Greetings, MIPandL members and friends!
|
Welcome to the February edition of the MIPandL e-newsletter! We hope you'll find useful information here, and new ways to join MIPandL and faith communities throughout Massachusetts in promoting environmental justice & stewardship! This month we introduce our new e-newsletter format, and welcome long-time Boston faith community colleague Mary Downes as MIPandL's new Communications Manager. Please feel free to email Mary with any questions, concerns, suggestions, ideas or requests for further information!
We're also eager to hear your own environmental stewardship success stories! Have you installed a new, energy efficient boiler- or started a recycling program in your place of worship? Cut down dramatically on electricity usage? Switched to bio-fuel? Installed automatic thermostats and interior storm windows? Had your first energy audit?
Drop us an email and tell us about it! We'd love to hear from you. Your personal witness makes a huge impact on others and inspires them to step up!
So, enjoy our newsletter- and share the info with your friends! Come out and join us at some of the upcoming events you'll read about here- and be sure to check our our website for updates.
And remember:
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." ~William James
Or, as MIPandL puts it: If we don't, who will?
|
First Parish, Chelmsford Unitarian Universalist First Parish, Chelmsford's Environmental Stewardship Assessment, recently completed by MIPandL, revealed that they have it right when it comes to "on- demand" Domestic Hot Water (DHW). See their wall-mounted unit in the photo? This is a gas-fired "boiler" that only comes on when there is a "call" for DHW. This sort of equipment increases efficiency (up to 92% as compared to around 65% for standard tanks) and reduces use to "only when needed."
AND this works at home too.
It's even better if you have hot water heat, as there are highly efficient (over 90%) boilers that have an on-demand capability. So you have maximum efficiency for both heat and hot water from the same piece of equipment.
Want to see more ESA's? Click here: MIPandL ESA's For more information on a MIP&L ESA for your place of worship, visit the MIPand L website:
|
|
|