Past Meetings

2010-2011 Meetings

2009-2010 Meetings

2010-2011 Meetings

Sustainable Cities Network Best Practices & Green Building Joint Workgroup Meeting

June 22, 2011
Phoenix City Hall

Presentation

• Anthony Floyd and Roger Rotundo, International Green Building Code (IGCC)

 

Sustainable Cities Network Solar & Energy Efficiency, Best Practices & Green Building Joint Workgroup Meeting & Presentation

January 20, 2011
Chandler City Hall

Presentation

• Rex Stepp, APS Renewable Energy – 2011 Solar & Energy Efficiency Programs and Incentives for the Municipal Sector

 

Sustainable Cities Network Solar Finance Subcommittee Meeting & Presentation

January 13, 2011
ASU’s Tempe Campus, Global Institute of Sustainability

Presentation

• Ben Foster, Optony, Inc. and Rachel Masssaro, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network – Leveraging Your Purchasing Power: Regional Renewable Energy Procurement

 

Sustainable Cities Network Water & Wastewater Workgroup Meeting & Presentations

November 3, 2010
City of Avondale Municipal Operations Service Center (MOSC)

Presentations

• Jason Fitzpatrick – Environmental Compliance Tracking Software by Intelex, Inc.
• Bryan Cooper, Water/Wastewater Treatment Systems Integrator – City of Scottsdale Information Access Systems (IAS)

 

Sustainable Cities Network Fall Valleywide Meeting and Tessera Solar Facility Tour

October 20, 2010
Rio Vista Recreation CenterCity of Peoria

Meeting Agenda and Presentations

• Final Agenda
• Sustainable Cities Network and Workgroup Updates
• Tom Huetteman, Associate Director for the Waste Division – EPA Region 9 Sustainability Priorities & Resources
• Braden Kay & Lauren Withycombe, ASU GIOS/SOS, and Tricia Games, City of Phoenix – Anticipatory Governance for Sustainability: What Is It and Why Should My City Be Considering It?, Part I | Part II
• Municipal Breakout Questions/Discussions

Lunch Presentation

• Shawn Kreuzwiesner, City of Peoria – Sustain and Gain in Peoria: Actions and Results

Tessera Solar Facility Tour

• Facility Tour Photos

 

Sustainable Cities Network Best Practices Workgroup Meeting & Presentation

August 18, 2010
City of Goodyear City Hall

Presentations
Maricopa County Green Government Program – Update on Version 2.0

• Jonce Walker, Maricopa County Sustainability Manager

Sustainable Cities Network Solar & Energy Efficiency Workgroup Meeting & Presentations

August 10, 2010
ASU Global Institute of Sustainability

Presentations
Solar Townhall Forums & Solar Outreach Efforts – What’s Working?

• Jason Crampton, City of Chandler
• Tim Rinesmith, Gilbert Town Council Representative
• Scott Bouchie, City of Mesa

Small Scale Solar Projects – What Are Examples and Creative Uses for Small Solar Projects?

• Casey Turgeon, Gila River Indian Community
• Mitch Jordan, City of Scottsdale (Solar powered cooled drinking fountain)
• Bonny Bentzin, ASU Sustainable Business Practices (Solar compactors)

2009-2010 Meetings

Sustainable Cities Network Best Practices Workgroup Meeting

June 16, 2010
Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, Two Waters Complex

Presentations

• Ambika Adhikari, Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community – Incorporating Sustainability into SRPMIC Zoning Ordinance and Design Guidelines Update (ZODU)

Sustainable Cities Network Spring Valleywide Meeting and Sustainable Code Development Workshop

May 12, 2010
Mesa Arts Center

Meeting Agenda and Presentations

• Final Agenda
• Sustainable Cities Network and Workgroup Updates
• Greening Transportation–Electric Vehicle (EV) Project Update
• ICLEI USA: Local Climate & Sustainability Action
• Overview of Sustainable Codes

