Sustainability Home The Green Guide Fair Trade at KSC Goals Initiatives Grant Opportunities Sustainability Council Join the Council Related Links			Energy and Utilities Where are we now? Heat Plant upgrade to combined heat and power (co-gen) plant. Completed in May 2009 ARRA funds used to upgrade lighting in Gym from HID's to fluorescent ARRA funds used to replace HID lighting with LED lights in Winchester St. parking lot Ultraviolet(UV)disinfectiion system in pool, replacing chlorine based system Energy coordinator position established Conversion to energy efficient front load washers and dryers in all residence halls Greenhouse Gas (GHG)Inventory completed for 2007 and 2009 Baseline of energy use established Energy metering system program begun Replacement of inefficient light fixtures and bulbs Installation of energy efficient lighting in major renovations and new buildings Emergency lights replaced in all buildings from 40-watt incandescent bulbs to 4-watt LEDs VendingMisers installed on all older vending machines. New vending machines are all Energy Star compliant Established Building Standards Recycling specification established for C&D materials Energy Star Campus Use of Portfolio Manager Honeywell energy management system and upgrades Where do we want to be? Complete Energy master plan Support of Monadnock Biodiesel Collaborative Continued monitoring and reduction of GHG emissions Conversion of Carle Hall and Owl’s Nests to central heat system Fully metered electric and steam use on campus Increased use of recycled or recycled content materials Increase purchases of sustainable and recycled content goods and services How do we get there? Collaboration of Council, Facilities Planning Council and energy coordinator on Energy Master Plan Increased collaboration with IT, Plumbing Shop, Electrical Shop on metering equipment, maintenance and management Implementation of Climate Action Plan Development of GHG inventory protocols to facilitate information gathering Implementation of ASHRAE toolkit or Energy Star benchmarking values for energy saving calculations More extensive metering for an accurate picture of our current energy use Continue work with PSNH on energy saving opportunities
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