Town of Sharon, MA
ENERGY COMMITTEE
Minutes
Wednesday, 6/6/07 7:30pm
Members present:
George Aronson, Ed Connelly, Tom D’Avanzo
David McCabe, Rosemary Tambouret, Lynn Wolbarst, Joan Spiegel
Visitor: Silas Phyler
Member absent:
Arnold Wallenstein, Ernest Kahn,
Items Discussed:
1. Solar installations in Sharon:
a. Would be helpful to have a list of homes in Sharon with solar hot water or solar heating systems
b. Would be helpful to know the contractor who installs these systems in Sharon
i. Enter data: George will devise a master spread sheet; Joan and Rosemary will enter gas and electricity data
ii. Benchmark data: Dave will reanalyze the websites of other towns for comparable energy use
iii. Special projects focusing on energy audits of one or more buildings
iv. Recommendations for reduction (i.e. 3% per year as would be necessary to reach Kyoto goals) or improvements
v. Town education, use of town website to disseminate energy information; Tom will draft a letter to editor of the Sharon Advocat to let the public know what the committee has been up to.
Rural Development Inc. About to build 20 units of zero energy affordable housing in Greenfield, MA: double stud walls one foot thick packed with cellulose, windows R5 (typical windows are R2) heat shield, solar orientation of house, long side with windows facing sun, solar hot water with instantaneous heater back up, solar electric, no furnace, poured concrete with heat recovery; cost to build $200/sq ft to build (most affordable housing $150-165)
Next meeting: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:30 PM