Both Portland and South Portland have adopted Maine’s Energy Stretch Code for all new residential and commercial buildings. In order to help people understand and comply with this code, we are teaming up with Kim Cheslak, Director of Codes at the New Buildings Institute to offer two trainings. The first training was held on January […]
On Friday, February 11th at 9:00 AM the One Climate Future team was joined by Jesse Armstrong of Kaplan Thompson Architects, who discussed the intersection of energy efficiency and housing affordability. Sustainability staff will also discuss the new energy stretch code that both Cities recently adopted. To view this Coffee & Climate recording, please visit […]
On Friday, March 11th from 9am - 10am the One Climate Future team was joined by Joel Rosenberg from Rewiring America to discuss how we can electrify and improve the efficiency of our homes through heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, weatherization/insulation, solar, and electric vehicles (EVs)/EV charging. This is also an opportunity to ask […]
The Portland and South Portland Sustainability Offices are hosting two online workshops to teach property owners how to comply with the Cities' respective energy benchmarking ordinances. In this workshop, property owners will learn how to input energy and water usage data into ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and how to submit their annual report to the […]
The Portland and South Portland Sustainability Offices are hosting two online workshops to teach property owners how to comply with the Cities' respective energy benchmarking ordinances. In this workshop, property owners will learn how to input energy and water usage data into ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and how to submit their annual report to the […]
On Friday, April 8th from 9am - 10am the One Climate Future team was joined by Keith “Tater” Forest, Portland’s Parks and Rec department, who will talk about how municipalities can transition parks maintenance equipment, such as mowers, blowers, and trimmers, to modern electric alternatives. You may have seen Tater’s energetic and playful Tater Reports on […]
