Our Mission

Our mission is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve drinking water supplies by improving energy and water efficiency in buildings. We believe that providing information empowers people, setting goals establishes direction, and comparing performance provides feedback to live and learn from our successes as we leave our footprints on the path toward a cleaner climate, a healthier society, and a more prosperous economy.

Our Founding Partners

This project emerged from a collaboration between Acceleration, International Carbon Bank and Exchange, and the University of Florida Program for Resource Efficient Communities. Together, these founding partners are building a national collaboration between relevant local governments, utility providers, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private sector businesses to create an open and transparent platform for displaying, tracking, and learning from building performance feedback.

For questions or suggestions about the design and development of City Carbon, please contact the Webmaster at Acceleration.

For questions about the evolution of this concept, the social and building sciences driving our efforts, or to join our collaboration, please contact Hal Knowles at the University of Florida.

For questions about the emerging carbon marketplace and options for trading energy efficiency certificates for high performance buildings, please contact Mark van Soestbergen at the International Carbon Bank and Exchange.