Detroit 2030 District 2022/2023 Progress Report

2022 / 2023 PROGRESS REPORT

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

As we move beyond the constraints of the COVID epidemic and other societal issues, the Detroit 2030 District has seen exponential growth. As with any organizational growth, there are specific challenges. We continue to meet our challenges head-on, working to assist all of our members.

The Detroit 2030 District is proud to be the third-largest District in North America. With over 62 million square feet enrolled in the program, we are now setting the example of how 2030 Districts can help a city create a movement toward a carbon-free future.

We have created a village of like-minded partners, including building owners and managers, businesses, and local nonprofits. Working daily on creating a healthy city with all our members is an honor.

Our program is rising to the challenges by meeting the needs of the various members- from small building owners to schools, houses of worship, venues, and museums, no matter where they are in creating a high-performance building.

As more building managers try to understand what climate change means to their organization, our program is more vital than ever. Therefore, we are positioning ourselves to serve as many members as possible in the most efficient and effective ways possible.

As we work to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment in Detroit, we need everyone to do their part. If we work together, we can create a city of healthy buildings and communities while supporting economic development and environmental justice.

We hope to leave no one behind! Won’t you join us?

Connie Lilley, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, LEED AP Executive Director, Detroit 2030 District

Vision:

To create a District of high-performance buildings in Detroit that supports a carbon-free future, economic prosperity, and environmental justice.

2030 DISTRICTS NETWORK

What is a 2030 District?

The 2030 Districts Network, founded by Architecture 2030 and now an independent organization, includes twenty-three high performance urban building districts across North America. Created to drastically improve buildings’ environmental impact by 2030, these performance targets steadily reduce carbon emissions from the built environment. Together these Districts comprise over half a billion square feet of committed commercial building space. As we aggregated each district’s data, we can see how the collective network performs towards the reduction goals.

Architecture 2030 warned “if the world is to meet the 1.5 Celsius carbon budget set in the 2015 Paris Agreement, we must provide the necessary leadership to reduce CO2 emissions in the entire built environment to zero.”

The 2030 District Network is shifting the conversation from energy, carbon emissions reduction, including embodied carbon (CO2 emissions associated with materials and construction throughout the whole lifecycle of building.)

The 2030 Challenge For Planning

WHERE DO WE STAND TODAY?

3rd Largest in 2030 Districts in North America

2023 Year-End Stats

62.4 Million SF Enrolled

493 Buildings Enrolled

45% (27.9M sf) Increase Since Our Last Report

55% (271 Bldgs) Increase Since Our Last Report

444 Buildings are tracking their energy usage

42 Professional Stakeholders

“7 Statewide Professional Stakeholders

41 Community Stakeholders

Benchmarking is a critical tool for measuring progress and driving positive change in sustainability efforts. Detroit 2030 District has been an invaluable partner to the City of Detroit and helped us in so many ways with tracking our municipal energy usage and being a great partner. By measuring our buildings usage, we can identify areas where we excel and areas where we need to improve. This data-driven approach helps us set meaningful goals, track our achievements, and ultimately work towards a more sustainable future for Detroit and its residents.

Jack Akinlosotu Director of Sustainability City of Detroit

BUILDING MEMBER SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Benchmarking

Benchmarking a building is the first and most crucial step for any commercial building owner or manager. Benchmarking allows building managers to understand and track energy and water usage reduction changes.

How do we help our Building Members benchmark?

The Detroit 2030 District uses the EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager and partners with ClearlyEnergy by using the Building Energy Analysis Manager (BEAM) platform to gather and aggregate member data.

BEAM is a tool that aggregates benchmarking data and is capable of performing automatic compliance tracking based on a jurisdiction’s specific benchmarking or building performance standard policy. Tracking data for building energy rating policies can be time consuming and resource intensive.

Over the last two years, the Detroit 2030 District has worked with DTE Energy to transfer members’ energy data directly into the Energy Star Portfolio Manager. This transfer is available through the DTE Hub.

