From Berks County Community Foundation
Please join the Berks County Community Foundation for its next community forum entitled “Reading’s Sustainability Strategy” on Thursday, July 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., via Zoom. Registration is required to attend this free community forum, and space is limited. Click here to register.
Reading has been recognized for its work to create a more sustainable and resilient city. The City of Reading envisions a community that is clean, healthy, and prosperous, a place where all people can live, learn, work, and play. The city’s sustainability plan is built on six pillars: clean energy, mobility, reduced waste, clean and reliable water, supported public health, and fostered community development.
This effort has fostered a more walkable city and enhanced greenways and public spaces. It supported the installation of a number of electric vehicle stations. Most recently, the sustainability division is working on an $18M project to install energ-saving LED lighting at operational and public facilities around the city, eliminating oil and natural gas for heating at five facilities by switching to high-efficiency heat pumps, and installing several solar canopies on city buildings to provide solar energy.
Reading is also working with Green Building Alliance (GBA), an organization based in Pittsburgh, that assists property owners and developers to assess their buildings as they plan to develop or rehabilitate their facilities, making them more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The City of Reading and GBA have partnered to kick off the Resilient Reading project, with support from the Met-Ed Sustainable Energy Fund of Berks County Community Foundation and Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund of Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. Resilient Reading will offer toolkits, educational roundtables, and technical assistance from GBA to area professionals in commercial and community property development, as well as members of neighborhood development groups.
Questions? Email Berks County Community Foundation Senior Fellow Dave Myers at davem@bccf.org.
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