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Lexington Energy Conservation Committee
Meeting Minutes
May 3, 2017
Meeting location: Public Services Building, Bedford Street, room 221.
Meeting attendees:
Joe Musacchia
Shawn Newell
Roger Borghesani
Paul Chernick
Alan Sherman
Doug Lucente (Selectman)
The focus of the meeting was ECC input to the Board of Selectmen’s priorities. The document was pro-
jected on screen, and Shawn Newell made edits to the document throughout the meeting based on the
discussion.
Shawn proposed a recommendation to “support all building designs to have peak demand limiting ca-
pabilities.” This would involve policies and contracts with renters and others. HVAC can generally be
controlled, while lights usually controlled only through the custodial staff. Estabrook and Hastings have
more control because they are newer buildings.
Joe proposed a recommendation that “All building designs should maintain Indoor Air Quality at a min-
imum of 750 ppm.”
There was discussion about a proposal for a recommendation that “All building designs should incorpo-
rate laydown (space) at future building sites and future electrical systems to accept battery storage for
demand limiting.”
There was discussion about a proposal for a recommendation that “All buildings should incorporate into
the design future electrical conduit for rooftop solar arrays.”
There was discussion about a proposal for a recommendation that “All building designs should meet or
exceed last town capital building project’s zEPI (Zero Energy Performance Index (pronounced “Zeppy”)
score whenever possible. If not possible, explain why with ROI or cost-benefit analysis.” This led to a
discussion of menu-building for new buildings, and timing required in advance of a deadline in order to
develop the menu.
There was discussion about a proposal for a recommendation that “New building should have a pre-
design meeting to document energy stakeholder input on design criteria specific to each building’s pro-
grammatic options, design, and operation. i.e., public safety, education, and/or municipal.”
There was discussion about a proposal for a recommendation for “Long-range planning should have
matrix/criteria for possible design.”
Shawn will forward the updated draft document to Joe, who would then distribute it to the committee
members. Joe reminded committee members to not circulate drafts as a group due to Open Meeting
Laws. In between this meeting and the next meeting, all members of the committee should send com-
ments to Shawn, but not to the full committee. Shawn will also send the document to Mark Sandeen for
review.
Doug Lucente was thanked for attending the ECC meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Alan Sherman