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Community Energy: Planning, Development, and Delivery

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Categories: Built Environment, Climate Protection, Commercial District, Community, District Energy + Water Academy, District Utilities, Governance, Prosperity, Resilience, Roadmap

By: International District Energy Association

District Energy is the local production and distribution of thermal energy used for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. This guide is an important read for municipal officials, planners, and neighborhood champions interested in building a district energy system in their community.

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Industrial EcoDistricts

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Categories: Commercial District, District Utilities, District Water Systems, Innovation District, Resilience

There are over 950,000 more manufacturing jobs in the U.S. today than in 2010. This resurgence presents a major opportunity for communities. As a segment of manufacturers turns away from the inefficiencies of sprawling suburban industrial parks and re-onshores production from overseas locations there is growing demand for urban locations. But cities that want to take advantage of manufacturing’s return need to prepare themselves. An EcoDistrict approach to industrial revitalization can help keep costs down and bring the benefits of manufacturing to a community, while reducing the environmental burdens.

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Making Microgrids Work

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Categories: Climate Protection, Commercial District, District Energy + Water Academy, District Utilities, Resilience

The growing popularity of microgrids reflects their proven ability to deliver resilience and clean, alternative energy sources for diverse types of communities. This webinar explores how local governments, real estate owners and private developers can implement successful district energy and microgrid projects. You'll hear from Bracken Hendricks of Urban Ingenuity on how to navigate development, tight timelines and the competing pressures facing microgrid development.

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