HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-12-07-ECC2-minLexington Energy Conservation Committee
Chair: Joe Musacchia
Secretary: Chris Haines
Meeting Date: December 7, 2016
Member attendees: Chris Haines, Paul Chernick, Roger Borghesani, Shawn Newell, Alan Sherman,
Joe Musacchia
Other attendees: (none)
A meeting of the Lexington Energy Conservation Committee was held on December 7, 2016, 6:OOpm to
7:30pm at the Public Services Building, Bedford St., room 211.
The Agenda for the meeting is anticipated to be:
1) Approval of prior meeting minutes
2) Discussion of ECC participation at the December 8 PBC meeting – item of principal interest:
7:00 PM BOS 2017 Sustainable Building Policy Goal
• Discussion on revising the 2005 Board of Selectmen Sustainable Design Policy, a 2017
goal for the Board of Selectmen.
• It is anticipated that members of the Board of Selectmen, School Committee,
Sustainable Lexington, and Energy Conservation Committee will participate in the
discussion.
• The November 21, 2016 presentation to the Board of Selectmen by Mark Sandeen,
Chairman, Sustainable Lexington Committee, will be reviewed to frame the discussion.
• A new policy, adopted by the Board of Selectmen before the end of February, 2017, can
be designed into the schematic design costs for the Hastings School Project.
3) Discuss regional city net -zero goal topic forwarded by R Borgesani -
• As a region achieve net zero/carbon-free by 2050, instead of 80% reduction by 2050.
• Each city will develop a climate mitigation plan & implement at least 3 actions by 2020.
• Listed a wide variety of climate actions that cities could take to achieve the goals above.
Press release: http://www.mapc.org/14-metro-mayors-commit-combat-prepare-
climate-change
Agreement: http://www.mapc.org/sites/default/files/Metro%20Mayors%20Climate%20
Mitigation%20Commitment.pdf
4) Discuss regional city net -zero goal topic forwarded by P Chernick –
• Last week, Santa Monica's city council voted to approve an ordinance requiring all new
single-family homes built within city limits to be "zero -net energy."
• That term refers to buildings that generate as much energy as they consume.
• This is typically achieved through a combination of on-site energy production—usually
through renewable sources—and efficiency measures that lower the energy consumed.
• Santa Monica city officials claim the zero -net energy ordinance, which will be
implemented beginning in 2017, is the first of its kind in the world.
• There are multiple standards for zero -net energy buildings, but the city chose to adopt
one used in the 2016 California Green Building Standards Code, also known as
CALGreen.
• Under the CALGreen standard, a building's status as zero -net energy is based solely on
the amount of renewable energy produced onsite, which incentivizes the use of
renewable sources.
5) Update from DPF
6) Update from DPW
5) Communication status
6) Ongoing projects
The following documents/exhibits used at the meeting are attached:
none