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Stamford's property
owners take the lead
on efficiency
I
n Stamford, major property owners and managers
have banded together in an effort to reduce their
collective energy and water consumption.
Stamford 2030, founded in Oct. 2014, is one of 13 such
public-private partnerships across North America. The
districts aim to reduce energy and water use by 50 per-
cent in existing buildings by 2030. For new construction,
the goal is stricter — immediate reductions of 50 percent
for water usage and transportation emissions and an
eventual 100 percent energy use reduction by 2030.
Stamford's district contains 12.9 million square feet
of member properties, including commercial and multi-
family structures.
The district has some big-name members, including
Starwood Hotels and Resorts, the Ashforth Co., Fairfield Uni-
versity, Purdue Pharma and others. Besides reducing their
energy costs and improving the environment, members
also receive certain exclusive discounts and incentives.
In 2015, owners and managers of 18 Stamford prop-
erties began benchmarking their utility usage using
WegoWise software. In addition, 22 owners and manag-
ers took a three-day Green Professional Building Skills
Training certificate course in New York, hosted by the
Urban Green Council.
Last year, 23 percent of participating properties deter-
mined that their energy performance was nearly 24 percent
better than the national median. The goal in the next 14
years is to reach 100 percent and 50 percent, respectively.
As a city with its southern border on the Long Island
Sound, Stamford's 2030 District has also begun plan-
ning for flooding resiliency.
Stamford 2030
PROJECT ELEMENTS: Energy & climate change
START DATE: Jan. 2015
COMPLETION DATE: Dec. 2015
The heart of the
Stamford 2030
District, where
major property
owners work
together to
reduce resource
consumption.
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CATEGORY: Individuals/Group
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