EcoWorks is a non-profit environmental consulting group that is involved in many projects in Detroit and around Michigan. The project I am involved in is assessing the city of Dearborn and providing recommendations to lower their energy use and make them a more sustainable city in general. The first step to achieving this is to bookmark their current energy use, which is the main project I am working on.\u00a0Once I have recorded every municipal building in Dearborn and its energy use, I will put that information into a program called Portfolio Manager which will assess the building based on its size and purpose and determine if it is over or under performing.<\/p>\n
We have already begun making recommendations for the Civic Center of Dearborn. This center has a pool, a gym, office space, two auditoriums, and a senior center. This large multi-purpose building has an enormous energy bill, so EcoWorks is researching ways to cut the bill significantly. This week I did a case study assessment on replacing paper towels with hand dryers. I found that even though it would increase the electric bill somewhat, it would cut net costs of drying hands by 95%. This would save the facility thousands of dollars and the upfront cost of installation would pay for themselves within a few years. It was very cool to do the research and see first hand that even though some of these projects cost a lot up front, they generally pay for themselves quickly and ultimately end up in saving a lot of money.<\/p>\n
My experience has been very positive thus far. I have found some cool places to hang out and I hope over the next few weeks to find many more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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