Energy and Sustainability |
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| County Programs |
| For additional information on County programs visit: |
| Save The Rain |
| Onondaga County's Climate Action Plan |
| Energy |
| • Maximize the energy efficiency and use of renewable energy at County facilities. |
| Green Building |
| Green Building Products |
| • Facilities Management's designers & trade staff regularly consider the use of green building methods & materials for self- |
| performed projects and in association with outside consultants. |
| LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) |
| • Renovation work on existing buildings uses LEED Silver criteria as a baseline. |
| • New Construction projects are to be designed to achieve LEED Silver certification. |
| Specific Sustainable Projects |
| Composting |
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| • Civic Center Cafeteria (pre-consumer) |
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| Energy Efficient Lighting |
| • Branch Libraries |
| • Civic Center - various renovations, elevator lobbies (LED) |
| • County Office Building - 2013-2014 renovations (LED) |
| • MetroWater, Parks and WEB facilities |
| • Oncenter parking garage |
| • Oncenter parking lot (LED) |
| • Public Safety Building - various renovations (LED) |
| • War Memorial Arena (LED) |
War Memorial Arena |
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LED Lighting |
| Electric Vehicle Charging Stations |
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| • Oncenter parking lot |
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| Energy Saving |
| • Heat Recovery for Justice Center Hot Water |
| • Improved Chilled Water Piping |
| • Variable Speed Drives at various locations |
| (reduces motor energy use) |
| • War Memorial Cooling Tower |
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| Energy Star Appliances |
| • Various renovations |
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Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center |
| Green Vegetative Roof |
Green Vegetative Roof |
| • Erie Canal Museum Visitors Center |
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| • Hazard Branch Library |
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| • Jamesville Correctional Facility |
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| • Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center |
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| Misc. |
| • Big Belly Trash Compactor - |
| Oncenter Convention Center, Rosamond Gifford Zoo |
| • Water Bottle Filling Stations - |
| current and future renovations |
| • Dyson Airblade hand dryers - |
| Board of Elections, Atrium Public Bathrooms, DA Office |
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| Recycling |
War Memorial |
| • Aluminum / Glass / Paper |
Rainwater Reuse Cistern System |
| • Batteries |
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| • Light Bulbs |
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| • Metals |
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| • Paints |
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| Rain Gardens to Collect Roof Runoff |
| • Board of Elections |
| • Erie Canal Museum |
| • Beauchamp, Hazard, Mundy, Petit and White Library branches |
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| Porous Pavement |
| • Onondaga County parking lot B |
| • Oncenter parking lot |
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Beaver Lake Nature Center |
| Solar Panels |
Solar Panels |
| • Beaver Lake Nature Center |
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| Rainwater Reuse |
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| • War Memorial Cistern System - collects rainwater and |
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| snowmelt from roof for arena ice |
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Current & Future Renovations |
Oncenter Parking Lot |
Oncenter Convention Center |
Water Bottle Filling Station |
Electric Vehicle Charging Station |
Big Belly Trash Compactor |
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Civic Center Atrium |
Civic Center Atrium |
Civic Center Atrium Bathrooms |
Trash and Recycling Receptacles |
OCRRA Battery Recycling |
Dyson Airblade Hand Dryer |
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