Green Team - meeting notes – 1/19/2017
Attendees: Candy Dann, Mark Bohrer, Fran Fink, Steve Fink, Terry Ebner, William Wood (first topic)
CC: Janet Clarke, Iric Rex, Dana, Alex
1) William Wood presented request to provide annual review feedback to Dana
· Input to William/Fran - Deacons
2) Place/presence of environmental message in the church’s religious life and vision
· What we have done in regular life of church
1 Annual green service
2 Harvest dinner / support, promotion of Giving Garden
2 Harvest dinner / support, promotion of Giving Garden
3 Church picnic – composting!
4 place at the table now with trustees and council
· Council is now thinking about efficiency as a matter of course
5 Activities during past years
· Green retreat
· Green children services
· Green service projects
6. Longer term plans - ongoing
· Divestment : Next step here: Divestment - start with our own personal assumptions/actions
- Immediate Actions
o ACTION: Candy – Talk to Wally and walk around church to restore trash/recycling bins in church
See what equipment he needs
o ACTION: Bill and Candy – (In context of heating system “end of life”)
revisit heating performance, plans for replacement?
- Forward looking
o Next step #1: Meet with Dana to discuss religious environmental vision, message and plans
ACTION: Mark – contact Dana – invite her to next meeting, or schedule another meeting
o Host at Mark’s house
· Green message in Sunday services, in life of the church
o Regular message ofHeartful of love and inspiration and encouragement to act
o Propose Earth Day Sunday – April 23rd to Dana
· Green Retreat for the Future 2.0
o Plan for Fall 2018!
o Market as Family Christmas gift December 2017
o Similar format & structure, Guest speaker
o Lead in: In House Multi-generational event – September 2017
§ Afternoon internal retreat – science fair
§ Lead in to Harvest Dinner
§ Have readout on the projects
§ Speaker is (for example) UCS, John Rogers??
· Connecting church to green activism
o Next Step #2: Green elements of Lupine Road
ACTION: Steve – talk to Iric about making Lupine Road super green,
· Make project “as green as we can make it”
o Next Step #3: Earth Day – Sunday April 23rd
Recycling sign making activity on April 2nd as part of Sunday school
· ACTION: Terry – propose this to CE
· ACTION: Candy – templates for recycling signs
Children’s message – kids show the signs on Sunday April 23rd
o Next Step #4:
Church is hosting MIPL SHOW Sustainable House of Worship workshop!
· Sunday February 12, 2017 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
o Future Plans: Green Activism
Connecting church to green activism - Choose actions/protests to promote
Ongoing activities/discussion
o Need long term green church investment plan
§ Present to Trustees
§ Start with 3 renovations below
o Workshop on energy efficiency
§ LED Lighting
§ Sealing & Insulation
o Green Movie Night – do together with North Parish, West Parish
o Church energy efficiency
3 energy conservation renovations projects - Iric
Here are some steps to improve energy performance at SC:
Determined 3 fairly easy renovations to help with energy use.
Talked with Tom Ozirsky about the budget for each, as he was putting together this year’s budget.
Talked with Betsy Davis about the 3 things, but still want to get her comments/ opinions.
Talked with Wally about the 3 things.
I think one or more of them, if Betsy approves, would make good DOS activities.
The three renovations:
1. Airseal and insulating panel at men’s bathroom exhaust fan (near stairs at front of church). There is significant heat loss (and an uncomfortably cold, drafty bathroom) at this location. Budget $100 for materials.
2. Airseal and insulate at large inter-wall space at front of Sanctuary (both sides). There appears to be a large volume of heated air that travels through this space from the boiler room/ lower floor area up through the attic. Budget $700 for materials.
3. Apply rigid insulation to the bare concrete wall on the back side of the church, basement level, Rompers area. Refinish with GWB. The wall is presently uninsulated, and is an area of great heat loss. The insulation will cut heat loss and also improve comfort in the room. Budget $1,800 for materials. Will also require some time from a plumber (to move hydronic convectors away from the wall) and electrician (to move wall-mounted electrical). Budget $2,500 for trades? Total guess.
- Possible use of Black Dog basement insulation system?
All budget costs are rough estimates. I assume all labor would be donated, except for plumbing and electrical.
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