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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClimate Action Awards packetClimate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Adamantine Spine Moving Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Eric Jones President eric.jones@spinemoving.com 319-325-2370 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words We're a local moving company that operates a fleet of 10 trucks, 7 of which are diesel-powered. With the exception of this year during the pandemic, we've run our diesel fleet on locally produced biodiesel made from waste vegetable oil recovered from local restaurants (like Oasis) and institutional food service providers (like Mercy Hospital and Riverside Casino.) Steve Fugate of Yoderville Biodiesel Collective brews the biodiesel and we provide labor and some logistical support on a volunteer basis. Over the last 7 years we've purchased thousands of gallons of biodiesel from the collective for use in our trucks at a 30 to 50 percent blend, dramatically reducing both the health and climate impacts of our transportation business. We hope that Yoderville will resume operation when things normalize so that we can keep sourcing such climate friendly fuel. We also offer free pick-up of standard-sized moving boxes and packing paper from our customer and re-use them as many as 3 or 4 times to get the most use possible out of the corrugated and paper products we purchase. Finally, we recycle all that we can when its useful life has come to an end. Please provide a description of up to 200 words. It's very simple. We don't pay the full cost of the harmful health and climate impacts of the work that we do, and so some of our 'profit' isn't truly ours to keep. We try to reduce the harm we're causing because it's the right thing to do. Ideally we'd be paying a carbon tax for all the fossil fuels we burn, but absent that we're left to do what we can on our own. If we and all business were paying our fair share based on impacts, though, we'd already have a lot more clean or zero-emission medium and heavy duty truck options. Start Date Completion Date Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible If applicable 7/27/2020 If applicable Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words There's debate about how conventional diesel compares to biodiesel in terms of actual measurable climate and health impacts. Analysis by the Argonne National Laboratory found that 100% biodiesel reduces CO2 emissions by 74%. Given that our biodiesel use over the past 7 years has been approximately 8300 gallons, we've estimate that we reduced our overall CO2 emissions by approximately 15%. There are also significant health impacts of conventional diesel and biodiesel is far superior there, too. But quantifying those impacts is a lot harder. Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Completion Date Beadology Iowa Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Karen Kubby President kubby@pobox.com 3193381566 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Our overhead display lights used halogen bulbs. When LED bulbs came out in the styles that fit our fixtures, we replaced them as the halogens burned out. Over time we replaced 100% of these bulbs--80 bulbs. We have money from a city grant to now work on replacing our 60+ florescent bulbs with LED tubular bulbs and getting a new HVAC system that will use less energy. Please provide a description of up to 200 words. The motivation for moving to LED was to reduce green house emissions by reducing our energy usage without giving up the quality or quantity of our lighting. The bonus would be reduced energy costs. MidAmerican Energy Company had a rebate system, yet none of the bulbs that fit our fixtures that were available locally were eligible for the rebate. We would have to purchase on-line by the case to use products on the rebate list and we didn't have the cash flow to afford this. We bought them as we needed them locally, without the support of the MEC rebate program. If applicable 1/20/2015 Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible If applicable 6/30/2016 Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words It took us 2.5 years to completely change over the 80 bulbs. Our energy bills went from $570/month, to $522/month, to $375/month. We don't the savings in Kwh, yet know that nothing else changed in our operation, no new HVAC or temperature changes to our programmed thermostat. We attribute these savings to our switch to LED bulbs. We believe we had a 3 month payback on our investment--a great, quick result. Bead Corner Lights.jpg 3.87MB Main Retial Floor Lights.jpg 4.02MB LED-Bulb.jpg 2.91MB Beadology Photos Beadology Photos Beadology Photos Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Bicycle Happiness Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Irene Schroeder founder irene-schroeder@uiowa.edu 319-400-8378 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Bicycle Happiness empowers people of the Iowa City area to ride bikes as a