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Simsbury committee launches building‑guidelines working group and Solar Charette for businesses
Summary
The committee began drafting voluntary building and planning guidelines (checklist items such as solar readiness and dark‑skies lighting) and launched planning for a business‑focused Solar Charette and the annual sustainability fair, aiming to engage EDC, Main Street, the Chamber and the Green Bank.
Committee members agreed to form a working group to draft voluntary building and planning guidance that would recommend practices—solar siting, zero‑emission HVAC readiness, dark‑skies lighting—early in project planning and to share rationale with stakeholders. The chair said the guidance would be a loose checklist to raise…
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