Dallas to power inner-city block with solar and wind
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Dallas to power inner-city block with solar and wind
With the World Environment Day coming up tomorrow, Dallas has a lot to celebrate. A neglected parking lot across the street from City Hall will next year become the home of the nation’s first self-sustainable inner-city block.
“I’d like to see Dallas be at the forefront of design, sustainability and vibrancy of cities”, said Mayor Tom Leppert.
Indeed. The block, that aims to change the economic, social and ecological face of Dallas, will run “off the grid” using wind, solar, water and geothermal energy resources, and 176 architecture firms across 26 countries competed to provide the design.
“The quality of the thought and effort of the designing teams is astounding”, said John Greenan, Executive Director of Central Dallas Community Development Corporation (CDC), a lead developer for the project.
via Dallas Environmental Policy Examiner: Dallas to power inner-city block with solar and wind.
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