sustainable lifestyle choice. Irene teaches clients to understand their bicycles, upgrades their bikes to fit and function safer and better, and help riders learn to carry children, groceries and other gear on their bikes. This allows clients to ride more often and more safely, and gives them an option other than driving their cars for small errands or events. Bicycle Happiness also hosts annual free slide show presentations about the possibilities bike riding lifestyle: Riding with children, Green transportation, and the famous Tip-to-Tip show. Audiences are motivated, and clients are empowered to adapt a more sustainable lifestyle in the form of bicycle transportation. Please provide a description of up to 200 words. Bicycle Happiness is motivated by the overall joy benefits and environmental benefits of bike riding, as apposed to the negative consequences of driving gas guzzling vehicles. The founder of Bicycle Happiness, Irene Schroeder, after studying Global Warming with Dr Jerry Schnoor for 4 years at the University of Iowa, decided to ride her bicycle self-contained to the Northern tip of Alaska and then 20,000 miles along the Continental Divide to the southern tip of South America, to prove that a person deos not actually need a car to accomplish goals. From this journey (and because her father commuted to work for his entire life), Irene felt such empowerment and deeper understanding of the world, that she then devoted her life to help others, of all ages and abilities "Learn to Love" riding bikes. Bicycle Happiness started as basic lessons and repair on wheels... and has now evolved into slide show presentations, lifestyle riding assistance, children's rides, women's rides, route design, and custom seats and handles bars for more ergonomic fit and happier riding. Completion Date Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible If applicable If applicable Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words The results of Irene's Bicycle Happiness work has been the conversion of thousands of car drivers into empowered happy riders, students at the University of Iowa, and residents of Iowa City and Coralville area. People who normally would just get in their cars and go, or who could not afford car costs or new bike costs... are now getting around safely and confidently on bikes. Clients who wanted to be more environmentally conscious are now commuting by bike daily! People who were uncomfortable or intimidated to ride, are now riding with more confidence and better understanding. Bicycle Happiness has helped thousands of university students, hundreds of children, and hundreds of adults ride bikes in this community over the past 20 years, teaching classes, giving slide shows, and wrenching hundreds of handle bar conversions and bike upgrades. And the journey and mission continue. IrenePosterHorizontal.jpg 1.4MB Image 7-16-20 at 2.01 PM.jpeg 115.21KB Image 7-16-20 at 2.03 PM.jpeg 136.89KB Image 7-16-20 at 2.02 PM.jpeg 68.75KB IMG_9699.jpg 2.61MB Bicycle Happiness photos Bicycle Happiness photos Bicycle Happiness photos Bicycle Happiness photos Bicycle Happiness photos Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Crowded Closet MCC Thrift Shop Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Christine Maust Beachy Volunteer Coordinator crowdedcloset.christine@gmail.com (319) 337-5924 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Completion Date Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Crowded Closet is a thrift store that receives goods as donations in turn, keeping them from the landfill. We as a business generate very little waste ourselves. When our business relocated in 2019, we increased our square footage by 80% but decreased our energy usage by 10%. Our new 53,000 square foot building practices energy efficiency by using occupancy sensor LED lighting in our workroom, large windows that provide ample natural lighting throughout our workroom, and zone-controlled HVAC. We recycle all of our staff and volunteer office paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and aluminum cans and provide a water fountain/bottle filler that has saved 6,000 plastic bottles from the landfill this last year. We have good practice in waste management as we try to throw away as little as possible. We make clothing bales and cardboard bales, and sell to a salvage company, rather than put in the landfill. We recycle the following unsellable items: magazines, hardback books, paperback books, CD’s, DVD’s, clear glass, magnetic metal and non-magnetic metal, plastic, newspaper and other paper, shoes, toys, and purses and belts. Last year alone we recycled 16.3 tons of metal and 81.6 tons of accessories, mixed rags (clothing bales), shoes, toys, and books. We are not a recycling center by any means but we find it very important to be as green as possible and find other outlets for our unsellable donations instead of putting them in the landfills. We save unsellable feather pillows and have the feathers cleaned, put into new pillowcase ticking, and sold in our store. Currently, we