• Census Tract and Block data mapping

• Multi-data overlays for “Heat Maps”

• Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment maps

• Business-as-Usual modeling

• Greenhouse gas reduction modeling

• Program impact evaluation tools for costs and greenhouse gas emissions

• Cost modeling

  • Marginal Abatement Costs/Incremental Strategy Cost

• StoryMaps

• Web-based Interactive data visualization

  • Dashboards:

    • AGOL

    • Infogram

    • Power BI

    • Tableau

  • Stand alone visuals/map applications

• Project coordination / project management

• Building policy & code work

  • Drafting & review & adoption support

  • Policy / code regional cohort facilitation 

    • Building Performance Standard cohorts

    • Building code cohorts

• Climate Resilience and Vulnerability Assessments and Mapping

• Hazard Mitigation and Planning 

• Equity Mapping, Equity Priority Efforts

• One Water and water efficiency plans

• Tree Canopy Mapping and Planning

• Sustainability/Climate action planning ( public and private sector)

  • Climate strategy roadmapping

  • Sustainable action/implementation plan development  

  • Sustainability strategic plans

  • Internal or external engagement on climate action or sustainability planning and/or implementation, policy or code development

• Procurement

  • EV-procurement policies

  • Purchasing policies - ongoing consumables, durable goods, construction materials, fleet electrification, HVAC electrification, etc. 

• Outreach and education/programming materials

  • Steering committees

  • Task forces

• Bilingual sustainability facilitation (Spanish)

  • Buildings - especially under-resourced or equity-priority

  • Climate action and sustainability planning

  • Environmental justice

  • Waste

  • Water

• Ongoing public engagement

  • Project websites

  • Social media toolkits and management set up

  • Outreach materials

  • Creative outreach methods (meetings in a box; participatory photography, office hours, etc.)

    • Public meetings, forums, and webinars. 

    • Lesson plans

• Graphic Design of plans, roadmaps, social media posts, etc.

• Advise on sustainability strategies (building codes, land use, conservation, etc.) to help meet the overarching goals of comprehensive plans

• Stakeholder coordination

• Community and stakeholder outreach

• Grant research

• Grant writing

  • Grant analysis and assessment

  • Stakeholder coordination

  • Community and stakeholder outreach

• Grant administration

  • Grant application criteria development

  • Grant program evaluation

Lotus is able to provide a range of certification services to help our clients achieve their goals.

• AASHE STARS (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education - The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System)

• B-Corp

• CDP

• Colorado Green Business Network

• EPA Emissions certifications

• Recreational Equipment, Inc (REI) Product Standards Climate and Environmental Stewardship Evaluation