A case study of social equity initiatives in Durham, North Carolina.

Advancing Social Equity Goals to Achieve Sustainability: Local Governments, Social Equity, and Sustainable Communities

The EESCC standardization roadmap identifies many such opportunities, detailing 125 recommendations and timelines for action across five inter-related areas of focus:...

This roadmap establishes a framework to which U.S. industry, government, standards developing organizations (SDOs), and other stakeholders can look to enable(...)

A technology and process checklist for communities looking for electronic plan review solutions...

With new funding under the CityLinks program, ICMA is working with local partners in the country of Georgia to improve waste management and recycling systems.

BY RYAN BELL (COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA) AND JON GIRE (NOW WITH CITY OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA)    Many jurisdictions aiming for zero-waste operations or energy conservation have realized their buildings’ janitorial staff are critical partners. Here are some suggestions based on our experience working with the janitorial department at Alameda County on how to gain buy-in and support for sustainability efforts. (While we are working with County staff, these suggestions also apply to working with contractors.)