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MEETING MINUTES
Board/Committee Name: Energy Conservation Committee.
Date, Time and Location of Meeting:
Robbins Room, Cary Hall
6:00 PM January 13, 2010
These minutes of the January 13 meeting were approved
by a quorum of the ECC members in attendance.
In attendance:
Pat Goddard, Director, Department of Public Facilities
Hank Manz, Liaison to Board of Selectmen
Shawn Newell, Assistant Director, Public Facilities
Christopher Haines
Prabir Maulik
Paul Chernick
Tom Griffiths, Member
Ravi Sakhuja
Joe Musacchia, Secretary
Visiting
Beth Zonis, Eco Marketing LLC
Marvin Antonoff
Absent:
Steve Kropper, Chair
Jeff Nestel-Patt
Roger Borghsani
Bill Hadley, Director, Department of Public Works
Anthony Galaitsis
BTU Consumption in Lexington
This meeting was devoted to a review of BTU consumption in the
public buildings in Lexington. Shawn Newell passed out spreadsheets
with the most recent quarter’s by building BTU consumption data as
well as quarterly data back to FY2008. It was noted that the fiscal year
began on July-1 with the recent quarter figures entered into the
spreadsheet just before the meeting.
Shawn Newell reviewed the spreadsheet building by building and
offered insight into the factors influencing BTU consumption.
During the discussion Shawn detailed numerous efforts undertaken by
his department and by building managers to correct control systems
and other infrastructure. Overall there has been continuous, strong
progress in decreasing BTU consumption. A number of efforts
underway and still in planning are expected to continue to yield further
significant decreases.
Two factors which had material influence were variation in degree days
year to year and quarter to quarter, and change of use of school and
municipal buildings as programs have varied over time. It was
suggested by some members of the committee that a parallel
spreadsheet be maintained with quarterly BTU consumption weighted
by degree days. Another suggestion was that there be an overlay
created which could be used to convey in public communications any
progress in decreasing carbon footprint.
Reports and Articles
Beth Zonis is continuing to author and publish articles describing
energy efficiency projects in the town of Lexington, highlighting
contributions from the DPW, DPF and ECC.
Status of Ad Hoc Climate Action Committee
It was noted that the ad hoc Climate Action Committee has been
recommended to be disbanded by its chair. In discussion it was noted
that the charter for that committee was distinct from our Energy
Conservation Committee and there was no recommendation to fold
parts of the two together.
Additional Information
DPW: http://ci.lexington.ma.us/dpw/departmentofpublicworks.cfm
DPF: http://ci.lexington.ma.us/deptofpublicfacilities.cfm
Next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 10 at 6:00pm, Room
221 of the Public Services Building
Adjourned: 7:45 PM
Chris Haines, acting chair for this meeting
Chair
Joe Musacchia, Secretary