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Since the City of Ithaca and the Town of Ithaca adopted the final Green Building Policy report in May 2018, we have been preparing for, and are now implementing, Phase 2: drafting legislation based on the policy recommendations contained in the GBP report.  

Work carried out since the adoption of the report includes the following:

• Convened and met with City of Ithaca/Town of Ithaca working group
• Composed of Planning staff, Code/Building staff and elected officials
• Discussed open issues
• Planned for GBP Phase Two
• Defined scope of work and process
  • Set budget and acquired additional funding
  • Contracted with consultant team (STREAM Collaborative and Taitem Engineering)
• Performed outreach and education
  • Presented at conferences and webinars
• Performed additional research on elements of the proposed GBP
• Participated in a collaborative led by Rocky Mountain Institute on net zero energy policies
• Performed grant management activities

Next steps include:

• Continue regular meetings with consultants and the Working Group
• Develop details related to remaining issues:
• Off‐site renewable energy systems
• District energy systems
• Combined heat & power systems
• Potential support and incentives and other topics
• Develop “plain English” draft of the GBP legislation and bring to Town/City governing bodies
• Target date: early summer
• Perform stakeholder outreach
• Develop final legislation and present to Town Board and City Council to consider adoption

We hope to have final adopted legislation in place later in 2019.