Green Initiative

The term "green" has come to symbolize anything that is good for the environment. For example, green building is an outcome of a design which focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use - energy, water, and materials - while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal.

Reduce Impact

Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:

Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources.
Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity.
Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.

What is the City Doing to "Go Green?"

The City of Port Orange has historically:

Promoted water conservation and reuse as an integral part of its water management program.
Promoted water conservation through waterwise irrigation practices and the application of Florida-friendly landscaping practices.
Required the use of low volume plumbing fixtures, including low-flush fixtures, as a potable water conservation tool for all new development.
Utilized a rebate program for retrofits to low-flush fixtures and other inefficient plumbing devices.

Initiatives

Other conservation initiatives include:

Using hybrid vehicles in the City fleet whenever possible.
Installing an energy saving automatic shut off air cooling system at City Hall
Energy efficient lighting at recreation facilities
Solar panels on new public buildings, and a solar array for wells at the City's central wellfield.