Greening Spaces: Faith Communities
Practical Guide to Improve the Energy Efficiency of your Religious Buildings
A guide for property managers, green team members, and other decision-makers in faith communities who wish to reduce the amount of energy they use in their buildings.
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The guide covers how to ‘tune-up’ your building through regular maintenance actions, as well as detailing the wide range of retrofits that can help you save energy, greenhouse gases, and money without sacrificing your comfort.
Due to the Guide’s size, we have divided it into the following sections for your convenience:
- Cover page and Table of Contents (208 Kb)
- Introduction (34 kb)
- Simple Steps to Reducing Energy Use (181 Kb)
- Building Systems and Maintenance (164 Kb)
- Heating, Ventilation and Air conditioning (HVAC) Systems (305 Kb)
- Lighting Systems (92 Kb)
- Water Conservation Priorities (33 Kb)
- Purchases and Other Ways to Save Energy (40 Kb)
- Energy Audits (including audit templates) (90 Kb)
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Note: We suggest that, if you decide to print the full guide, you print double-sided to save paper.
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