Attendance:<\/strong> Liz Maloney, Stephanie Madsen, Alex Kinsella, Dina Pandya<\/p>\n #1<\/strong> Utility Cost increases for 2023 were addressed:<\/p>\n\uf0b7 Electricity supply costs will increase 26% (2023) and gas supply will increase 17% (in #2<\/strong> WSS (WHOI Social Sustainability) – We discussed events that increase social connections<\/p>\n\uf0b7 Solar for Your Home Lunch n Learn – Tuesday, June 21 @ noon (Cotuit Solar, Revision, Solar Rising?) + Megan May 18, 2022 Attendance: Liz Maloney, Stephanie Madsen, Alex Kinsella, Dina Pandya #1 Utility Cost increases for 2023 were addressed: \uf0b7 Electricity supply costs will increase 26% (2023) and gas supply will increase 17% (in 2024) \uf0b7 Energy Conservation will be paramount. We discussed energy efficiency strategies including: o Building energy reps – target thermostat…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2137"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2143,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2137\/revisions\/2143"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2024)
\n\uf0b7 Energy Conservation will be paramount. We discussed energy efficiency strategies including:
\no Building energy reps – target thermostat settings, doors-windows open, flyers, contests, etc.
\no Cold Storage – freezer\/fridge conservation. Replace old units and utilize CLC rebates.
\no Pop Up Energy Efficiency events – share energy cost increases with WHOI personnel
\no CRL pilot program for controls (ECMs) and variable frequency drives (VFDs)\nAction:<\/strong>
\n\uf0b7 Prioritize energy efficiency efforts as a group and create an action plan (All)
\n\uf0b7 Talk to people in your buildings about saving energy (All)\n
\nAmsler Self-Reliance. Liz will offer testimonial.
\n\uf0b7 Activity Fair – Tuesday, Sept 20 2022 (tbd) Partner with Workplace Climate Comm + Women’s Comm
\n\uf0b7 Lawn Games – need leaders to schedule events – Many groups at WHOI have been asking for the shed access
\ncombination.
\n\uf0b7 Recreation – someone suggested created a link from STF page to the Recreation page\nAction:<\/strong>
\n\uf0b7 Create Recreation link to STF page (Dina)
\n\uf0b7 Create Solar Lunch n Learn flyer (LM)\n#3<\/strong> WHOI’s Energy Master Plan Update. We have a new proposal that increased in cost to $172,900 because BR+A
\nengineering firm will be utilized (in lieu of Vanderweill)
\n\uf0b7 We discussed the status of the EMP and possible CLC funding $10k
\n\uf0b7 Trustee Presentation – focusing on our STF efforts including LED, solar, EV charging stations, and bike loaner
\nprogram – Steph Thursday, May 19th. The presentations went well and lots of Trustees and Corporation Members
\nseem excited about the sustainability program. One trustee recommended we give lots of presentations to WHOI
\ndepartments.\nAction:<\/strong>
\n\uf0b7 Set up STF pop ups for energy conservation suggestions (SM + others)
\n\uf0b7 Give presentations to Departments (SM)\n# 4<\/strong> Energy Updates: solar, LEDs (more money is available from CLC)
\n\uf0b7 Solar – Meteor House solar was turned on! Check out production\u00a0https:\/\/monitoringpublic.solaredge.com\/sola
\nredge-web\/p\/kiosk?guid=9e412e93-f66d-4899-bcf4-6ba6e0f910ce
\n\uf0b7 Heat pump custom rebate from Nat Grid (tbd)
\n\uf0b7 LEDs – replace lighting fixtures in as many buildings as possible while CLC $ is there
\n\uf0b7 next project CRL-RCRC (expected this summer 2022), then NQSF (getting proposal)\nAction:<\/strong>
\n\uf0b7 move forward with NQSF solar proposal (SM)\n#5<\/strong> Beach Clean-up Shore Lab – Monthly -STF is partnering with T3C + WHOI neighbors to clean up the
\nbeach on the first Thursday of each month at noon. Meet at Gate by Shore Lab. Leaders for Beach Cleanups
\ninclude:
\n\uf0b7 June 2, Thursday – General Group
\n\uf0b7 July 7, Thursday – Post Doc Assoc (Mike Weir) + SSFs + PEP
\n\uf0b7 August 4, Thursday –\n#6<\/strong> New Business –
\nJuly 5th Beach cleanup with T3C, SeaGrant + AutoCamp? People didn’t seem
\nBirds hitting MRF windows – need solutions\nAction:<\/strong>
\n\uf0b7 Liz sent links to bird window collision solutions to Michele Shero (LM)
\n\uf0b7 Dina has a box of old CDs that she’ll leave on Michele’s desk or give to Admin in Watson (DP)
\n\uf0b7 EV Webinar – Thursday, June 9 – RSVP here<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"