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Occasional use items shall be shared to the extent practicable. Development and Maintenance of City Projects Recycle plastic lumber used in park benches, trash cans, picnic tables Use of chips produced by tree removals or trimming as mulch versus purchasing When specifying asphalt concrete, aggregate base or portland cement concrete for road construction projects, the City shall use recycled, reusable or reground materials when practicable. All playground equipment, including rubberized cover surfacing, shall consist of recycled content materials consistent with U.S. EPA guidelines, where practicable. Energy Consumption Because of the limited amount of nonrenewable energy sources in the world, it is important to conserve the current supply or to use renewable sources so that these natural resources will be available for future generations. Energy conservation is also important because consumption of nonrenewable sources impacts the environment. Energy conservation can occur in a wide variety of ways and the City is committed to this effort by continuing and improving upon the following practices: Purchasing Where applicable, energy-efficient equipment shall be purchased with the most up-to-date energy efficiency functions. This includes, but is not limited to, high efficiency space heating systems and high efficiency space cooling equipment. When practicable, the City shall replace inefficient street lighting and traffic signal lights with energy-efficient equipment. All products purchased by the City and for which the U. S. EPA Energy Star certification is available shall meet Energy Star certification, when practicable. When Energy Star labels are not available, choose energy-efficient products that are in the upper 25% of energy efficiency as designated by the Federal Energy Management Program. When practicable, the City shall replace inefficient interior lighting with energy-efficient equipment. The City shall continue to replace monitors with LCD, as compared to the old CRT. Where practicable, purchased or leased electronic equipment including photocopiers, computers, printers, lighting systems, HVAC, kitchen and laundering appliances, and energy management systems must meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or U.S. Department of Energy
Operations Use of skylights to reduce need for lights during the day The City changed the light fixtures in city hall to sensor lights and use fluorescent lighting in other city facilities to make them energy-efficient. The City continues to implement retrofits of all public buildings with and require in new public buildings more fixtures such as low-flow toilets and sensor lights and installs better windows and heating/cooling systems to improve insulation and reduce energy consumption. The City programs sleep mode on all computers. The City is working towards converting multiple servers onto one main server. Water Conservation and Water Quality Sustainable water consumption requires that no more freshwater be used than can be replenished naturally. As population increases the demand for water would likely increase without the benefit of an increase in fresh water supply. For these reasons, it is imperative that water conservation measures be implemented to ensure the availability of water to future generations. A variety of toxic pollutants are washed from streets and parking lots into storm drains and creeks. The storm drains prevent flooding, by sending this run-off to the Bay or the Ocean. But this water is not treated. Therefore, these pollutants ultimately reach the Bay or Ocean. Recent studies indicate that 80% of the pollution entering the San Francisco Bay comes from our polluted stormwater runoff. Through the success of the city and county stormwater programs in the Bay area, the water quality of the Bay will improve. With improved water quality, the marine ecosystem will become healthier. A healthier marine ecosystem will enhance the quality of life for all residents around the Bay and on the Ocean. Water Conservation All landscape renovations, construction and maintenance performed by the City, including workers and contractors providing landscaping services for the City, shall employ Bay-Friendly Landscaping or sustainable landscape, management techniques for design, construction and maintenance whenever possible, including, but not limited to, integrated pest management, grasscycling, drip irrigation, composting, and procurement and use of mulch and compost that give preference to those produced from regionally generated plant debris and/or food waste programs. Continue to recycle water Drip irrigation systems where applicable
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