The City of Urbana's got some consultant feedback for their sustainable development ideas for their property on Cunningham:
A proposal to develop a model sustainable community north of downtown, where homes would use only 10 percent of standard energy consumption, might not be financially realistic, a city consultant says.
Farr Associates of Chicago, in a report to be discussed by the city council Monday night, suggests that a 75 percent reduction might be possible, but that a 90 percent energy reduction would be difficult to achieve while still keeping the homes affordable.
Looks like Urbana will be better off putting more energy into its successful rental registration program and expanding it to require owners to make their buildings more energy efficient.