March 19 Energy Program Will Focus on Audits, Recommendations and Practices, Funding Sources

On March 19, 2010 the Local Government Academy and Sustainable Pittsburgh are hosting "Sustainable Development Academy: Putting Energy Savings to Work in Your Municipality" at the Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building between 9 AM and Noon. Click here to register on-line.

Earlier this week, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato announced that the County has selected a company to perform energy audits in 104 municipal buildings. To support this initiative and encourage similar programs in other counties and municipalities, the Local Government Academy and Sustainable Pittsburgh have gathered a team of experts, including energy and municipal professionals, to help you understand what to expect from an energy audit and how you can implement the recommendations.

In addition to the presentation, Mt. Lebanon Public Works Director Tom Kelley will give participants a tour of the Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building, which underwent an energy savings renovation a few years ago, allowing the municipality to preserve the history of the building while improving its function and efficiency and ultimately saving taxpayers money on utility bills.

An energy audit is just the first step in the process of improving the energy efficiency of your municipal buildings. Implementing the results is often the most difficult part of the process, as the initial investment is an expense for your community. Funding is available for these initiatives and this program will provide you with information about additional funding opportunities.

For municipalities participating in Allegheny County's program, this program will help you prepare for energy audit by telling you what to expect from the process and give you some recommendations on how to implement the results. Registration discounts are available for Allegheny County municipalities who are participating in the county's energy audit program.

For municipalities outside Allegheny County, or those not participating in the audit, this informational program will be extremely valuable to you as it will teach you about energy audits, how to incorporate energy savings into your municipality, and provide you with information about funding opportunities. Your community may also have other assets, such as swimming pools, parks and community centers, that need audited for energy efficiency. This program will address those concerns as well.

This program is intended for municipal managers/secretaries, public works and building maintenance personnel and finance officers. Please also invite your community's library staff, school district administrators, church clergy and other organizations with aging infrastructure as they will all benefit from learning how to incorporate energy saving practice in their buildings.

We hope to see you on March 19.

Comments

[andropause]

looooooong MapQuest URLs to work in theknot.com's web page builder interface, I discovered a great free service called TinyURL that shortens ridiculously long URLs. If you you've ever tried to figure out how to email a really long URL without it getting cut off, this is your solution.