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Denver, Partners Launch Climate Challenge with Energy Audits in Sunnyside Neighborhood
October 9, 2008
Greenprint Denver partners with organizations to reduce carbon emissions
(DENVER) As part of a month-long pilot of its Denver Climate Challenge, Greenprint Denver will hold a concentrated "blitz" effort Saturday, Oct. 11 with volunteers going door-to-door offering free energy audits to every home in the Sunnyside neighborhood. Once completing a free audit, homes that qualify will receive energy improvements funded by the Governor's Energy Office and/or Energy Outreach Colorado. Non-qualifying homes will receive significant rebates.
Greenprint Denver formed a Neighborhood Collaborative Outreach group to support the Climate Action Plan initiative by providing information to Denver residents about sustainability. The Denver Climate Challenge pilot project is designed to concentrate resources on one neighborhood during a designated period of time with the intent of improving energy efficiency and providing support materials to one community in Denver.
The Sunnyside neighborhood was selected for the pilot because neighborhood data provided by participating organizations showed that Sunnyside has a high rate of energy use, mixed income range, and a manageable number of households. These factors made the neighborhood most likely to have a high rate of success.
What: Denver Climate Challenge – Sunnyside "Blitz": A concentrated "blitz" of the Sunnyside neighborhood (see attached map -- 158KB PDF) with members of the Neighborhood Collaborative Outreach group and volunteers going door-to-door offering free energy audits to every home.
When: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 (Canvassing the neighborhood began Oct. 1 and is ongoing throughout the month, but the blitz is Oct. 11 only.)
Where: The Sunnyside neighborhood, beginning at 39th and Kalamath moving west throughout the day.
Who: Greenprint Denver, in collaboration with the Governor's Energy Office, Energy Outreach Colorado, Groundwork Denver, Sun Power, Mile High Youth Corp, and LEAP, plus partners in Denver's Department of Environmental Health and the Office of Economic Development.
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