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Clean Energy and Green Buildings

An example of a green building in the City of Orlando.

Orlando is a national leader in energy efficiency for new and existing commercial buildings that reduce waste and pollution, while saving businesses and residents significant amounts of money.

Why this is important

Did you know that the majority of the air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a significant amount of water used across the City of Orlando comes from powering our buildings? In order to address this problem, we have made a commitment to shift away from energy that is generated through the burning of fossil fuels towards investments in clean, renewable energy.

We’re also seeking out ways to make our buildings more energy efficient – meaning that less energy and money is wasted through the process of powering the building – and encouraging green building practices. By pursuing these goals, we will curb waste, save businesses and residents money, boost the local economy, create new jobs, and support a cleaner, healthier environment.

What we want to accomplish

In order for The City Beautiful to minimize its environmental impacts and contributions to global climate change, we have developed the following targets and goals to drive our pursuit of clean, efficient energy consumption and green building design:

We plan to make The City Beautiful more accessible towards energy and renewable resources, by these targets and goals.

Metrics	2010 (Baseline)	2018 (Targets)	2040 Goals
Renewable Energy	1.8%	8%	UPDATED AUGUST 2017: Mayor Dyer and Orlando City Council joined hundreds of other communities across the country as part of the Sierra Club’s Ready for 100% Clean Energy effort and has committed to 100% renewably-sourced energy by 2050.
Energy Use (KwH per capita)	12,003	11,403 (5% reduction)	Reducing total electricity consumption by 20% from 2010 levels; Ensuring 100% of new and existing buildings meet green building standards
Greenhouse Gases (GHG)*	6,359,023 MT CO2e (2007) 5,996,571 MT CO2e (2010)	4,7569,267 MT CO2e (25% reduction from 2007 baseline)	635,902 MT CO2e (90% reduction from 2007 baseline)

*Further calculations and verification pending prior to submission on ICLEI ClearPath.

Leading by example

LEED for Cities

In January 2020, the City of Orlando was recognized for achieving the LEED For Cities Gold certification for its citywide sustainability and resiliency efforts, the highest level of performance for any city in the southeast. Orlando is part of a growing group of cities to be certified using the LEED for Cities and Communities rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.

$2.5 M in Annual Energy Savings

As part of the Better Buildings Challenge, the city is undergoing $17.5M of energy efficiency upgrades at 55 of our buildings, which will save us up to $2.5 million per year.

Improved Energy and Water Use Data

In order to focus on the buildings that need improvements or attention in real-time, Orlando uses Lucid BuildingOS.

New Efficient Buildings

Since 2007, the city has committed to meeting LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards for all newly constructed city buildings, reflecting a commitment made by over 400 other local governments.

Solar in the City of Orlando

The City of Orlando has set ambitious goals to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency, ultimately reducing carbon emissions associated with our operations and critical services.

Renovation Projects

Several buildings ranging from fire stations to neighborhood centers to the Kia Center and City Hall have been undergoing renovations to save energy and taxpayer dollars.

Community-wide outreach

Building Energy & Water Efficiency Strategy

BEWES calls on existing commercial, institutional and multi-family buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to track whole-building energy use, report to the City annually and make their information transparent to the real estate marketplace.

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ American Cities Climate Challenge Winner

The City of Orlando has been selected as one of 25 American cities to participate in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC).