Building(s) for the Future
Climate smart buildings in every phase of the process: planning, construction, operation, and the transition to their next life.
![]() Climate Smart buildings are increasingly important as pressures mount for development to keep pace with community growth and goals. They feature prominently in Missoula's goals and plans: 2015 Community Climate Smart Action Plan; 100% Clean Electricity Resolution; Climate Ready Missoula resiliency plan, and Zero by Fifty Plan.
Climate Smart Missoula is also part of a community coalition to develop and diversify Missoula's clean energy workforce. Learn more about Building(s) for the Future community efforts:
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Electrify MissoulaA significant part of our Building(s) for the Future work is Electrify Missoula, a collaborative, building-electrification initiative to transition to a healthier, more affordable, clean-energy future.
See electrifymissoula.org |
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New in 2025 Missoula's Conscious Construction Collaborative - a group working to expand sustainable building knowledge and create stronger local connections. Their mission is to foster a community of professionals focused on designing and constructing sustainable and resilient buildings in Missoula and the surrounding communities. USGBC Montana, Cushing Terrell, and Group14 Engineering hosted the first event Feb 19. Stay tuned for details on the next 3 gatherings:
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Thankfully, we're not in this alone, and there is much to learn from communities across the country and world that are reducing the carbon emissions associated with their buildings. Sometimes we think of it in terms of a food metaphor - rather than needing to create a brand new dish, there is already a full menu and Missoula needs to decide what we want to order. The tools we choose to build for the future will need to be community decisions where we decide what type of approach we think will work best and what we are willing to do to achieve lower carbon emissions in our building sector. Click on the table to read more about the tools Missoula is considering, or explore the accordion for the full background briefs distributed to summit participants.
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