Office of Sustainability & Resilience 2025 Annual Progress Report

RECOMMENDATION 4

RECOMMENDATION 5

All new and substantially renovated City-owned buildings will meet green building standards.

The City fleet should be comprised of zero-emission vehicles by 2040.

STRATEGY 5.1 Create a Sustainable Fleet Policy.

STRATEGY 4.1 Use the ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/ IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance

STATUS: In progress

The OSR received $314,150 in December 2024 from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant program. Among other projects, this award will fund the development of a comprehensive fleet efficiency study and transition plan, which began in 2025. A one-year pilot study of 100 City vehicles began in July 2025. The study installed telematic devices that gather data on the frequency and duration of use, and other operational characteristics. This data will be analyzed to understand vehicles’ fuel efficiency, idling time, usage, suitability, and driver behavior. The analysis will provide the background for developing a comprehensive fleet management and transition plan. The data will also be compared with similar data gathered by telematic devices (from at least three other manufacturers) previously installed in approximately 300 additional City vehicles, to identify a single telematic supplier for the entire fleet, a key strategy of the fleet management and transition plan. Initial data suggest the City vehicles involved in this study idled approximately 50% of the time their engines were running.

Green Buildings except Low Rise Residential Buildings (or a comparable standard) for all new and substantially renovated City owned buildings.

STATUS: Ongoing

During 2025, OSR staff reviewed Technical Review Committee sketch plans for development on one City-owned site (the Greensboro Science Center Expansion Project) and recommended the use of applicable Energy Star and ISO 50000 certifications (or other comparable standards). OSR staff also participated in the project scoping and development process for the Mitchell Water Treatment Plan Expansion and Advanced Treatment for Emerging Contaminants project, and recommended the use of applicable Energy Star and ISO 50000 certifications (or other comparable standards).

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