Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience

🌐 Building Resilience Together: The Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience is now on LinkedIn! 🌱 Greetings, LinkedIn community! 👋 We're excited to officially join the platform and share insights into the incredible work happening at the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience. 🏙️ About Us: The Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience, led by Chief Resilience Officer Jim Murley and Director of Energy and Deputy Chief Resilience Officer Patricia Gomez, Ph.D., is leading Miami-Dade County to a resilient and environmentally sustainable future by identifying vulnerabilities, coordinating stakeholders, and facilitating innovative solutions. 🌊 Key Initiatives: From upgrading infrastructure to tackling sea level rise and climate change, explore our initiatives like Building Efficiency 305, Climate Action Strategy, and the Biscayne Bay Friendly campaign. We're working towards measurable results to make a lasting impact. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eVDvZTJh 📰 Stay Connected: Make sure to follow us on our other socials and join us in creating a more sustainable Miami-Dade County! Facebook: https://lnkd.in/e6gmSF-Q Instagram: https://lnkd.in/eDEdHs_D X: https://lnkd.in/e2ciT4Gm

🌍✨ Happy National Nonprofit Day! Today, we celebrate and extend our heartfelt gratitude to the incredible nonprofits that stand beside us in our mission to create a more resilient Miami-Dade County. Your unwavering commitment to protecting our environment, advancing climate action, and supporting our communities is truly inspiring. Together, we’ve made great strides in safeguarding our future. Thank you to our amazing partners: 🌱 CLEO Institute 🌱 Catalyst Miami 🌱 Miami Waterkeeper 🌱 Dream in Green 🌱 Tropical Audubon Society 🌱 Citizens for a Better South Florida 🌱 Debris Free Oceans 🌱 ISeeChange 🌱 FANM 🌱 Sant La 🌱 Solar United Neighbors 🌱 Transit Alliance 🌱 WeCount! 🌱 Miami Climate Alliance 🌱 Blue Scholars 🌱 Dade Heritage Trust 🌱 Everglades Law Center 🌱 Friends of Biscayne Bay 🌱 Ocean Conservancy 🌱 Urban Paradise Guild 🌱 VolunteerCleanup.org 🌱 Clean Miami Beach 🌱 … and many, many more! Your dedication helps us push the boundaries of what’s possible, making Miami-Dade County stronger and more resilient every day. Thank you for your partnership and tireless efforts! 🌱🤝 #NationalNonprofitDay #ClimateAction #Resilience #CommunityPartners #MiamiDadeResilience

🌟 Join the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience in celebrating the 2-Year Anniversary of the #InflationReductionAct! 🌟 Two years ago today, the Inflation Reduction Act was passed, marking a historic moment in U.S. climate policy. This transformative legislation has been key in funding clean energy projects across the nation, including right here in Miami-Dade County! 🌍 Thanks to the IRA, we're making strides in transitioning to a clean and equitable energy economy while improving health outcomes: 🚍 Miami-Dade County Public Schools recently rolled out new electric school buses, doubling its electric fleet to 100, reducing harmful diesel emissions, and cutting fuel costs in the process. ☀️ Solar panels at the North Dade Regional Library are now powering up to 80% of the library's electricity needs, saving energy and reducing costs. 🚙 Solar-powered EV chargers are making it even easier to support a broader transition to zero-emission transportation options. 🔋 With more projects in the pipeline, including expanding solar to Miami International Airport and the recent launch of Shore Power at PortMiami, we're leading the way in clean energy adoption. The IRA is paving the way for a cleaner, greener, Miami-Dade. We’re excited to continue this journey and build a resilient future for all! 💚 #MiamiDade #ClimateAction #Resilience #CleanEnergy

A huge thanks to all of our community partners for these incredibly useful Extreme Weather Trainings! A prepared community is a #resilient community. 🌀

Happy Friday! The Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience is proud to contribute to improving energy efficiency and sustainability in #OurCounty facilities. 🌿 Miami-Dade County is one of the top property owners in the region, and many County buildings have gone through Energy Performance Contracts to upgrade equipment and other systems. 🔌 Take a look behind-the-scenes as our Energy Services Coordinator, Yliana Serra, participated in the successful chiller testing at the Joseph Caleb Center, conducted as part of the Measurement and Verification process for the Miami-Dade County Internal Services Department's Energy Performance Contracting Project. #EnergyEfficiency #Sustainability #PerformanceContracting

