231493
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
221233
Sponsor
ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC
Title
Substitute resolution relating to acceptance of a sub-grant from Slipstream, Inc. from the federal Department of Energy’s Buildings UP prize in support of the Environmental Collaboration Office’s development of a program to assist small and medium-sized commercial buildings to become more energy-efficient and reduce carbon pollution
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) to accept a sub-grant from Slipstream, Inc. from the federal Department of Energy’s Buildings Upgrade Prize (Buildings UP) in the amount of $65,000, as part of a larger $400,000 planning prize. The purpose of this sub-grant is to support the planning of a program to facilitate and streamline the process for owners of small and medium-sized commercial buildings to make them more energy-efficient and reduce or eliminate their use of fossil fuels, a process often called “decarbonization.” The program will provide connections and resources to such building owners, including connections to in-depth building energy assessments with energy efficiency improvement quotes included, and connections to grant and low-cost financing opportunities. This program is also helping to development and upskill the workforce that is needed to make such improvements to small and medium-sized commercial buildings at a much larger scale.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration Office was part of a team that has been awarded a $400,000 Buildings UP Prize from the US Department of Energy; and
Whereas, the City of Milwaukee adopted a Climate and Equity Plan in June 2023, with goals of reducing community-wide greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030 and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while creating good-paying green jobs that pay at least $40,000 per year with a focus on recruiting workers of color into these green jobs;
Whereas, the commercial bu...
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