Sustainable Success Stories
Join us to celebrate the 2011 Sustainable Success Stories
Dec. 2, 8:30–11 a.m. | Kauffman Foundation
This year's program will highlight projects that advance energy-efficiency and conservation (EEC) objectives within a broader sustainability framework. This forum, where local successes and challenges are shared, enables community partners to learn about and replicate locally tailored, high-impact sustainability practices in their own communities. Register now»
2011 Honorees
- Sustainability in Action, University of Missouri – Kansas City
- ReStore, Habitat for Humanity Kansas City
- Project Living Proof, Metropolitan Energy Center
- Grown in Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council
- Geothermal Project/Energy Conservation Measures, City of Prairie Village, Kan.
- Energy Conservation and Education, Eudora USD 491
- Clothesline Sale, Pembroke Hill School Parents' Association
2010 Honorees
- Center City Neighborhood Revitalization and Greening, Westside Housing Organization
- Douglas L. Smith Treatment Plant Cogeneration, Johnson County, Kan., Wastewater
- Freda Markley Early Childhood Center, WSKF Architects
- KCATA Troost Avenue BRT System, Taliaferro & Browne, Inc.
- MindDrive – Automotive Design Studio, DeLaSalle Education Center High School, Kansas City, Mo.
- Natural Stormwater Treatment System, Bowman Bowman Novick Inc. and Burns & McDonnell
- Platte County Green Build Program, Platte County, Mo.
- Posty Cards Inc., Expansion Project, Posty Cards Inc.
- Westside Housing Organization Focus Green Programs, Westside Housing Organization
2009 Honorees
- 18 Broadway, DST Systems
- 405 Southwest Boulevard, Davison Architecture + Urban Design
- Downtown Development Code, City of Blue Springs, Mo.
- Festival Recycling Program, City of Lenexa, Kan.
- Green Initiative, MoDOT
- K-State Olathe Innovation Campus - Kansas Bioscience Park, Schlagel & Associates
- Lenexa Central Green, City of Lenexa, Kan.
- Longview Road Improvement Project, Jackson County Public Works
- Mission Solid Waste Program, City of Mission, Kan.
- PlanetReuse, PlanetReuse
- K-10 Corridor, Johnson County Transit Authority
2008 Honorees
City of Kansas City, Mo.
- Climate Protection Plan
- Energy Star for New Homes Ordinance
- LEED Ordinance
- Sustainability Workshop
- Million Lights Campaign
- Birmingham Land Application Tree Nursery
- Nature First
Johnson County, Kan.
City of Lenexa, Kan.
Successful Green Building Projects
- Applebee’s Support Center, BNIM, Lenexa, Kan.
- Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center, Gastinger Walker Harden Architects, Joplin, Mo.
- Historic Green New Orleans, PGAV, New Orleans, La.
Additional Successful Sustainability Efforts
- Smart Commute Program & Food Waste Compost Project, Sprint, Overland Park, Kan.
- Edible Schoolyard, Johnson County Community College, Johnson County, Kan.
