Sustainability Council Leadership

The Sustainability Council leadership consists of a chair, two vice chairs, and PTI’s sustainability staff member.

Click for more...   06-07-2007

EPA Tool Helps Communities Tap into Energy Savings

America’s drinking water and wastewater facilities can now save energy and reduce their carbon footprint with expanded tools available from EPA’s Energy Star Program. Enhancements to Portfolio Manager, the agency’s popular energy tracking tool for commercial facilities, allow water utilities to track energy use and associated carbon emissions, set targets for investment priorities, and verify efficiency improvements.

Click for more...   03-13-2008

Go Green Without Seeing Red

More and more, civic and county officials find themselves charged with implementing environmental regulations, mandates or ordinances. Enforcing these green initiatives can be a challenging and costly proposition, especially if it requires the addition of specialized staff.

The PTI-Cadmus Group Environmental Alliance: 25 Years of Environmental Experience, and Unparalleled Technological Expertise

PTI is dedicated to helping you address your technology needs. Now, we are expanding our services to help you tackle environmental challenges. Through an exclusive strategic alliance, PTI offers you the services of the Cadmus Group.

Click for more...   02-13-2008

Clean Energy Opportunities for Local Governments

Presentations from a December 6, 2007 Webinar

Southeast Rebuild Collaborative: Clean Energy Opportunities for Local Governments
Keith Dennis, The Cadmus Group, SRC Project Manager
Leslie Cook, The Cadmus Group, SRC Local Government Lead

This presentation covers tools and resources available through the SRC and network opportunities with representatives from other local governments and sustainability programs. It explains how to measure and track energy use and carbon dioxide emission reductions in wastewater treatment plants by using Portfolio Manager.

Members: Click for more...   12-06-2007

Sustainability Council Fall 2007 Meeting Report

Austin, Texas, October 23, 2007

Members: Click for more...   10-31-2007

How Local Governments Can Save Energy & Reduce Global Warming

Recap & Presentations from this October 2007 PTI seminar at Austin Energy, Austin, TX

Presentations at this event available on this site include Importance of Local Government to Sustainability; Clean Energy Priorities; Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions; Austin Energy Green Building; Sustainability and Green Building in the City of Forth Worth and Solar Santa Monica: City of Santa Monica’s Community Energy Independence Initiative.

The educational seminar was kicked off by a welcome to Austin by Honorable Mayor Will Wynn. Mayor Wynn thanked the audience members for their hard work across the country to promote sustainable practices, and challenged the group to continue to be creative in confronting environmental obstacles.

Members: Click for more...   10-31-2007

2006-2007 Technology Solutions: Sustainability

2006-2007 Technology in Sustainability: Impacting the Management of Energy and Environmental Services describes how several PTI member local governments are employing technology to improve operations and services in the sustainability arena.

Each example describes the problem or issue the local government needed to solve, details of how it addressed the problem, and the results of that solution or implementation.

These projects were submitted as part of the PTI 2006-2007 Technology Solutions Award competition. This annual program recognizes PTI members that have demonstrated how, through the use of technology, local government has improved community services, improved operations or reduced costs.

Examples contained in this report:

Corrective Action Reports (Fort Worth, TX)
Smart Building Technology (New York City Housing Authority)
Ball Field Lighting Innovation (Phoenix, AZ)
Alvarado PPA for Clean Solar Energy (San Diego, CA)
Real-Time Parking Availability Online (Santa Monica, CA)

Price: $25.00 for members and $50.00 for nonmembers.

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09-26-2007

ENERGY STAR Success Stories

PTI Member Arlington County, Virginia has been actively participating in the ENERGY STAR program since 1998 and became one of the first local governments in the nation to take the ENERGY STAR Challenge.

In January 2007, Arlington County launched Fresh AIRE (Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions)—a collaboration between county government, businesses, organizations and individuals to reduce the county’s greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent from 2000 to 2012.

Click for more...   06-29-2007

Risk Communication and Message Mapping Resources

Use these links to find risk communication information and training materials. The links especially pertain to Message Mapping, a tool that enables public safety and environmental protection personnel to quickly and concisely deliver pertinent information in an emergency.

Click for more...   05-30-2007

ENERGY STAR Solutions for Your Climate Change Goals

PTI is teaming up with the Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR program to help cities and counties meet their climate change goals, and to support their other green and sustainable efforts.

Click for more...   05-24-2007

Solar Program Announces Solar America Showcases

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its selections for the first round of Solar America Showcases. The DOE selected three proposals for technical assistance during FY 2007.

Click for more...   05-16-2007

Energy and Water Distribution Interdependency Issues

Energy & Water Distribution Interdependency Issues:
Best Practices and Lessons Learned

The EPA National Homeland Security Research Center, the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, and PTI held a workshop in 2005 to identify best practices and lessons learned from previous crisis incidents that impacted both the energy and water infrastructures.

This report provides recommendations for minimizing the effects of energy emergencies on drinking water distribution.

Click for more...   05-11-2007

PTI Supports Collaborative to Fight Energy Waste

Washington, D.C., April 27, 2007 – Public Technology Institute (PTI) is pleased to announce the launch of The Southeast Rebuild Collaborative (SRC), a joint effort of the Southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina to promote energy efficiency.

PTI will support this partnership to promote energy efficiency among school districts, state and local governments, and colleges and universities in the member states.

Click for more...   04-27-2007

Sustainability Council Mission

The Sustainability Council offers a combination of experience, skills, and expertise to help local governments:

Click for more...   06-01-2006

Sustainability Council April 2006 Meeting Report

Chicago, IL, Sunday, April 30, 2006

Members: Click for more...   04-30-2006

Sustainability Council Fall 2005 Meeting Report

Miami, FL, October 19-21, 2005

Members: Click for more...   10-31-2005