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GHG Mitigation
Introduction
2011 Broward Municipal Green Initiatives Survey Results
Broward County’s Energy & Sustainability Program reached out to our 31 municipalities in 2011 to gather information
on the scope and diversity of energy efficiency initiatives and sustainability programs implemented throughout our
community. We found an amazing range of programs being implemented, through various departments and staffing
possibilities, by local governments both large and small. Survey results are available at Broward.org/GoGreen under
Municipalities. For more information, call the Broward County Energy and Sustainability Program at 954-519-1287.
Results illuminate general trends in program direction, priorities, and funding, but also highlight success stories and
identify best management practices. By sharing the survey results, and through the an online clearinghouse and series
of face-to-face collaborative workshops, we hope to:
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Produce information that is useful to the participating municipalities and Broward community
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Create a platform for cooperatively advancing energy efficiency and sustainability programs
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Capture, celebrate and share our collective achievements
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20%
71%
of Broward’s reporting municipalities have
implemented incentives or programs to
Landscaping
Ordinances and
Codes
increase the urban forest.
have completed a Greenhouse Gas
Inventory of their own government/internal
operations.
Complete Streets
Program
Urban Forest
Initiatives
Native Tree Sales
and Give Away
of municipalities that have completed a
Greenhouse Gas Inventory use Clean Air &
Climate Protection Software by ICLEI.
Community
Education and
Outreach
Renewable Energy Production
Energy
At least
Half
54%
of Broward’s reporting municipalities use
“green purchasing,” energy audits,
and/or installation of energy
management systems to reduce the
15.4%
amount of energy used by government
operations.
7.7%
have installed solar photovoltaic
panels at government or institutional
facilities.
7.7%
Built Environment
53.8%
Over
Half
45%
14%
of Broward’s reporting municipalities are
familiar with the new International Green
Construction Code (IGCI).
offer incentives for green construction
including density bonuses and/or
streamlined permitting.
have a community-wide goal for LEED in
private construction.
Lauderhill’s new LEED certified City Hall
Waste Reduction
Transportation
Over
80%
Actions to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
of Broward’s reporting municipalities have
implemented community-wide single
stream or comingled recycling.
10%
have implemented a community-wide
43%
encouraged waste reduction through
recycling rewards program.
workplace education programs.
57%
of Broward’s reporting municipalities have
53%
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45%
have recently added or improved bus
increased bicycle and pedestrian
connectivity.
shelters.
have reduced the number of parking
spaces required by code.
enforce street-tree requirements.
Broward B-Cycle Bike Share Program
will kick-off December 14th.
Water Conservation
Adaptation
Planning
Investments in Climate Planning
83%
of Broward’s reporting municipalities have
made recent investments towards
climate change adaptation.
73%
are adapting to climate change by making
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consider climate impacts in the siting,
investments in their stormwater
management systems.
design, and construction of new
infrastructure.
of Broward’s municipalities that operate
water or wastewater treatment facilities have
taken significant steps to address utility
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energy use.
28%
reported having community-wide water
conservation strategies that might be
beneficial to share with other participants.
Water Conservation Strategies
Water
Energy Equipment Irrigation
Incentive
Reuse
Audits Upgrades Ordinances
Programs
Plan
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Disclaimer: “Funding for the Energy and Sustainability Program is made possible by an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy grant
agreement # DE-E000800 and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services contract # 017441. This program was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, nor any of their
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