have facemasks available for sale in our store that have been sewn by our volunteers from graciously donated fabric. We practice and promote a sustainable lifestyle because what we do is reduce, reuse, and recycle by selling donated goods and promoting sales of second hand items. Please provide a description of up to 200 words. The motivation for our green, earth-conscious, sustainable practices stems back to our 42-year history as a Mennonite Central Committee Thrift Shop and our mission statement. We share God’s love and compassion by supporting Mennonite Central Committee and local relief agencies through the sale of donated and fair-trade items. Profits that our store gives to MCC help to work towards several goals around the world: -End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. -Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. -Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Other goals include topics like education opportunities, climate change, peace and justice and many more. Now more then ever, during this pandemic, we reflect on what we do and why we do it. We may help on a global level, but we are Iowa City’s thrift shop. We take pride in sharing an alliance with other local non-profit organizations and providing resources to local residents and especially those who need them the most. If applicable If applicable Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Salvage and metal recycle data listed in above answers as well as energy savings. IMG_4807.jpg 114.98KB IMG_4811.jpg 101.58KB IMG_4812.jpg 110.95KB IMG_4816.jpg 58.56KB IMG_4818.jpg 71.19KB Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Completion Date Dumpling Darling Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Lesley Rish Founder icdumplingdarling@gmail.com 8477079999 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Since we opened our doors in 2017, Dumpling Darling has been committed to responsibly and sustainably disposing our waste. Filling our dumpsters with trash to be taken to the landfill was never an option for us which is why from day one, we implemented a composting program. We have partnered with The Compost Ninja, an incredible local company that is also extremely deserving of an award, to handle all of our compost and achieve our common goal of diverting waste from the landfill. At Dumpling Darling, there is no trash can in our dining area, only compost. All of our paper products that we use and give our customers from plates, to to-go boxes, to chopsticks, to cups, to straws are 100% compostable. We encourage customers to bring back their to-go containers and allow us to compost if for them if their only option is to throw it in the garbage. In our kitchen, all of our food scraps go into a compost bin. Please provide a description of up to 200 words. We compost because we believe in science and want to do our part to help in the fight against global warming. We know we are just one small local business but we believe that the more we can educate our customers and staff and encourage other restaurants and businesses to follow suit, we can all contribute to greater change as a community. If applicable 4/1/2017 Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible If applicable Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words We started our composting program in April 2017 which is roughly 170 weeks to date. Our bins hold roughly 30 pounds of compost and we have 4 of them that get picked up twice per week which amounts to 240 pounds per week. We estimate that since implementing this program, we have diverted almost 41,000 pounds of waste from the landfill! 94030646_2893058137446024_1711375396068392960_n.jpg 115.69KB Dumpling Darling photo Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* ICCH, LLC, Iowa City Cohousing Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Del Holland Member, Board of Managers Delholland@aol.com 3195942957 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Completion Date Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Prairie Hill Cohousing is the only LEED registered development in Johnson County. It is one of approximately 160 cohousing developments in the United States and many more than that over the rest of the world, and the only cohousing community in Iowa. Residences are seeking LEED for Homes v2008 Gold certification. The development is built on a nearly 8-acre infill hillside, is located within a short distance of trails to downtown Iowa City, close to the University of Iowa campus, and is within a short walking distance to essential living amenities and transportation lines. Iowa City Cohousing, LLC (ICCH, LLC, the development entity) has completed 28 of 36 planned homes at Prairie Hill Cohousing. The development consists of 8 duplexes units and 4 owner occupied studios in the Common House and 4 fourplexes. Shared walls and roofs reduce initial material demand and save operational energy. All two-story buildings in the development are partially earth-sheltered. Efficiency highlights of the buildings include sunshades on