Mayor Sylvester Turner signed the policy on Earth Day, as part of the recent release of the two-year update on Resilient Houston and the Climate Action Plan (CAP).
According to a press release from the mayor's office, buildings represent over 40% of both municipal and city-wide emissions, "making them a key lever for achieving the CAP’s emission reduction targets .
Investing in the City’s workforce and its capacity to manage high-performing buildings, including designating new building decarbonization staff across five City departments "This Earth Day, we are doubling down on our efforts to reduce the City’s emissions and make City buildings more sustainable and resilient," Mayor Turner said in a statement. "The benefits of this policy change will extend far beyond my term as mayor.
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