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GREEN PILOT PROJECT

GREEN PILOT PROJECT. City of West Union, Iowa. What is a Green Pilot Community?. A partnership with Iowa Department of Economic Development Sustainable Community Design Creating best practices & a model to follow Technical assistance, training & financial incentives

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GREEN PILOT PROJECT

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  1. GREEN PILOT PROJECT City of West Union, Iowa

  2. What is a Green Pilot Community? • A partnership with Iowa Department of Economic Development • Sustainable Community Design • Creating best practices & a model to follow • Technical assistance, training & financial incentives • Increased economic activity • Federal, State, & Local agency involvement

  3. West Union, IowaCreating a sustainable, green model community . . . • A new green streetscape planned for completion in 2012 incorporating • Permeable pavement system • Rain gardens & bioretention • Energy efficient lighting • Pedestrian friendly streets & sidewalks • New Court House Plaza gathering area • Geothermal heating & cooling system

  4. Energy Audits & Grant Program • Free to every business • 70 businesses participated • Data gathering • Grant Rebate Program • Goal is to reduce energy usage throughout entire community • Education events for all of West Union • DOE Grant program

  5. Green Building Practices • Permeable pavement system • Green roofs • Shared geothermal heating system • Rain gardens • Bio-retention cells • Energy efficient lighting

  6. Storm Water Management • Treat water as a resource • Retain water on site • Protect local trout streams • Cleanse & cool water • Integrated system • Reduce surface run-off and flooding

  7. Our Guiding Principles for the future . . . • Create great public & private spaces that serve the community and attract new residents and businesses • Invest in energy efficient structures & systems with a greater reliance on renewable energy sources • Integrated planning & design • Make all infrastructure and amenities both functional and beautiful • Incorporate a healthy, natural environment • Cultivate local enterprise, art, & craftsmanship to support & enhance the economy of Northeast Iowa • Reinforce West Union’s character & sense of place through the creation of unique gathering places

  8. Project Area – Downtown West Union

  9. Permeable Pavement Systems • Reduce surface water runoff • Promotes infiltration • Enhances water qualityby cooling and cleansing

  10. Permeable Pavement: Infiltration (Retention) and Detention Capacity Detention Volume Retention Volume

  11. District Energy System • 60 downtown buildings will receive a stub line for free • Closed loop system • Two well fields to start – 180 vertical wells total • System is expandable – could go city-wide • Will operate as a city utility or be leased to an outside management company • Will replace current heating & cooling – mostly natural gas forced air systems • 18 businesses are interested in making the conversion • Only those who hook on to the system will be charged for the energy they use

  12. What the city provides: • The well field construction • Distribution piping • Heat transfer media • Zone piping • Valving & metering system • What the business owner provides: • Individual heat pumps • Ductwork • Piping for isolation valves

  13. Project Funding Sources IDOT RISE fund $2,327,034 streets, sidewalks, lighting Community Development Block Grant $1,000,000 geothermal system I-Jobs Dedicated Funding (state) $1,175,000 streets, sidewalks, eng. Department of Energy $1,000,000 geothermal, grant fund Environmental Protection Agency $500,000 geothermal system IDALS I-Jobs $500,000 porous pavers IDNR I-Jobs $100,000 bio-retention cells WIRB (Water Improvement Review Board) $500,000 porous pavers Main Street Challenge Grant $100,000 geothermal system Main Street I-Jobs $440,000 Civic Plaza, amenities City of West Union GO Bond $2,665,000 anything Fayette County $10,000 anything Main Street West Union Program $11,000 amenities

  14. The Finished Product

  15. For More Information, Contact:Robin BostromMain Street West Union101 North Vine StreetWest Union, Iowaph. 563 422 3070email: mainstreetwu@gmail.com

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