Clean revolution
Rated • 1 review • architecture, ecology, urban planning, environment, alternative energy • canada.com
From the page: "The city's goals include reducing per capita energy use by half, getting 100 per cent of electricity from clean, renewable sources, building or retrofitting 50 million square feet of green buildings and reusing 100 per cent of waste water.
For many San Jose residents, who see the blue bin or dual-flush toilet as their contribution to the cause, and for government and businesses, things are about to change.
In fact, reaching the Green Vision goals will "transform the way we live, and that's scary, but instead of fearing, we should embrace (the challenge)," said Collin O'Mara, San Jose's Clean Technology Officer.
The municipal government will help make this transformation as easy as possible, providing incentives to residents and industries to install solar panels or to "build green," for example. There will also be a push to insulate, switch to efficient lighting and install energy-monitoring systems, cool and green roofs and smart cooling systems."
For many San Jose residents, who see the blue bin or dual-flush toilet as their contribution to the cause, and for government and businesses, things are about to change.
In fact, reaching the Green Vision goals will "transform the way we live, and that's scary, but instead of fearing, we should embrace (the challenge)," said Collin O'Mara, San Jose's Clean Technology Officer.
The municipal government will help make this transformation as easy as possible, providing incentives to residents and industries to install solar panels or to "build green," for example. There will also be a push to insulate, switch to efficient lighting and install energy-monitoring systems, cool and green roofs and smart cooling systems."
