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All political eyes are on Philly

 
I logged a post in May 2011 about this project, and now things are starting to come together.

All political eyes are watching over our city, more specifically in South Philly, to see if the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) can deliver on their promises. Those promises, are as follows:

“… to improve energy efficiency and operability and reduce carbon emissions of new and existing buildings, and to stimulate private investment and quality job creation in the Greater Philadelphia region, the larger Mid-Atlantic region, and beyond. The GPIC will focus on full spectrum retrofit of existing average size commercial and multifamily residential buildings.”

Needless to say, this group has their hands full.

Over the next 2 years, the GPIC will design and build their first project at Building 661. This project may be a make-or-break for the group and will certainly show whether or not the $129M investment was worth it.

More on the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster

If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you have probably already seen a few posts from me regarding Philadelphia’s newest green, job creating plan: the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC). With a little help from the Department of Energy, “little” referring to $129M in grant money, the Navy Yard in Philadelphia could grow to be one of the world’s leaders in building energy efficiency.
If you missed my past posts, please read the first and second ones before you move on to the latest article. They will help familiarize yourself with the project as a whole.
Have a great holiday weekend, everyone!