Date/Time/Place: 4/16/23, 1 pm, North wing of BUUF

Attending: John O’Connor, Cathy Sandstrom, John Warren, Amy Taivalkoski, Carol Ogburn, Tom Neale, Jim Bigelow

Agenda:

• March meeting notes
• Image a Carbon Neutral World Special Appeal
  • Received: $15,200
  • Expenses
    • $100  – project video editing
  • Allocated but not spent
    • $400 – $500 extra expense of Idaho Green Power program for this year.
    • $5,400 – HVAC engineering report  by Musgrove Engineering
• BUUF Carbon Footprint
  • BUUF Footprint — 33.26 mt/yr of CO2
    • 2030 45% reduction goal = 18.29%
    • eliminate all GHG from Natural Gas HVAC
      • result –  carbon footprint of 7 mt/yr
    • 8 HVAC units , replace 6 units to meet 2030 goal
    • HVAC Feasibility Study by Musgrove Engineering
      • cost $5,400.00
      • cost and types of non GHG emitting replacement
        • replacement with a heat pump and electric furnace would be in the $ 20K-$25K per unit.  =  $160,000 – $200,000
  • Transportation Footprint
  • Member Household Footprint
• Reducing BUUF Carbon Footprint
  • 100% renewable electricity – done
  • HVAC systems – High Priority
    • BUUF Carbon Footprint – a report to the Board
    • 2030 45% reduction goal = 18.29%
    • eliminate all GHG from Natural Gas HVAC
      • result –  carbon footprint of 7 mt/yr
    • 8 HVAC units , replace 6 units to meet 2030 goal
    • HVAC Feasibility Study by Musgrove Engineering
      • follow up: Can we get energy audit
      • cost $5,400.00
      • cost and types of non GHG emitting replacement
        • replacement with a heat pump and electric furnace would be in the $ 20K-$25K per unit.  =  $160,000 – $200,000
  • Replace greenhouse gas emitting equipment with electric powered equivalents
    • low priority
• Energy Efficiency
  • pursue this Can we get an energy audit to balance the window replacement
  • Energy Star & Energy Star Portfolio
  • Window Upgrades
    • BUUF Window Upgrades, replacing 52 windows
    • 3 Bids — ballpark estimate $100,000 to replace all windows
      • 4/11 – Atkinson’s Mirror & Glass  (54): 99,736.00, $1,846,96/window
      • 4/12 – Wood Windows, Inc (47 windows): 76,742.00,  roughly 1,630/window
      • 4/13 – D&A Co. (12 windows): 24,434.40, 2,036.2/window
    • Asked Wood Windows for quote for office windows – We can afford to do those using funds from special appeal.
  • Other methods to investigate
    • insulation
    • weather stripping
    • Doors
  • Comprehensive Energy Audit
    • Amy will look for someone
• Outdoor Sanctuary
  • Investigate landscape design for carbon neutrality/sequestration/water use
    • Carol – Ann DeBolt
      • not interested – dead end
    • John O. – talk to County Extension (Susan) & Idaho Botanical Garden
      • pursue?
    • pruning the grove for improve the health of trees.
    • Carol – start a second grove in the grove to replace overtime with native trees.
    • Carol will look for a
• Green Sanctuary 2030
  • Cathy Sandstrom attended monthly meeting
    • GS 2030
      • see notes on the program in Planning for Carbon Neutral, Green Sanctuary 2030
    • every 3rd Thursday training programs
    • Jim will send Cathy to the email about
  • Congregational Profile
  • Submit  profile by contacting Rachel Myslivy rmyslivy@uua.org,
• Education
  • Idaho Interfaith Power and Light – monthly meeting attended by Jim
  • BUUF Carbon Neutral 2023 Video
  • Carbon Neutral Booth
    • 4/21 12-5 Carbon Neutral booth at Nampa library’s All-Things Green Fair
    • 4/23 2-5  Carbon Neutral booth at the Interfaith Climate Festival
      • Carol will pick 4 prayers for the Earth Prayers
  • Report at May 21st Congregational Meeting
• Funding Sources
  • Funds from Inflation Reduction Act
  • Chalice Lighter Grant – Jim
    • insulated shades & window
  • other?
• Meeting
  • May 16, 1-2 BUUF
    • schedule meetings