LOCAL SAVERS- Green moves for the big guys, and you too, at CCDC

Published November 2006 in C-ville Abode

By Erika Howsare

Sustainability loves company: If you're devoting half your mudroom to an elaborate installation for sorting recyclables, it's good to know that local governments and schools are doing their part too. You can check in on what City and County governments, plus UVA, are up to on the environmental front – and pick up some tips for your home – at the Charlottesville Community Design Center’s exhibition, “What Is Sustainability? City, County, UVA & You� through December 21.

Each of our three biggest public institutions will use the exhibition to highlight its pet programs designed to be green. Albemarle County, for example has put together a display on the subject of the green roof on its McIntire Road office building. This will include some statistics tracking the impact of the green roof on runoff and temperature.

As for those of us who are merely running a household, we’ll be able to learn a bit about using less energy at home from the exhibition’s listing of ways to improve the efficiency of heating and cooling systems, from steps that cost nothing to larger renovation projects. The CCDC is located at 101 E. Main Street.