south-facing windows, optional solar panels (of which half of current occupants utilize), a tight well insulated building envelope with energy star windows and doors, LED lights and abundant natural light to reduce the demand for artificial light. All appliances are Energy Star rated, and all faucets and showers are low-flow with 0.8 gallon-per flush for toilets and small or tankless water heaters. All units include energy efficient mini-split heat pumps, high-efficiency ceiling fans and ERVs (energy recovery ventilators). One home studied consumed just 53% of the predicted kilowatts in its first year. The development is walkable, bikeable, on a bus route and shares a boundary with a City park. The Common House has many shared amenities which allows the Members to “live large” while having a smaller home. There are guest rooms for out of town visitors to stay overnight, a community laundry, an activity room with workout equipment and a large dining room and kitchen for entertaining large groups or having community meetings. Approximately half the nearly 8 acre site has been set aside as “green space” with gardens, trees and a restored prairie. The grounds have been seeded with deep rooted native turf grasses to both retain the water on the site and keep the soil in place. ICCH,LLC demands both exceptional quality and sustainability for our community. Cohousing members plan, develop, and maintain the community together with their shared values in their individual homes. The intimacy of the development encourages socialization and teamwork within the community to continue to improve on the resilience and sustainability of the development. Please provide a description of up to 200 words. Utilizing LEED as an existing model of sustainable development, ICCH, LLC insisted on “deep green” specifications to create affordable and resilient housing for home buyers, and hoped to influence the Iowa City home market to prioritize green building as an asset to all the public. Eventual owners of Prairie Hill Cohousing units created an LLC to ensure the development was as climate-conscious as possible – allowing property owners to be in control of the development of the community and its green assets for future generations, based on their sustainable ideals. Climate change is an existential threat that needs to be addressed in all facets of human activity, and that begins with our homes and ways of life. If applicable If applicable Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Prairie Hill Cohousing is an infill project that is high-density, located on a bus route, and is walkable to all necessary amenities. This location expands residents’ transportation options which enables reductions in GHG emissions tied to transit. Homes are clustered together at 2-3xs the density of a single family neighborhood. In addition, the homes are 30% smaller than what LEED considers to be a “neutral” sized home and more than 50% smaller than a large home. Smaller and more compact homes translate to substantial reduction in materials required to build the home and a lifelong reduction in energy use. Building multiplexes increased the savings in embodied and operational energy. There are also essential home resources which are shared among all Prairie Hill residents including a workshop with tools and Carolyn3.jpg 76.08KB Iowa City CoHousing photos Iowa City CoHousing photos Iowa City CoHousing photos Iowa City CoHousing photos Iowa City CoHousing photos Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Iowa city schools Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * benjamin grimm Grounds Manager grimm.ben@iowacityschools.org 3195405398 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Completion Date Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words The Iowa City Community School District is near the end of a 10 year Facilities Master Plan (FMP) to upgrade existing and new facilities within the school district. Included within the FMP are numerous facility upgrades to improve on energy conservation. Below is a list of the more notable upgrades that have been implemented within the district and particularly at Tate high school during the 2019 construction year. Building upgrades • Geo-Thermal Systems have been installed at the following schools: City, Wood, Hoover East, Alexander, Twain, West High, Lemme, and Lucas. • Use of Mid-American Energy Company’s Commercial New Construction program assists the design teams in identifying energy savings opportunities, then evaluates the implemented opportunities for compliance. • High solar gain glazing on classroom windows • Dimming daylight control system for indoor lighting • Dual level occupancy light sensors in 100% of classroom and gymnasium space • Use of LED lighting in the classrooms and Gymnasiums allows for reduced energy consumption • Updated HVAC systems for increased energy conservation Transportation Efforts to reduce carbon emissions within transportation is an on-going assessment by district staff. To date, limited efforts have been made including reviewing bus routes