Action Plan - FCM

Town of Banff Local Action Plan
Workshop #2: Town of Banff ‘Inside’ Staff
Potential Actions for Town Operations
INITIATIVE
ENERGY
REDUCTION
POTENTIAL
PRIORITY RANKING
POTENTIAL
FOR CO-
BENEFITS
TOTAL
Smaller more fuel efficient vehicles/ match vehicles to task 4 4 8
Fix heating in town hall (eliminate need for portable electric heaters) 3 4 7
Town operations bike program 3 3 6
Review transit scheduling and make it more efficient 2 1 3
Digital file management system to reduce paper use 2 1 3
Vanpool for Canmore residents 3 3
Lights and thermostats on timers and reset with daylight savings 2 2
Education about turning out lights 1 1
Fans in council chamber to redirect hot air down into living space 1 1
Incentives for reducing heat use in staff housing (21 units) 1 1
More carpooling (incentives and strategies) 1 1
Open/close windows appropriately
Dial-a-bus service
Centralized purchasing with green emphasis
Notes:
Existing carpool program has a website and a sign-up sheet, but results are not measurable.
The town has a telework policy – i.e., staff must provide their own hardware and software
Need someone to take the lead on centralized purchasing
Examples of co-benefits identified were: vanpooling improves safety; heating improvements increase
comfort/productivity; biking improves health; and smaller vehicles will mean that roads last longer.
Additional community-wide initiatives recommended:
Community bike program
Staff housing should have utilities separated from rent
Run EnerGuide in staff units (21)
Provide incentives for people to turn down heat
The Sheltair Group Page
Sept 2003
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