The workshops during the 2014-2015 GreenStep Workshop Series covered a wide range of topics that are important to cities, providing a wealth of information and resources. To access that information and the resources from the workshops check out their webinar recordings and PDFs of their presentation and additional resources on this page!
Also, don’t forget to register for upcoming workshops and webinars for 2015-2016!
October – Benchmarking and What the Heck is Step 4 Anyway?
No webinar recording is available for the October workshop, click here for a summary of the workshop.
November – Bike, Ped and Transit Options:
November workshop presentations and resources:
- GreenStep Transportation BPs
- Hennepin County Compete Streets
- Hennepin County Bike Transportation Plan
- Battle Lake Complete Street Case Study
December – Cities and Community Solar:
December workshop presentations and resource:
- Cities and Community Solar All Presentation PowerPoint
- Xcel Energy: MN Solar Rewards Community Slides
- Community Solar Garden Guide
- Community Solar Garden Subscriber Disclosure Checklist
- Community Solar Garden Subscriber Questions
- Community Solar Tips for Communities
January – Cities Workshop on Stormwater and Reuse:
January workshop presentations and resource:
- Reuse, Reuse, Replenish Stormwater REuse
- MIDs Adoption Procedures
- Woodbury Stormwater Reuse Project
- Saints Stadium Rainwater Harvesting
February – Energy Efficiency Tools for Cities:
February workshop presentations and resource:
- CERTs Light Up and Save Campaign
- CERTs Light Up and Save City Outreach Packet
- USGBC Benchmarking
- PACE Explanation by Department of Commerce
- Case-Study: Minneapolis PACE
- Case-Study: Maplewood Green Building Incentrives
March – Solid Waste Best Management Practices:
March workshop presentations and resource:
- Updated On Composting Rules by the MPCA
- Update and Feedback on Developing New GreenStep Waste BPs
April – Community Forestry: Effective and Cost Effective Practices:
April workshop presentations and resource:
- Urban Forestry Priorities for Cities
- Case-Study: Is This Normal?
- Tapping into GreenCorps POWER
- Building Capacity with Local Volunteers
- Best Practices for Protecting Matures Trees During Construction and Development
- The Tree Benefit Calculator
- Tree Trust, Green Futures Program that helps cities plant trees
May – Climate Resilience for the Built Environment :
May workshop presentations and resource:
- Report: MN Options to Increase Climate Resilience in Buildings
- Presentation on Report
- RELi Presentation
- Georgetown Climate Center Adaptation Clearinghouse
- Cool Roofs and Cool Pavements Toolkit
- Cool Policies for Cool Cities
