"In New Orleans, sustainable development means establishing resilient settlement patterns based on a thorough understanding of flood risk; adopting better building standards that include energy efficiency, design for climate change, and alternative energy sources; finding more effective uses for materials that are currently being discarded as waste; and protecting and restoring the urban and natural environments."
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| Proposed buildings under the GreeNOLA plan |
"GreeNOLA" is the roadmap used for making New Orleans sustainable while rebuilding the destruction caused by hurricane Katrina.
The GreeNOLA action plan consists of three major steps:
1. Revive environmental programs and policies that were lost as a result of Hurricane Katrina, including environmental conservation practices within City Hall, the green council, and a green building ordinance.
2. Reorganize city government so that it can more effectively implement new initiatives related to energy, development, and environment. Establish an Energy Office, a Disaster Mitigation Office, and expand the existing Environmental Affairs Office. Create a Consortium of Gulf Coast Mayors to collectively address regional issues along America's Gulf Coast. Establish a Green Team to recommend sustainable green building practices for ongoing recovery projects as they are being implemented.
3. Establish specific, measurable, and attainable sustainability goals to be achieved within the following timelines:
Short-term = 1 year
Medium-term = 3 years
Long-term = 10 years
The six broad program areas covered in this roadmap are:
1. green buildings and energy efficiency
2. alternative energy
3. waste reduction, reuse, and recycling
4. transportation and clean fuels
5. environmental outreach and justice
6. flood risk reduction
Please refer to http://www.louisianahelp.org/documents/greenolawithldrfcoverpage.pdf for the full length document of the information presented above.
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