👣 Learn how one senior living community calculated their carbon footprint. Why is this so important? Have you heard the term: “net-zero”? Your community’s carbon footprint represents its current emissions, a number such as “2000”, using a standardized set of guidelines. Once you know your number, you can then aim for “0”!
📑 Available for download: Collington Carbon Footprint Case Study [PDF]
Another major SSAFE achievement from the Greening Our Campuses project team! You are invited to download and incorporate the residential unit turnover recommendations to use at your senior living community. When a residential unit is vacated and made ready for the new occupant, SSAFE recommends we change our focus and prioritize energy and water-saving upgrades.
Click to Download the SSAFE Unit Turnover Guide here. [PDF]
🎁🌎The SSAFE Education Team polled SSAFE members to submit their ideas for zero-waste and sustainable gift ideas. The resulting comprehensive list exceeded our expectations! Click below to download this superb gift guide to circulate in your community at any time of the year.
Click here to download the SSAFE Sustainable Holiday Gift Suggestions [PDF]
🎞️Learn how to hold a successful film series! Joel Brody, a SSAFE member from Collington, a Kendal Affiliate in Bowie, MD, shares his methodology and lessons learned from his overwhelmingly successful monthly film series at Collington.
📑 Available for download: Monthly Climate/Sustainability Film Series . [PDF]
“Peak Usage Program” or “Peak Energy Shaving” – Have you heard these terms around your campus yet? Some very savvy residents have realized that their communities can save a significant amount of money by carefully predicting days when energy use will be highest. Saving money is only one benefit. Preventing the dirtiest energy from being used during high demand days goes a long way to keeping pollution and greenhouse gasses out of the environment.
The vigilant residents and staff at The Admiral uncovered not one, but two programs that will allow them to zip ahead in their sustainability efforts, for free! Learn about their LED light and Nest thermostat replacement programs. Perhaps there are similar programs offered from your utility provider!
🎞️ Video: SSAFE Chapter community, Wake Robin, located in Shelburne, VT has been honored for their outstanding waste program by Casella Waste Systems.
Residents wanted noisy and polluting gasoline-powered lawn care equipment replaced by battery-powered models.
📑 Available for download: Lawn Care Equipment Case Study [PDF]
A major SSAFE achievement from the Greening Our Campuses project team! You are invited to download and utilize this highly effective Request for Proposal (RFP) template to use at your senior living community. This template has been effectively utilized for the first Kendal at Hanover deep energy retrofit audit.
Click here to learn more.
📑 Available for download: Energy Audit at Hanover Case Study [PDF]
Kendal at Hanover is wrapping up their first deep energy retrofit audit. Learn how residents and SSAFE members lobbied fellow residents and administration to conduct this important step in achieving net neutrality.
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