A close friend of mine lives in an apartment building that’s practically a case study in why multifamily rental complexes make such promising targets for sustainability improvements. It’s a raggedy old building. The pipes leak, the toilet runs, and the constant whir of the window A/C units in the summer makes it hard to ignore [...]
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Our guest blogger today is Stan Buch, Director of Innovation and Open Government President Obama has made openness a high priority in his Administration, committing his Administration to an “unprecedented level of openness in Government” on his first full day in office. Secretary Donovan also shares that commitment writing in the Department’s Open Government Plan, “Our [...]
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Tonight, President Obama unveiled the “American Jobs Act” – a proposal that will put Americans back to work immediately. The set of ideas proposed in the American Jobs Act have bipartisan support – from cutting the payroll tax cut in half for 98 percent of businesses, to preventing 280,000 layoffs of teachers and first responders, [...]
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I am very excited to announce the winners of the 2010 Sustainable Communities Research Grant (SCRG) Program funds. Each of these organizations has demonstrated a strong commitment to the study of sustainability and their research will help improve the quality of life for millions of Americans. Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) – $500,000 International City/County [...]
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It’s a message we start learning when we’re small children: It’s silly to fly solo when working together brings better results. Cooperation works – and your government knows it. To best serve America, it’s of paramount importance that disparate federal agencies and our partners do everything we can to break through bureaucratic barriers with an [...]
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