Environmental Sustainability

Environmental sustainability and financial sustainability  are very similar and represent changes that must be made to the way we live and to the way we operate our City.  Environmental waste, financial waste:

National Environmental Award

Chair of Sustainable San Mateo, Bill Schulte, “You have a list of achievements that is long and lustrous, and I’m very proud to be able to present these awards tonight.”  Schulte also commended the city staff and their dedication to educating the community on green practices, such as lowering carbon emissions.  Burlingame boasts other green accomplishments, as well, such as hiring a green-building specialist, participating in the Drive Less Challenge encouraging alternate means of transportation, adopting green building ordinances and eliminating solar panel permit fees. more…