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2011 Q1 Report
Climate Action and Sustainability Initiative
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Report
2011Q1
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2011 Q1 Report 2011Q1 2 Report Notables for Q1 3 New - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
2011 Q1 Report 2011Q1 2 Report Notables for Q1 3 New - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
1 Climate Action and Sustainability Initiative 2011 Q1 Report 2011Q1 2 Report Notables for Q1 3 New Sustainability Coordinator $17,450 grant from NWCAA $19,000 additional grant funding from Commerce for SCOG RCM program Program
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Notables for Q1
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New Sustainability Coordinator $17,450 grant from NWCAA $19,000 additional grant funding from
Commerce for SCOG RCM program
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www.skagitcounty.net/ sustainability
Program Goals
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Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
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Waste Reduction
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Public waste stations installed in lobbies and public areas at three County facilities
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2010: waste stations installed in
- ffice areas of four
County buildings
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Waste Reduction
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1,200
Gallons of food waste diverted from landfill through composting at County Commissioners Building in 2010Q3-4
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Zero Waste Events
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49,500 Lbs. of waste recycled
and composted at Zero-Waste Events
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Waste Reduction
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Waste Reduction
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Transportation
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Vehicle Fleet Review No-Idle Signs Bike Racks
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Energy Conservation Projects
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GA/McKinstry
Performance-Based Contracting
SCOG RCM
Resource Conservation Manager Courthouse Administration Building Annex Public Safety Building Moen Building (Parks and Rec) Mount Vernon Senior Center Fairgrounds Concrete Senior Center Public Defender’s Office Search and Rescue Building Burlington Road Shop Admin Building Community Services Information Services Building Parks and Recreation Shop Data Center
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$70,509
Avoided energy costs in 2010 for county facilities (including Q4)
53%
County facilities decreased electricity use from 2009 to 2010.
63%
County facilities decreased use of natural gas from 2009 to 2010.
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Facility Action Plans developed by SCOG’s Resource Conservation Manager in 2010 to save energy at county facilities
SCOG RCM Program
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SCOG RCM Program
14 Skagit County’s 2010 Top Performers w/ $1000+ Savings
Courthouse/Annex/ Admin Bldg, -$27,755
- L. E. Moeller Public Safety
Bldg, -$7,255 1800 Continental Place, - $6,260 Old Shop/Patch Trk/Oil Dst,
- $5,482
Fairgrounds - N Buildings, - $4,212 Ovenell Transfer Station, - $3,858 Burl New Mechanic's Shop,
- $2,972
Data Center, -$2,798 Fairgrounds - Central Buildings, -$2,386 Skagit Family Resource Center, -$1,210
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Energy Conservation Outreach
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Reminder emails to shut down computers, printers,
and monitors prior to holiday weekends.
Energy efficiency emails to show the
energy use of Skagit County buildings and suggest energy-savings practices.
Meetings with Skagit County department heads to
review energy conservation practices.
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Other Projects
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Superior Court provided
their 2009 and 2010 reports electronically.
Avoided 2,200+ printed
pages
Avoided 500 mailed
copies
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Other Projects
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PDS continuing support for
the Swinomish Climate Change Initiative
Earth Day Resolution Energy Challenge New outdoor recycling for
county parks
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Other Projects
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Upcoming Projects
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Energy Savings Performance Contracting Centralized Sustainable Purchasing Sustainable Home Program Paperless Policy Litter Ordinance Installation of GreenPrint software to 119
computers
Vehicle Policy and Trip Reduction Program
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Upcoming Projects
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Paperless Discovery for Prosecutor,
Public Defender, Sheriff’s Office using Laserfiche
¾ of a million
pages could be avoided
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Report
2011Q1
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www.skagitcounty.net/sustainability
Sustainability Initiative
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