Initiatives for Georgia

Locality	Initiative Type	Mitigation Strategy	Link	Title & Description	Date
Atlanta	Demonstration Project	Cool Pavements	Cool Pavements	Atlanta Pervious Pavement Demonstration - A porous concrete parking lot was constructed in downtown Atlanta at the corner of Pryor and Memorial and was dedicated by the mayor of Atlanta on June 6, 2002.	Completed
Atlanta	Outreach and Education Program	Cool Roofs; Trees and Vegetation; Cool Pavements	Cool Communities	Cool Communities Program - Cool Communities is a nonprofit program in Atlanta aimed at improving urban environments and conserving energy by promoting the use of lighter, reflective roofing and paving materials as well as planting shade trees.	Active
Statewide	Building Code	Cool Roofs	See Section 704 (PDF)	Georgia Amendment to the 1995 CABO Model Energy Code with Georgia Supplements and Amendments - Georgia was the first state to add cool roofs to its energy code, in 1995. Georgia allows a reduced roof insulation level if a cool roof with a 75% minimum solar reflectance and 75% minimum thermal emittance is installed. Note that if the insulation level is reduced when a cool roof is used, there may be no net energy savings.	Active