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM. 👏 WORK.👏 Day after day, #OurCounty departments are dedicated to incorporating #resilience into everything we do.🌿 From art installations to solar initiatives, our commitment to innovation and sustainability has been recognized with multiple 2024 NACo Achievement Awards. These prestigious awards, presented by the National Association of Counties, honor outstanding government programs and services nationwide. 🏆 ✨Here are some of our key resilience project winners: 🎨 Art Activations at the 15th Annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit (Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience and Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs) 🌊 Biscayne Bay Friendly Campaign (Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience, the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, and Communications and Customer Experience Department) 🌌 International Dark Sky Week (Miami-Dade Public Library System and Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience) 🌡️ Miami-Dade County Heat Season Campaign (Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience and Communications and Customer Experience Department) 🔆 North Dade Regional Library Resiliency Initiative: First Solar Powered Miami-Dade County Owned Building (Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience, and Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources) 🚫 Plastic Free 305 Campaign (Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience, Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, and Communications and Customer Experience Department, with ongoing support from orgs like Debris Free Oceans!) With many more resilience projects on the horizon, Miami-Dade County looks forward to continuing our legacy of excellence and earning even more NACo awards next year. 🌟 #miami #miamidade #miamidadecounty #officeofresilience #resilient #resilientcommunities #resilient305 #sustainable #sustainability #southflorida

Check out the first solar-powered green home in Opa-Locka, where affordable housing meets innovative green features that help keep energy costs down! 🌿🏠 Last week, the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience joined Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Oliver Gilbert for a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the new solar/green home. ✂️ This is one of two affordable single-family homes and 12 townhomes in the Opa-Locka which will feature: 🔋 Solar panels on the rooftop  ⭐️ Energy Star appliances, LED lights, and ceiling fans 🪟 Impact windows ☀️ White shingles to reduce roof heat 💡 Energy-efficient outdoor lighting with motion detectors 🚏 Convenient location near public transit This project was funded through the Miami-Dade County Affordable Housing Surtax Program, which has provided affordable housing assistance to thousands of low- and moderate-income Miami-Dade residents for over 27 years. 🏠 This not only showcases state-of-the-art affordable housing solutions, but also our Climate Action Strategy in play. 🌿 Projects with resilient and green features like this provide safer, healthier, and more efficient homes for the residents living here while reducing pollution and heat for the surrounding community. ✅ #GreenHomes #SustainableLiving #AffordableHousing #ClimateAction #MiamiDadeResilience

HAPPENING TODAY: Join us at 6 PM at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center for an in-person PUBLIC WORKSHOP on the Miami-Dade County Urban Forestry Plan! Trees are critical for cooling neighborhoods, cleaning stormwater and air pollution, reducing floods, and storing carbon. 🌳 ✅ RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/e2KnhHi5

Join us TOMORROW at 6 PM for an in-person Public Workshop on the Miami-Dade County Urban Forestry Plan! Trees are critical for cooling neighborhoods, cleaning stormwater and air pollution, reducing floods, and storing carbon. 🌳🌳🌳 Location: Stephen P. Clark Government Center, 18th Floor, Room 18-4, 111 NW 1st St, Miami, FL 33132 ✅ RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/e2KnhHi5

BYE-BYE, JULY! 👋👋👋 It’s the end of the month and we’ve got an action-packed recap for you of all the latest happenings at the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience: 🌟We kicked off the month cooling off with Nellie the elephant at Zoo Miami thanks to the help of Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR). 🌟#PlasticFreeJuly means we busted out our #ProtectBiscayneBay totes alongside the Miami-Dade Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources , with tips on how to reduce single-use plastic all year round. 🌟Then we celebrated 4th of July at Tropical Park alongside Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces and their spectacular drone show! 🌟We closed out the month with the Miami-Dade Insurance Strategy Forum hosted by the Office of Innovation and Economic Development and Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, where we tackled key issues such as extreme weather risks, housing affordability, and property risk reduction. 🌟Our Building Efficiency 305 (BE305) program continues with assessments of historic buildings like the Miami Center (now Citigroup Center) to assist them in becoming more energy efficient! 🌟Last, but certainly not least—remember that we are still in the midst of an active #hurricane season. Make sure you have your supplies and preparations in place. We donated some toiletries to Hurricane Beryl Relief for the Caribbean. Drop-off boxes are available at Stephen P. Clark Center with additional locations listed on our link in bio under the “2024 Hurricane Season” section! We’re looking forward to another month of resilience updates and even more ways to lead #OurCounty to a resilient and sustainable future.🌿 #MiamiDadeResilience