PARTNERS: Stamford, CT

Stamford joined ICLEI- Local Governemnt's for Sustainability's Cities for Climate Protection program in 2003.

During 2005 CA-CP, organized a " Better Building Forum" together with the City of Stamford and the Business Council of Fairfield County.  Sponsored by UBS, the forum was attended by architects, town planners, the mayor of Stamford, reporters and financiers. Bob Fox of Cook+Fox Architects (architects for the Bank of America tower, billed as the “greenest skyscraper in America” now under construction in Manhattan) showcased the latest developments in environmentally sound building design, regulatory considerations and LEED standards. Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy used the forum to announce plans to develop a new energy improvement district to benefit city residents and businesses.

In 2005, Stamford participated in the Cross Border Exchange to Toronto, Canada organized through CA-CP. The trip was fully funded by the Oak Foundation.

Clean Air Cool Planet spotlights municipal achievements with our Climate Champion Award. In 2003 the award went to the Town of Hull, Massachusetts, home to the first commercial-scale electric generating wind turbine to go online anywhere on the U.S. coastline between Maine and Florida. In 2005 the city of Stamford earned a Climate Champion Award at our NYC Conference, following the release of their emissions inventory. The award was presented by CA-CP Chair Susan Tierney, former Massachusetts Environmental Affairs Secretary and US Energy Assistant Secretary, to celebrate actions that reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent --  curbing global warming and saving the city more than $1.1 million in annual energy costs.

In June 2006, Stamford participated in a second Cross Border Exchange trip to Toronto, Canada. This trip coincided with the international Smog Summit that took place in Canada on June 8th, 2006.

A few of Stamford’s highlights in the area of greenhouse gas reductions:

• Guaranteed Energy Performance Contract for Schools—Design 2001, Construction 2002-2005, cost $6.5 million, Contractor Noresco, included lighting replacements, boiler replacements, digital energy management system, etc. annual savings $700,000 and 5,170,000 kwh.
• Since 1998, over 44 energy efficiency projects implemented with grants and rebates of $1,760,178 and over 7 million kWh and 4,566 tons of carbon dioxide saved annually.
• 118 decorative streetlights in downtown replaced with energy efficient long life lamps with savings of 60-72%
• 981 traffic signals converted to LED with energy savings of 80%.
• Installed 7.5 kWh grid-interconnected solar system on roof of recycling center in 2002.
• Academy for Information Technology & Engineering (magnet high school) under construction with daylight harvesting, ice storage and future solar/fuel cell capacity.
• Joined SmartPower 20% by 2010 Campaign in March 2005.