for the most efficient operation and a no idle policy for district vehicles and school buses. All of the school buses, recently manufactured, now employ Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) systems, which improve the exhaust purification to reduce carbon emissions. The fuel station, operated by the City of Iowa City, uses low sulfur diesel to help with the reduction in carbon output. Waste • ICCSD has begun working with the Green Iowa AmeriCorps staff to implement a School Recycling Program. The program is set to begin at 3 pilot schools across the district. Although the Pandemic has slowed efforts to begin the program in the Spring of 2020; it is hoped that South East Junior High and West High school will begin the implementation during the 2020 fall semester. The selected schools will act as a pilot program to develop needed district procedures and provide data for projecting a district wide program. • One objective of the program is to expand upon the current cardboard and classroom recycling programs and include more cafeteria solid and food waste. • A second objective is to include students in the form of “Green Teams” to help promote recycling in the schools and at home. AmeriCorps staff have been working with district faculty and staff to develop educational recycling information that can be shared in classrooms. • The phasing of this project is over multiple years. The funds needed to implement a district wide program will be measurable. The district is gathering data on the projected cost of purchasing receptacles and the removal of the recyclable material from each school. Currently recycling disposal is contracted to local vendors. Adaption • The district Please provide a description of up to 200 words. Iowa City Community School District takes pride in creating a positive environment for students to learn and grow. By upgrading facilities to reflect community views around Climate Action, the district reinforces its understanding of community values and the importance of that value to our students. By embracing the actions listed above, environmental conservation becomes a norm to staff, faculty, and students. By creating this norm the district does it’s part creating a better future for our students. If applicable If applicable Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Over the last several years the district has successfully completed a series of facility upgrades that include the conservation efforts listed above. Variations of these types of facility upgrades have been completed at: Alexander, City High Phase 1, Twain, Hoover East, Mann, West High phase 1 and 2, Lucas, and Longfellow. ICCSD continues these efforts in current projects at Tate, City High phase 2, West High phase 2, Shimek, and Lemme. When working with Mid-American Energy, they provide a verification report to the district design team to ensure energy conservations are met. These reports serve as an informational tool for future design teams, and staff when considering energy conservation efforts. 4015171_Verification_Final_Report_20171027.pdf 601.19KB 4017561_Verification_Report_20191023.pdf 797.13KB 4017664_Verification_Report_20191022.pdf 750.54KB 4114046_Verification_Final_Report_20151204.pdf 455.41KB Iowa City School District Links to reports shown on previous page https://www.iowa- city.org/weblink/0/edoc/1954762/4015171_Verification_Final_Report_20171027.pdf https://www.iowa-city.org/weblink/0/edoc/1954763/4017561_Verification_Report_20191023.pdf https://www.iowa-city.org/weblink/0/edoc/1954764/4017664_Verification_Report_20191022.pdf https://www.iowa- city.org/weblink/0/edoc/1954765/4114046_Verification_Final_Report_20151204.pdf Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Completion Date Longfellow Leather Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Bob Gassman Owner/Artisan info@longfellowleather.com 3195416833 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words The design and construction industry relies on material samples to provide designers and consumers with an accurate depiction of finish and overall material quality. Once these samples are reviewed, there is little use for them afterwards. While these samples are typically small compared to the quantities used in a building project, they are nonetheless a potential source of waste. However, many quality samples are large enough to still have a use, especially when pieced together. In the case of leather samples (typically provided to consider upholstery), many of these furniture-sized swatches provide enough material to create various pocket-sized objects, which is how we began to craft our initial line of leather goods. Please provide a description of up to 200 words. You’ll notice that many of the multi-material goods currently available in our online store (www.longfellowleather.com) are labeled as “reclaimed” leather, which means these items have been diverted from the waste stream, and repurposed as practical leather items, ready for a lifetime of service. Many of these leathers are upholstery grade, top-grain