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Community Impact Initiative Launch Event – Affordable Financing for Community Organizations to Upgrade Your Building and Save Money
April 13, 2022Join DC Green Bank as we launch the Community Impact Initiative (CII). CII is a pathway open to small businesses, community-based organizations, and non-profits that would benefit from affordable financing, additional technical and management assistance, and end-to-end support from one of our various partners to pursue deferred maintenance needs that…
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Build Back Better Infrastructure Task Force Announcement
March 23, 2022Mayor Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2023 #FairShot budget is making significant investments in the District’s infrastructure, including roads and bridges, bike lanes, traffic calming and safety measures, as well as improvements to roadways, alleys, and sidewalks. Additionally, the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide billions in funding and grants to the…
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Financing Urban Adaptation to Address Climate Change
March 17, 2022Join Penn IUR, Perry World House, and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy for a two-day virtual meeting on urban adaptation to climate change. A series of expert panels will highlight the implementation and financing of subnational programs and projects designed to adapt to such global warming-induced hazards that threaten…
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March Madness 2022
March 17, 2022Join Mayor Bowser for March Madness, a showcase of the District’s real estate, housing and business support initiatives. The events can be streamed live on Channel 16, Twitter, and the Mayor’s Live Event Page. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations, please contact (202) 442-8150 or eomevents@dc.gov. ASL and…
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Making the Grade: A Guide to DC’s Building Energy Performance Standards
March 3, 2022Did you know? Buildings account for more than 70% of DC’s greenhouse gas emissions. The District’s Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) are part of the city’s efforts to cut energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2032, and make DC carbon neutral by 2050. Developers, owners, and property…
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Growing the Momentum for Green Banks in 2022
February 17, 2022Please join the Coalition for Green Capital for a virtual meeting on Friday, February 25th at 11am EST to hear from federal, state, and industry leaders about surging green bank investments and the latest green bank developments from across the country. We will be joined by Senator Chris Van Hollen…
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W8CED Town Hall – Sustainable Environment and Energy
February 9, 2022Our Equal Access Advocate, Shyrah Kum, will join the Ward 8 Community Economic Development (W8CED) for a conversation about building toward a sustainable environment and a clean energy future.
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Transportation & the Environment, Judiciary & Public Safety & Business & Economic Development Public Hearing – Climate Resilience Planning
December 17, 2021On Friday, December 17, 2021, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, and Kenyan McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, will hold a joint public hearing on…
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Affordable Housing Retrofit Accelerator 101
December 16, 2021The DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), in partnership with the District Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) and the DC Green Bank, is offering enhanced technical and financial assistance to owners and managers of qualifying affordable multifamily buildings that do not meet the District’s Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS). The District’s Affordable…
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Focus & Feedback Series
December 10, 2021A series of stakeholder engagement sessions designed to solicit feedback, ideas, and insights from the larger community on selected issues that are relevant to DC Green Bank operations, bring a diverse set of voices to the table for dialogue with DCGB, and enhance the shaping of DCGB’s mission and objectives…
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Conservation Cafe: Reducing Building Emissions – Fighting One of the Top Two Source of Greenhouse Gases in the DC Region
December 6, 2021Reducing Building Emissions: Fighting one of the top two sources of greenhouse gases in the DC Region. Our CEO, Eli Hopson will join the Audubon Naturalist Society to discuss how our programs are helping homeowners, renters, multifamily developers, and commercial properties in our region become more sustainable, reduce energy usage…
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