Meeting Minutes - US Department of State

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we did a lighting study of how could we become more
efficient in our lighting in our buildings. So we
had Nancy Clinton involved, and Archie Cal (ph.) did
this great study for us and came up with the fact
that if we did a few things like, rather than
recessed lighting, if we did use the direct indirect
method, which is hanging the fixture below the
ceiling and using the ceiling as the light fixture.
These types of things could help us reduce our
lighting load and our energy cost load by about 11
percent annually, which is about a quarter of a
million dollars over the 24 lifecycle.
Next slide, please. Then we also
incorporated or initiated a wind study. Where in
the world can OBO build wind turbines and harness
wind power in a feasible manner? And we have found,
through the study, that it's more difficult than you
might think. Wind mapping is not done by most of
the countries. We only have 34 percent of the
countries actually mapping their winds. And then
the high resolution wind maps are only by these 30
countries here, on this chart. So, we don't have
wind data on a lot of the areas where we're
building.
Next slide. But we are completing the
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