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Green Works Orlando Green Updates October 2008October 31 2008 Florida Coastal Clean-up a Record-Breaking Success
2008 Outstanding
Community Leader Award
* The
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (merica.
* The
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Green Building Rating System™ encourages and
accelerates global adoption of sustainable green
building and development practices through the
creation and implementation of universally
understood and accepted tools and performance
criteria. 101 Best of Orlando
The Orlando
Sentinel’s 101 Best features the best 101 picks
of dining, shopping, entertainment and more, all
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520 community
volunteers including groups from Walt Disney
World, Coca-Cola, Eco-Action, Central Florida
Pleasure Diver’s Club and the City of Orlando
After School All-Stars dedicated their Saturday
morning to the twenty-third annual Ocean
Conservancy’s Florida Coastal Clean-Up.
Volunteers helped by removing 7,200 pounds of
trash and debris from the shores of seven
Orlando lakes in just two hours. To date, this
has been the largest community-wide cleanup
event sponsored by the City of Orlando and Keep
Orlando Beautiful. 
Mayor Buddy Dyer was selected as the first
recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Community
Leader Award by the U.S. Green Building Council,
Central Florida Chapter.With 43 new
commercial buildings registered for LEED
certification, the City of Orlando has
demonstrated that this community not only
supports environmentally-friendly building, but
is setting the bar for the rest of the country
to follow. The City’s Fire Station 15 was the
first commercial building to achieve LEED
certification in Orange County and the first
fire station to receive this certification in
the state. That is just one example of how our
community is embracing green building. The
Montage, Downtown’s newest residential building,
is aiming for LEED silver certification and the
new OUC building was designed to meet LEED gold
certification. From the new Events Center to our
emerging medical city that includes the new UCF
Medical School and the Burnham Institute, we are
truly transforming Orlando into one of the most
environmentally-conscious cities in America.
The
results of the Orlando Sentinel’s 101 Best are
here and two City of Orlando venues were
honored. Dubsdread Golf Course took the title of
“Best Golf Course.” Located just minutes from
Downtown Orlando, Dubsdread features the oldest
public course in the area. Originally designed
in 1923, the City of Orlando purchased it in
1977, making it the only City-owned golf course.
On July 10 of this year, Dubsdread re-opened its
doors after a much needed renovation. Over the
years, golfing legends such as Sam Snead, Babe
Zaharias and Ben Hogan have played at Dubsdread.
The
designation of “Best Public Park” went to Lake
Eola Park. A popular destination in the heart of
Downtown, many people take advantage of the
beautiful surroundings to walk at lunchtime or
in the evenings. Visitors to the park can coast
around the lake in a swan boat or enjoy the live
swans and other birds inhabiting the park. You
can catch a concert or a play in the Walt Disney
Amphitheater, grab a bite to eat at "Erik's on
Eola" or relax amid beautiful flower beds and a
spectacular view of Orlando's skyline.