St James Episcopal Church in Taos, New Mexico, USA owns several buildings and is planning another. We plan to complete an energy audit on the largest building (nave, meeting hall, offices, and classrooms).
Other building is a residence with attached studio-casita.
Planned is a working warehouse for our Food Pantry and rummage sale storage.
Why hunting down the carbon in buildings is crucial to fighting climate change, from World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Jan 20, 2023, in Davos.
How to Conduct a Commercial Energy Audit, Oct 9, 2019, NOPEC (Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council).
Energy audits for congregations are available through New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light.
We were informed at the 2023 Annual Meeting that at least one of the gas furnaces has failed. This is a perfect opportunity to install our first heat pump. Heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of the future, Yale Climate Connections, FEBRUARY 15, 2023.