leathers, which means they are intended for high use as furniture, and as a small pocket good, this means superior durability. By choosing one of these items, customers have confidence that they have reused one of our earth’s natural resources. If applicable Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible If applicable Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Longfellow Leather opened for business in early 2020, and we have continued to see growth. Our company has received much local support and our reclaimed leather items have continued to sell. As we have continued to develop our product line, we have been transitioning our products to be regional by striving to keep all our materials as local as possible. On our website, we have published a map of our supply chain to educate customers about their product and to celebrate our products that are exclusive to the American Heartland. case_blue_B.jpg 1.28MB DSC_0003.JPG 2.35MB parker.JPG 1.23MB tri_trifold_dynamic2.jpg 1.93MB wallet_full.jpg 2.99MB Longfellow Leather Photos Longfellow Leather Photos Longfellow Leather Photos Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Neumann Monson Architects Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Tim Schroeder President tschroeder@neumannmonson.com 319-338-7878 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Completion Date Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words As architects we are committed to designing places where people can be at their best, where they live, work, learn, worship, and recreate. Of equal – or greater – import is our commitment to doing this work in a manner that has a positive impact on the environment. 75% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions come from the urban built environment. Our ability to drive positive change is immense. We formally committed our firm to sustainability in 2006 when all our staff became LEED Accredited professionals. LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. LEED provides a rigorous framework to assure buildings are designed, built, and will operate as a healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green building. With this commitment in place we found clients whose values aligned with ours and began designing a wide variety of high-performance buildings with them. Many of these were firsts in Iowa and put Eastern Iowa in the spotlight for being sustainably progressive. Our list of Sustainable Iowa Firsts includes: . Iowa’s first LEED Architectural Office: Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City . Iowa’s first LEED School: Van Allen Elementary, North Liberty . The University of Iowa’s first LEED Building: Beckwith Boathouse, Iowa City . U.S.’s first LEED Platinum Data Center: ACT Operations Center, Iowa City . Iowa’s first LEED Church Facility: St. Patrick Catholic Church . Iowa’s first LEED Municipal Building: Davenport Police Facility . Iowa’s first LEED Bank: MidWest One Parkersburg . Iowa first Net Zero Office Building: MarketOne, Des Moines . Iowa's first Net Zero church: Unitarian Universalist: (International Living Future Institute) Neumann Monson’s next-level commitment came in 2016 when we signed on to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment. This is a nation-wide effort to transform the practice of architecture in a holistic, firm-wide, data-driven way, working toward carbon neutral buildings by 2030. One requirement of the 2030 Commitment is to annually document and share the Energy Use Intensity (EUI) rating for every project, via a Design Data Exchange. We upload this data into a national, transparent database. This optional program introduces accountability to 2030 Signees and creates a rich database that is a resource to architects around the country. The research tool is a valuable asset in helping architects across the country measure progress and advance their practice. Another requirement is to create, a Sustainability Action Plan that identifies the actionable goals to which we are committed. That plan is then made public to increase awareness. Our goals include advancement in: training and education, design process, operations, outreach, and advocacy You can find Neumann Monson’s Sustainability Action Plan here: http://neumannmonson.com/sustainability-action-plan/ Neumann Monson has a Green Team made up of ten employees from two l Please provide a description of up to 200 words. Our ultimate goal is to partner with our clients to design buildings that are net-zero carbon emissions. We are motivated by our desire to improve the beauty and health of our world, thereby improving the lives of Earth’s inhabitants. Eliminating these emissions is the key to addressing climate change. We are fully aware of the impact the built environment has on global greenhouse gas emissions. We are also aware – and hopeful – of the positive change we as architects can make on climate change. If applicable 1/1/2006 If applicable Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Since 2006, we have designed over 2,345,000 square feet of LEED