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The Patrick Administration's Smart
Growth / Smart Energy agenda is intended to channel development in
ways that enhance economic growth while protecting natural resources.
This Smart Growth / Smart Energy
Toolkit provides local officials, developers, and citizens
with tools to help communities meet goals of robust residential, commercial,
and industrial development and environmental protection. This new edition
of the Toolkit includes a variety of techniques to promote energy efficiency,
renewable energy, and green buildings in the course of meeting those goals.
The Massachusetts Smart Growth / Smart Energy Toolkit is comprised
of educational materials - including slide shows, brochures, and case
studies - to help promote greater understanding of smart growth and clean
energy techniques. It also supplies model bylaws and guidance on how to
customize these bylaws to suit the unique circumstances of each municipality.
This is a multi-media resource with extensive images, graphics, maps,
and diagrams suitable for both the general public and practitioners. Designed
as a website, the Toolkit is also distributed as a CD.
Events are scheduled around the state focused on the Toolkit or a specific
Toolkit technique, or as part of other workshops.
| Upcoming Workshops focused on the Toolkit itself or a Toolkit
technique: |
| Date |
Where |
Topic |
Time |
| 4/10/08 |
DCR Wachusett Regional office, West Boylston
Co-sponsor: MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation, View
flyer  |
Low Impact Development (LID) & Open Space Residential Design
(OSRD) |
7:00 - 9:00 PM |
| Upcoming Workshops focusing on another topic, with a Toolkit-related
session are: |
| Date |
Workshop |
Topic |
Time |
| 3/20/08 |
Sustainable Watersheds Workshop
TTOR's Doyle Conservation Center, Leominster
View flyer |
Conservation Subdivisions, Transfer of Development Rights, and Traditional
Neighborhood Design |
4:30 - 7:30 PM |
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The 2nd edition of the Toolkit, produced by the Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on behalf of the
Commonwealth, was issued in the fall of 2007. The latest edition,
which includes new modules as well as updates to the original 12,
comes two years after the completion of the first Toolkit in 2005.
To schedule a presentation on Toolkit content:
Please contact Andrea Cooper by email at: Andrea.Cooper@state.ma.us
or by phone at: (617) 626-1222
For additional information:
Please contact Kurt Gaertner by email at: Kurt.Gaertner@state.ma.us
or by phone at: (617) 626-1154
To order a CD:
Please contact Jane Pfister by email at: Jane.Pfister@state.ma.us
or by phone at: (617) 626-1194
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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
