May 2015
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past, they staged one of the largest green
expositions ever to be conducted, an event
that included workshops and international
booths that took up roughly 200,000 square
feet of space at their convention center. The
city has also staged workshops throughout
residential neighborhoods and used grant
funds to go directly into people’s homes and
provide free audits in order to recommend
weatherization improvements.
Winston-Salem also continues to support
area organizations they created in order to
drive sustainability in the community. Keep
Winston-Salem Beautiful, for example, is a
