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October Newsletter

By October 8, 2025Ann Arbor

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CLIMATE WEEK IN NEW YORK

  • 6 Takeaways From NY Climate Week’s Tale Of Two Cities-Forbes
  • Learning From Local and Global Climate Leaders: Highlights From the Climate School Showcase
  • Climate and Health: Takeaways from NYC’s Climate Week 2025
  • Communicating Climate Change – how can culture drive action – learn what these leaders are doing via their fields: tv, movies, music, food, sports

Events

  • Trash Talk Tour
  • Scio Sustainability Fair
  • Implementing the A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan 2025 Session VIII: AAPS Capital Improvements
  • Save the Date! SFBC Gathering: Sourcing Local and Sustainable Ingredients
  • First Friday Food Court Ypsilanti
  • 3rd Wednesdays Food Truck Rallies
  • Toronto 2030 District is making their Heat Pump Fundamentals Training FREE Online
  • Zero Emission – Passive House Building Workshop
  • Save the Date: Nov 19 1:30-6 PM USGBC Michigan Building Transformation Forum Building Resilience in Michigan: Strategies for a Changing Climate
  • SEU “Expression of Interest”

New Members

  • Ann Arbor Community Church
  • Handicraft Building
  • Surrey Park
  • Oslund Condominium Association
  • United Community Management
  • 111 North Ashley Association
  • Exhibit A2
  • Bloom City Club / Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti
  • Cahoots

News

  • Climate.us – an independent, nonprofit successor to Climate.gov
  • What’s Next for Opportunity Zones: A Brighter Future for U.S. Multifamily Development
  • The Sky’s the Limit – Energy Efficiency at the Empire State Building
  • The Retrofit Playbook for Large Buildings – RMI
  • Guide to Strategic Decarbonization Planning – ASHREA
  • Excerpt from The New Global Possible read by the author, Ani Dasgupta
  • Comparison of U.S. Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking and Transparency Policies – IMT
  • Recalibrating the Role of Banks in the Energy Transition – RMI

Member Resources

  • ICYMI – Green Rental Housing Webinar: Learn how to save money, stay compliant, and simplify planning
  • A²ZERO Heat Pump Concierge
  • Rebates Renewed and Updated
  • Commercial EV Charger Program
  • DTE 2025 Programs for Multifamily
  • Introducing BEACON Newsletter – Architecture 2030
  • Energy Management Grants

The Washtenaw 2030 District is funded by our members, DTE, the City of Ann Arbor and EGLE. We are accelerating our work locally because climate change is a serious and immediate threat. Science, our community, and the global market place will not be deterred in accomplishing the energy transformation that is required for our planet’s and nation’s resilience.

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