1、BROUGHT TO YOU BYWelcome to thePracticing What You Preach:UU Church of Silver Spring EnergyEfficiency and Renewable EnergyApril 8,2025Fenton RoomAmber MerrellUUCSSMember,Green Sanctuary Committee2Montgomery County Energy Summit 2025|#MCEnergySummit#BeyondBenchmarking History of UUCSS Issues with Com
2、munity Building Green Sanctuary Energy Audit Funding Results Remaining Work3AgendaMontgomery County Energy Summit 2025|#MCEnergySummit#BeyondBenchmarking123History of UUCSS4UUCSS was founded in 1952Community Building built in 1965Montgomery County Energy Summit 2025|#MCEnergySummit#BeyondBenchmarkin
3、gTinted Glass Sanctuary123History of UUCSS51977 Community Building RenovationMontgomery County Energy Summit 2025|#MCEnergySummit#BeyondBenchmarkingCurrent Sanctuary completed in 1996Issues6Montgomery County Energy Summit 2025|#MCEnergySummit#BeyondBenchmarkingIssues Leaks No sprinklers Original gas
4、 furnace Gas water heater Poor insulation Window air conditioning Became unusable three months of the year Did not meet modern building code7Montgomery County Energy Summit 2025|#MCEnergySummit#BeyondBenchmarkingGreen Sanctuary Committee“To encourage members of the congregation to be environmental s
5、tewards by taking action to mitigate the effects of climate change/disruption.”8Montgomery County Energy Summit 2025|#MCEnergySummit#BeyondBenchmarkingEnergy Audit Building Envelope Improve insulation,double-pane windows R-Value old vs.new Roof 11.31 to 33.38 Wall 5.34 to 18.08 LED Lighting Replace
6、all 94 fixtures with LED High-Efficiency HVAC Replace gas furnaces and window A/C units with electric HVAC9Montgomery County Energy Summit 2025|#MCEnergySummit#BeyondBenchmarking Renovation estimate:$2.1 million 2015 Capital Campaign:$800,000 2021 Green Bank and City First Enterprises Bridge Loan:$5