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Council accepts 16‑building energy audit; consultants outline measures and payback ranges
Summary
Consultants presented a 232‑page energy audit covering 16 city facilities, estimating electricity, gas and emissions savings for bundled efficiency measures and recommending planning steps; council accepted the report and asked departments to consider findings in capital planning.
City staff and consultants from Resource Consulting Engineers and Willdan presented the final building energy audit to the council, summarizing analysis of 16 city‑owned facilities, modeling methodology and recommended energy‑efficiency measures. The audit used detailed energy modeling for larger buildings, benchmarking for medium buildings and manual calculations for unique facilities (aquatic centers, ice arenas and the water plant). Consults highlighted opportunities for electrification (heat‑pump water heaters, heat‑pump HVAC) and…
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