Secured $100,000 in NYSERDA funding (see grants section, above).Signed updated power purchase agreement (PPA) with TESLA.Would provide renewable electricity equivalent to about one third of City government electric needs, at a reduced cost, and with significant GHG emissions reductions.Hired consultants, formed advisory committee, hosted peer-learning exchange, drafted reportĬontinued efforts to install large solar array at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport.Comprehensive study of policy tools to incentivize or mandate green building standards for new construction.Administered two existing grants (Park Foundation, Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities).Awarded $4,885 by Urban Sustainability Directors Network to bring staff from Burlington, VT, Fort Collins, CO, and Evanston, IL to Ithaca for two days to discuss green building policies.Awarded three Electric Vehicle Charging Stations through NYSERDA grant (estimated value $24,000).Awarded $35,000 by Park Foundation for shared Sustainability Planner position.Earned NYSERDA Clean Energy community designation, making City eligible for a $100,000 grant.Secured over $160,000 in grant funding, managed existing grants 2017 – 2018 study of project cost and funding incentives for T8 Fixture Replacement with LED fixtures throughout the hospital for future Capital Budgeting.Continuation of replacement of Pneumatic Controls with (DDC) Direct Digital Controls during construction renovations.Installed LED Lighting in Boiler House to replace T12 lighting fixtures.Planned project for 2018 Site Lighting upgrade to LED to save more than 260,000 kWh annually, CO2 Emissions – 311,951 lbs./yr., SO2 Emissions – 4,159 lbs./yr., NOx Emissions – 17,937 lbs./yr.These included solar photovoltaic, large scale battery storage, and (CHP) combined heat and power. Cornell Master of Engineering students completed a project to review alternative energy uses at the hospital that included the use of many combined sources.2017- 2018 Facilities Master Plan underway with a review of current/future Physical Plant Infrastructure.Exploration of Energy Projects to improve the Hospital’s Energy Star Rating and Efficiency began in 2017.Working with local energy consultants DESquared and Greenstar Cooperative Market on the feasibility of a local, cooperative community solar benefits program.Staff “Green Team” working to continually improve energy efficiency and reduce waste.Made 115 loans for solar energy installations totaling $1,484,133.One of the founding members of the Ithaca 2030 District.The project is currently within the public comment phase on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), and for those unable to attend the public hearing this evening, written comments may be submitted to the town of Ithaca planning department through email here until October 31st. These data suggest EdR will pay very close to, if not full taxes on those improvements. The plan is that Cornell will still own the land (worth about $1.33 million according to county property records), but EdR will own all the site improvements. Estimates of town, county and school taxes come out to about $31.25 per $1,000 of assessed value, implying a taxable value of about $77 million, close to the previously reported $80 million redevelopment cost. That’s a $900,000 increase over the conservative estimate of $1.5 million stated back in August. No natural gas use is planned, and EdR “is currently pursuing renewable energy suppliers” for its electricity.Īlso stated in the press release was that the redeveloped Maplewood Park would pay taxes if built – $2.4 million to local governments and the Ithaca City School District. The construction of Maplewood Park would bring the number housed on campus property to 16 percent. 40 percent of graduate students currently live at or further than a 30 minute walk from campus. Overall, however, the number of units and bedrooms has decreased, from 473 units and 887 beds, to 442 units and 872 beds.Īccording to a press release from the project team, the recent reductions in Cornell graduate housing through the closing of Maplewood Park and Hughes Hall have reduced graduate housing to just 350 spaces for 7,500 graduate and professional students, only five percent of the total graduate student population. To compensate for the loss of beds and units, one of the 4-story apartment buildings located deeper into the 17-acre property was lengthened. Another modification from previous site plan iterations is the Maple Avenue structure, which has been split into two separate buildings in an effort to reduce the “canyon effect” decried by previous meeting attendees.
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