Speakers:
Beth Gibbons, Director | Washtenaw County Resiliency Office
Mary Braun, Energy and Sustainability Coordinator Washtenaw County- Facilities Management
In December 2022, Washtenaw County adopted Resilient Washtenaw with a goal of county-wide carbon neutrality by 2035. According to the County GHG inventory, existing buildings are the largest source of community CO2 emissions (66%). The county has completed a facility assessment and is implementing onsite renewables to meet their operational goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.
Beth Gibbons began her work as Director of the Resiliency Office late last summer and will provide an update on the advancement of the climate plan in the county. Mary Braun has been instrumental in decarbonization planning and implementation for the county’s facility portfolio. She will share key takeaways from the facility assessment and the county’s next steps in the decarbonization of county facility operations.
Speakers will share implementation strategies for accelerating decarbonization in the broader county over the next year and how architects, engineers and contractors are needed to change current practice and step up the removal of barriers to meet our community’s (and global) decarbonization goals.
