MINUTES	 

Mon.  17  Apr  2017 
 
WARWICK BUILDING & ENERGY COMMITTEE MEETING 	
 
Meeting called to order at 6:08 PM by Chairperson JK
MEMBERS PRESENT:  Jack Cadwell (JC), Dan Dibble (DD), Janice Kurkoski
(JK), Steve Kurkoski (SK) 

Minutes of last mtg accepted unanimously

Green Corner;	DD was graciously volunteered to write the May Green
Corner using information gathered by Jk and David Young (DY) about the
upgrades to the kitchen appliances and the esp. the new refrig. And
include a discussion of why it should not be given/sold to another group
or individual.

JC is ready to do the June Green Corner based on his experience with
installation of solar on his & Karro's house.

PVRSD;	JK & SK met with the Warwick members of the PVRSD "HEART"
committee re: the possibility of addressing the District Agreement to
allow Towns to upgrade their school buildings. SK shared the work he has
previously done with other towns in the district. One of the ideas put
forth was to gather the Energy Committees & the HEART committees of the
four towns for a joint session of brainstorming on the school energy use
options in each town.

FRCOG:	An email was drafted to Pat Smith of FRCOG asking how much
time/money was left in the Warwick portion of the Technical Assistance
Grant, what is the deadline for using that assistance and what has she
done in other towns in this capacity?

Status of Green Communities Grant Projects;	

-	Town Hall/ Highway office heat pumps; JK has gathered information on
pre-approved expeditors and has been in contact with one who is
interested in doing all the installations and installing ceiling fans in
the main hall of the Town Hall.

	SK reported that he & JK had been in the Town Hall recently and found
the thermostats reprogrammed to above 70 from the 50 setting originally
set. He re-set them and it was discussed whether there should be locking
or password activated thermostats be installed. Since the new
mini-splits will take care of some of this issue, no recommendations put
forward

	JK mentioned that the attic vent closure had been blown in. Suggested
that DY contact someone to install a louvered vent to allow some venting
of the attic. (Noted that that was not adequate for the space and no
further recommendations offered.)

	Window repairs are complete. JC will assess the work and make
recommendations for payment or further work needed. Discussion of
"winsert" repair needed and where to store them during the off-season.

Highway Garage security lighting;	National Grid has deactivated the
security light and the account is closed. The Tech School is still
scheduled to install new LED lights. Some discussion of whether the NG
pole will be available for the new lights, not resolved.

NEXT MEETING	TBD		Meeting adjourned   7:55 PM