The Township of Esquimalt is looking to ask the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for a grant to fund a study with the goal to identify greenhouse gas reduction measures for township buildings.
At a council meeting on Monday, May 6, council members unanimously voted in favour of applying for the FCM Green Municipal Fund in an effort to retrofit community buildings with the goal of reducing GHG emissions by at least 50 per cent within 10 years.
Bill Brown, director of development services, said there are five buildings owned by the town - Esquimalt Recreation Centre, Archie Browning, Esquimalt Municipal Hall, public works yard and the town nursery - which are poised to be retrofitted in the summer.
“The study should give us an idea of what we need to do and how much it’s going to cost to retrofit the buildings to make them more energy efficient and to meet our goals in greenhouse gas reduction,” he said.
The project is part of the townships effort to create a greenhouse reduction road map, which would create a clear map of activities to undertake to decrease GHG emissions by 45 per cent from 2010 levels, and to have an understanding of the financial commitment involved in retrofitting town buildings and converting the municipal fleet and larger tools to electric motors.
In total, the township is looking to spend $50,000 towards a building retrofit study.
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