Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 6 Commissioner Samuel B. Ings and Fire Chief Jim Reynolds will officially open the State’s first LEED-Silver Fire Station. Orlando’s Fire Station 7, serving the Washington Shores and Lake Mann neighborhoods, is the City’s fifth LEED certified fire station, the national standard for green buildings.

The 10,500 sq. ft state-of-the-art facility will house engine, tower, rescue and air trucks with Advance Life Support capabilities. Under the Green Works Orlando initiative, Fire Station 7 was constructed with an emphasis on added functionality, energy efficiency and water conservation.

The City of Orlando recently celebrated the one year anniversary of Green Works Orlando. In October 2007, the City launched the comprehensive plan to protect our natural resources, encourage environmentally-friendly lifestyles and business practices and engage everyone who lives, works and visits Central Florida in the effort to “go green.” Since the implementation of Green Works Orlando:

• Orlando has been designated a “Solar American City” by the U.S. Department of Energy.
• A Parramore resident moved into the first LEED Certified affordable home.
• Mayor Dyer signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.
• The City is converting every stop light and pedestrian signal to LED technology.
• Mayor Dyer introduced Green Works Business, an educational program to share best practices on how businesses can bridge the gap between traditional business interests and the interests of preserving and protecting the environment and building a more sustainable society.

More information about Green Works Orlando is available online: http://cityoforlando.net/elected/greenworks