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Building Professionals Key to Passing Healthy Buildings Ordinance
With a first-of-its-kind sustainable building policy passed in Evanston, a green affordable housing proposal floated in Chicago, a new budget proposal in Springfield, a major new Illinois Climate Bank Program, and more, there hasn't been a dull moment so far in 2025.
In 2021, Illinois Green embarked on a bold five-year strategic plan with an aspirational, future-forward mission: to make net zero buildings feasible, affordable, and so commonplace that every building in Illinois is net zero by 2050.
In this month’s edition of the Illinois Green Policy Update , we're covering the ups and downs on a number of developing local and national sustainability stories and outlining ways you can take action right now, including: the status of Evanston’s proposed Healthy Buildings Ordinance; the Trump administration’s moves on climate policy ; Chicago’s 2025 budget ; and more !
The annual Getting to Zero Illinois Report examines policy and financial strategies for a fully decarbonized built environment.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Volunteer Awards ! These five volunteers have gone above and beyond in their work with Illinois Green. They will be receiving their awards in-person at our 2025 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Celebration on February 6th. Click here to register! We asked each recipient to tell us a little bit about why they volunteer with Illinois Green, what they enjoy about participating in the community, and to share a volunteer highlight from 2024. Here's what they had to say:
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