DETROIT ENERGY CHALLENGE BIGGEST LOSERS

2022 2023

In 2021, three of our Building Members were awarded at the Michigan Energy Summit

In 2022, one of our Building Members was awarded at the Michigan Energy Summit

“Over 300 buildings are enrolled in the Detroit Energy Challenge

2023 Biggest Losers

• 1st Place Fifth Third Bank’s Detroit Eastside branch (18.85% reduction)

• 2nd Place Beanstalk Real Estate Solutions for The Samaritan Center (12.78% reduction)

• 3rd Place City of Detroit’s Detroit Police Department 7th Precinct (12.80% reduction)

• Honorable Mention City of Detroit’s Detroit Fire Department Engine 17 (8.32% reduction)

• Honorable Mention Fifth Third Bank’s Detroit Jefferson branch (7.73% reduction)

2022 Biggest Losers

• 1st Place Shelborne Development’s Beach Club Detroit Apartments (59.63% reduction)

• 2nd Place Fifth Third Bank’s 8 Mile & Livernois (21% reduction)

• 3rd Place Bedrock’s Detroit Media Partnership (20.78% reduction)

• Honorable Mention Huntington Place (20.54% reduction)

• Honorable Mention Comerica Bank Center (16.36% reduction)

It has been such a rewarding experience to be a part of Detroit 2030 and partner with them toward my goal of combining energy efficiency and sustainability into our multifamily developments. Shelborne Development focuses on rehabilitating and adaptive reusing historic buildings throughout Detroit. Being in this program helps us achieve our goal of making the places where we live better for our children and grandchildren. Our first historic rehabilitation was Beach Club Detroit, and we won 1st place as the Biggest Loser for Michigan Battle of the Buildings and the Detroit Energy Challenge. Working with the Detroit 2030 District team, especially Connie and Kendal, has been such a pleasure. I look forward to continuing to grow that relationship and positively impacting our children’s future.

Kathy Makino, Owner, Shelborne Development

Detroit 2030 District Multifamily Best Practices Group Member

BENCHMARKING + ACCOMPLISHMENTS

“The Gesu Green Team, located in Detroit, is grateful for all the help and support District 2030 gave us in getting started on our energy use monitoring journey. We became connected with District 2030 through our relationship with Green Living Science and the Detroit Green Task Force. Kendal was really helpful in gently nudging us and walking us through how to set up our EnergyStar dashboard. From there she was able to connect us to additional resources, including the Michigan State University Industrial Assessment Center for a free energy audit - an incredible opportunity for a financially-limited organization with multiple buildings, some of which are over 100 years old. The MSU team was excellent: professional and efficient in working with our staff. The report detailing the energy audit and suggested areas of improvement is an excellent resource for our community. Staff have already implemented some of the action items and there have been immediate cost savings. The committee that oversees all of our physical assets and capital projects is aware of the report and working to incorporate the findings into their decision making to further reduce our energy use and expense. We appreciate all that District 2030 did for Gesu and does for the city, and look forward to our continued partnership!!

Stephanie and the Gesu Green Team

GRANT PARTNER COLLABORATION

The Detroit 2030 District collaborates with many like-minded Detroit nonprofits.

We are proud to announce several programs and partnerships.

A special thank you to our partners for these programs!

BEST PRACTICES GROUPS

The Detroit 2030 District runs three Best Practices Group: Houses of Worship, Venues and Multifamily.

These Best Practices Groups allow building members to collaborate with other building managers with the same building-type challenge.

The Detroit 2030 District Museum Best Practice Group is now a national group run by the 2030 District Network. Museums across the country now have the opportunity to collaborate and work together to reach their sustainability goals.

Houses of Worship Best Practices Group: 2022/2023 Treasure Hunt Competition!

The second Treasure Hunt cohort enjoyed a celebration lunch in May as these houses of worship members worked for a span of many months looking for ways to reduce energy and water in their buildings as well as other implementing other sustainability initiatives.

Detroit 2030 District House of Worship Best Practices Group

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In a world where life is fleeting fast and connections are too far and few in between, it is an honor to be members in the 2030 District Detroit Movement! A place where passion and hope for the future and their great sustainable initiatives have truly changed many lives. This is certainly an organization worth Celebrating and Supporting! Thank you for all you do!

Pastor Eugene & Georgéa Cole

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Thank you to the current and past Board of Directors!

Past Board Members

As special thank you to Cathy Moretto, who served as board chairman for many years! We could not have done it without you!

Cathy Moretto CBRE

Jamie Bragenzer, The Detroit Lions

Ken Randazzo, DTE

John Boladian, DTE

Gregg McDuffee, Detroit Wayne Board Authority

Kate Gasparo, Bedrock Detroit

Michelle Croal, DTE Energy (Ford Motor Company Energy Partnership)

Melissa Dittmer, Ford Motor Company

PROFESSIONAL STAKEHOLDERS

PLATINUM SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

DISTRICT SUPPORTERS