ROI: 1.) the softer attributes of building green—i.e. social responsibility, sustainability policy and branding for employee retention and/or competitive stance 2.) the more traditional sense of ROI —i.e. decrease in expenses due to energy efficiency, lower water usage, productivity/health, mitigation of storm water fees, higher rental absorption and premiums, increase in market value and 3. ) the return on investment for the planet i.e. lower energy use, reduction in carbon footprint, resources conservation, etc. (no surprise that these reflect the Triple Bottom Line).

Location

A meeting of a new Green Building work group formed at the 2010 sustainability summit. The group is focusing on connecting energy efficiency jobs with workforce training and placement.

RSVP to Tereena Marks.

The Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Green Building Retrofit Group kicked off the 2011 Year of Energy Efficiency by compiling this impressive list of actions and resources for energy efficiency at home and at the office. (If you want to add to it, please log in and add a comment at the end).

Also, after you’ve read it through, and if you want to hear more about how to take simple actions, attend next week’s SC2019/E4S meeting on the 2011 Year of Energy Efficiency (check out the impressive panel).

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