Area
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Current
Activities/Goals
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Policy
and Planning
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Formalize
Green Policy/Values @ BHA
--PMM
--Capital
standards
--Redevelopment
standards
--Procurement
standards
--Recycling
--LEED
Strategy
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Green
Products and Supplies
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Expand
use of green maintenance/janitorial products (cleaners, paints, etc.)
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Convert
to recycled copy paper stock
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Paper
reduction campaign—20% in 2009
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Energy
Star appliances for unit replacements and Laundry Rooms
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Energy
Efficient Light Bulbs
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Vehicles
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All
new passenger vehicle purchases are hybrid
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Analysis
of truck usage across sites and regions to gain more efficiencies
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Investigate
Zipcar, more efficient police cruisers
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Maintenance
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Integrated
Pest Management (IPM)
–continued
refinement at all sites
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Investigate
Heat Island Issues
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Develop
a Green Roofing pilot
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Upgrade
to green alternatives upon turnover:
--1.28
GPF Toilets
--low-flow
shower-heads
--flushometers
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Install
controls to limit indoor temperature to 70 F.
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Conduct
informal lighting survey at each site to identify efficiency strategy
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Investigate
landscaping, yard waste and low-toxicity strategies for exterior maintenance
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Develop
appliance disposal program for optimum recycling and freon handling
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Utilize
lighting sensors in hallways to reduce constant usage
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Increase
compact florescent lighting in units
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Consider
metering opportunities to raise awareness of resident usage
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Capital
Projects
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ESCO III: $50 million in energy retrofits across 15
federal sites
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Integrated
Pest Management Guidelines for Capital
Projects
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Rainwater
Collection Pilot
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Incorporate
photovoltaics as appropriate when exterior lighting is being upgraded or
installed
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Incorporate
water efficiency standards into all plumbing projects
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Incorporate
electrical efficiency standards into all electric upgrades
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Consider
new roofing standards to achieve greener results
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Redevelopment
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Define
Sustainability Goals for every new redevelopment
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Meet
Article 37 standards for LEED
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Maverick:
--photo-voltaic
panels
--co-generation
--high
performance building envelope/windows
--high-efficiency
boilers
--gas
absorption chiller
--construction
waste recycled
--10%
carpet-free units
--Energy
Star lighting, appliances, motors
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West Broadway:
--Energy
Star lighting, appliances, motors
--high-efficiency
boilers
100%
carpet-free units
--construction
waste recycled
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Franklin
Hill:
--photo-voltaic
panels
--high
performance building envelope/windows
--high-efficiency
boilers
--construction
waste recycled
--20%
carpet-free units
--Energy
Star lighting, appliances, motors
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Resident
Education
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Utilize Resident
Health Advocates for conservation outreach/training re: utilities
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ESCO
sites resident training/outreach
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Investigate
potential resident incentives for conservation
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Recycling
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Chauncy Street Recycling Initiative
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Sites
Recycling Initiative
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Healthy
Housing
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Healthy Public
Housing Initiative
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Smoke-Free
Housing Pilots
--Franklin
Hill
--Washington Beech
--West
Broadway
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Kellogg
Integrated Pest Management Initiative
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