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Promega and Terravesa Home Owners Association were recognized last month by Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and the Office of Energy and Climate Change as local entities leading on climate action through Dane County’s Climate Champions program.

Promega was named an emerging 2023 Climate Champion in Building Design for their new facility, which will include a number of high-efficiency features, such as high efficiency boilers and a recovery chiller. Project partners include Flad Architects, Affiliated Engineers, Inc., MEP Engineering, and Davis & Irwin, Inc.

Terravessa Home Owners Association achieved 2023 Climate Champion (Other) status for their housing development that was designed to manage stormwater using green infrastructure to control runoff volume.

According to a Dane County news release, part of the county’s Climate Action Plan is to recognize local entities making significant efforts to address climate change. It is the collective effort of groups like these that make Dane County’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% county-wide by 2030 and being carbon-neutral by 2050 within reach.

This year, 43 Climate Champions awards were presented across 38 entities. The Office of Energy & Climate Change recognizes achievements across 10 categories:

- Building Energy Use -for entities with very energy-efficient buildings
- Building Design -for facilities still being planned or built that are projected to be very energy efficient
- Fleet Operations -for entities with a fleet powered by clean fuels
- Employee Commuting -for entities whose workforce commutes via bike, foot, transit, or telecommuting
- Water Saving Practices -for entities that have implemented practices to reduce water consumption
- Waste Diversion Practices -for entities that have strong waste diversion practices
- Sustainable Land Use Practices -for farms and land with strong sustainability practices
- Catalysts -for entities that help others take climate actions
- GHG Emissions -for entities that have reduced their carbon footprint
- Other -for entities that have taken actions that don’t fit into other categories
- Entities that achieve Climate Champion status receive signage and recognition on the OECC website.

“This year’s variety of Climate Champion organizations demonstrates that the pace of change is accelerating across all sectors,” Parisi said. “Like Dane County itself, these organizations are leading by example. These Champions are an inspiration to their customers, their employees, and their peer organizations. This is how we spur climate action at scale. Each of these Champions is helping us achieve our countywide climate action goals.”

To learn more about the 2023 Climate Champions, visit daneclimateaction.org.