Lunch Presentations

• ASU_Focus–Zero_Carbon_Action_Plan

Sustainable Code Development Workshop

• Saving the World Through Zoning: The Sustainable Community Development Code
• Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Code: The Sustainable Plan

 

Sustainable Cities Network Best Practices Workgroup Meeting& Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Presentation

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Phoenix City Hall, 14th Floor, 14 West conference room
200 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003

Presentations

• IPM Powerpoint Presentation

 

Sustainable Cities Network Energy Audit & Performance Contract:Municipal Discussion & Panel

February 25, 2010
ASU’s Decision Center for a Desert City

Municipal Panelists & Presentations

• Jonce Walker, Maricopa County – Maricopa County Green Government Program
• Neil Urban , Maricopa County – Energy Partnership: Promoting Fiscal Responsibility, Environmental Stewardship and County Employee Well-Being: Investment Grade Utilities Audit
• Nicole Woodman, City of Flagstaff – Flagstaff Sustainability Program: Working Toward Community Sustainability
• David Brixen, Arizona State University
• Robert “Bob” Goff, City of Chandler – City of Chandler Municipal Department: Efforts Regarding Energy Audits

Sustainable Cities Network Street Light Technology Presentation and Municipal Panel Discussion

December 9, 2009
Tempe Transportation Center

Meeting Agenda

• Don Happ, President of D. H. Lighting Solutions, presented “New Street Lighting Opportunities and Challenges”

Municipal Panelists

• Craig Blum, City of Mesa
• Jeremy Dye, City of Scottsdale
• John Osgood, City of Tempe
• Ernie Encinas, City of Tucson

 

Sustainable Cities Network Valleywide Meeting

September 16, 2009
Tempe Campus

Meeting Agenda

• Sustainable Cities Introduction

Best Management Practices for Communities

• Learning From Each Other: A Comprehensive Survey of Sustainability Practices
• Sam’s Club Sustainability Initiatives
• Presentation by Bonnie Bentzin
• Transitioning Airport Sustainable Planning, Design & Construction Guidelines for Municipal Use

Lunch Presentations

• Global City Indictator Facility

Communicating Sustainablity to Residents, Staff & Management/Council

• Getting the Message Across: Maricopa County Sustainability
• Creating and Managing Sustainability for a Municipality
• Communicating Sustainability to Your Residents

Sustainability & the Neighborhood Stablizing Program

• Sustainability and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

Solar Workgroup

May 20, 2009
Tempe, AZ

Presentations

• All the Power to Purchasing: Buying Solar Power through Power Purchase Agreements
• Arizona State University: A Leader in Solar, by Bonny Bentzen
• ASU’s Solar: Lessons Learned, by Robert W. Vandling

SCN Kickoff Meeting

February 25, 2009
Tempe, AZ

Agenda

• Here

Pertinent Documents

• SCN Concept Paper
• SCN Brainstorm Activities List
• Best Management Practicies (BMPs) Category List

Presentations

• Introduction by Jim Holway, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona
  State University
• Brainstorm List Session by Tammy Perkins, City of Phoenix
• Solar Working Group Activities by Scott Bouchie, City of Mesa, and Anthony
  Floyd, City of Scottsdale
• Best Practices Project Activities by Nicole Dailey, City of Maricopa,
  and Scott Chesney, City of El Mirage

 

SCN Solar Workshop

February 25, 2009
Tempe, AZ

Agenda

• Here

Pertinent Documents

 

• ASU Campus Solarization Status – January 2009

Presentations

• Solar
  Technology and the Future by George Maracas, Global
  Institute of Sustainability, ASU
• ASU’s Solar Installations by Bonny Bentzin, Global Institute of Sustainability,
  ASU
• The
  Challenges in Getting Solar Started in Your Community
  by Harvey Bryan, School of Architecture and Landscape
  Architecture, ASU
• Solar Financing and Options by Lee Feliciano, CarbonFree Technology