certified buildings. (see list below) This list does not include non-LEED projects. LEED PLATINUM . Market One – 2017, Des Moines, IA | 57,000 sf . ACT Operations Center - 2009, Iowa City | 10,000 sf LEED GOLD . One Place at Riverfront Crossing – 2018 - Iowa City | 56,000 sf . University of Iowa School of Music - 2017, Iowa City | 267,000 sf . Wydown Middle School - 2015, Clayton, MO | 125,000 sf . Operations Facility – 2014, Coralville | 40,000 sf . University of Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Addition and Renovation – 2013, Iowa City | 160,000 sf . Johnson County Joint Emergency Communications Center - 2012, Iowa City | 17,300 sf . Trinity Episcopal Church - 2011, Iowa City | 8,000 sf . St. Patrick Catholic Church - 2011, Iowa City | 52,000 sf . North Fire Station – 2010, Coralville | 15,400 . University of Iowa Beckwith Boathouse – 2010, Iowa City | 23,000 sf . Willowwind School - 2009, Iowa City | 17,000 sf . Police Facility – 2008, Davenport | 162,000 sf . Neumann Monson Architects Office - 2007, Iowa City | 8,400 sf LEED SILVER . Des Moines Municipal Services Center: Phase 1 – 2017 | 105,000 sf . University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa River Landing - 2015, Coralville | 170,000 sf . St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church - 2011, Hiawatha | 25,000 sf . ICCSD Van Allen Elementary - 2005, North Liberty | 61,000 sf LEED CERTIFIED . One University Place – anticipating LEED Certified – University Heights | 230,000 sf . City Services Center – 2017, Cedar Rapids | 344,000 sf . Ames Intermodal - 2013, Ames | 4,000 sf . St. Thomas More Catholic Church - 2011, Coralville | 30,000 sf . MidWestOne Bank - 2010, Parkersburg | 8,200 sf NET-ZERO ENERGY PROJECTS Unitarian Universalists Society - 2017, Coralville | 18,455 sf 328 Koser, Private Residence - 2016, University Heights | 2,500 sf PENDING LEED PROJECTS Iowa City Public Works – anticipating LEED Gold | 100,000 sf Des Moines Federal Courthouse – anticipating LEED Gold | 229,000 sf 7SouthLinn.jpg 1.7MB IowaCityPublicWorks.jpg 430.33KB OnePlaceAtRiverfrontCrossing.jpg 1.93MB UI-Boathouse.jpg 7.34MB UnitarianUniversalist.jpg 2.31MB Neumann Monson photos Neumann Monson photos Neumann Monson photos Neumann Monson photos Climate Action Awards Application This program is open to all local businesses. Per City policy to afford equal opportunity for all, businesses with BIPOC, female, or LGBTQ ownership are strongly encouraged to apply. Company Name* Contact Person Our company is applying for the award categories checked below:* Please describe the action(s) your company has taken related to the award category above in detail:* Please describe the motivation for doing these action(s).* Start Date Completion Date Old Brick Name * Title * Email* Phone Number * Brianna S Wills Executive Director director@oldbrick.org 13193831025 Only 1 is required but please select all that apply. Buildings and energy efficiency Transportation Waste management Adaptation Sustainable Lifestyle Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words Old Brick installed a water-permeable paver patio across the front of the property to absorb all wastewater drainage from the property back into the soil versus draining into City sewer drains. This process recycles and purifies the rainwater and rehydrates the water table. The permeable patio is 1,435 square feet and absorbs the drainage area of 4,435 square feet (roof and flat area of the property). This wastewater solution was created to drain water away from the foundation of the 165-year-old historic building. The permeable paver patio was created using almost 100 tons of fine stones and sand layers several feet deep to create these layers of filtration that hold the water retention ponds within the ground. Please provide a description of up to 200 words. The Permeable Patio was created as a solution to re-direct water drainage from the historic building's foundation and to prevent further erosion of the soil surrounding the building. The Board of Directors of Old Brick sought the most environmentally sound solution to the drainage dilemma while maintaining the visual presence of the site. This solution to wastewater is considered best-practice in the industry for recycling and purifying the wastewater. If applicable 8/19/2019 Please describe the results with as much data as possible.*(?) Upload (up to 5) pictures of your project(s), if possible If applicable 9/13/2019 Please provide a description of between 100 and 800 words All wastewater is directed, collected, and contained in this permeable patio via the filtration layers underneath the patio pavers. These layers of rocks and sand laid in-depth absorb the water, filters the water through the layers, and allows the water to seep back into the groundwater supply of the area. The pavers are the top layer of the patio and are decorative to the facility. IMG_1672 (2).jpg 5.63MB IMG_1660.jpg 1.47MB IMG_1685.jpg 1.08MB IMG_1681 (1).JPG 1.2MB IMG_1672.jpg 1.35MB Old Brick Photos Old Brick Photos Old Brick Photos Old Brick Photos