HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-02-12-SLC-min.pdfSustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of February 12, 2026
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held jointly with the Permanent
Building Committee (PBC) on Zoom and at the 201 Bedford St 2nd floor training room.
Members Present: Todd Rhodes (vice-chair), Rick Reibstein, Lin Jensen, Dan Voss, Kavitha
Venkatesan, Kavita Ravi
Members Absent: Cindy Arens, Andy Joynt, Celis Brisbin
The meeting was called to order at approximately 6:02pm
Full, detailed meeting minutes can be found with the February 12, 2026 PBC meeting minutes.
SLC Votes
1. Unanimous IN FAVOR:
“The SLC recommends that the solar and energy storage value engineering line items be
removed from the potential VE list, because the 4.8 MW solar and 2 MW / 8 MWh energy
storage systems proposed in the approved Schematic Design submittal to the MSBA provide an
immediate net positive reduction in LHS operating expenses, significant positive net present
value over time ($40M+), and also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to
grid projections. “
VE list
Chuck commented that he is 100% in favor of solar and batteries on this project, but felt it was
appropriate to keep the list as is for now. SMMA commented that the results from the next round
of cost estimating will be available in 5 weeks (Detailed Design, DD). VE list will include
supporting cost, operating cost/maintenance/LEED impacts when the DD estimates are
complete. The need for any VE will be reassessed then.
PBC voted to keep the VE list as presented by SMMA.
Red List Compliance
A number of areas of Red List Free materials were evaluated and included in the DD cost
estimates. There are some materials/areas that have a lower number of products/vendors
available and they are assumed to have a cost premium. It was estimated by Turner that in
order to use Red List Free items for all of those areas, it would add $1.7M to the cost.
PBC recommended including this cost premium on the VE list. PBC also requested that the
items be further categorized with a cost breakdown and exposure risk (high/low). This will help
PBC make decisions about costs along with risk.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:00 pm.