Heating the buildings comprises the largest percentage of the GHG emissions pie . Tracking and reporting on GHG emissions for buildings in the next few years will provide a view into how small changes can make a difference in the trend direction . Those small changes in the future are energy-efficient enhancements including building assessments and recommissioning of systems .
Figure 9 - Mount Auburn expected to see a reduction in GHG Emission during the year of COVID , FY2021 . In fact , it shows a greater amount of GHG emissions over FY2020 and even over our baseline year of 2010 . The overall trend based on the past 12 years indicates an increase of 1.44 % per year .
Mount Auburn expected to see a reduction in GHG emissions during the year of COVID-19 , FY2021 . In fact , it shows a greater amount of GHG emissions over last year and over our baseline year of 2010 . The overall trend based on the past 12 years indicates an increase of 1.44 % per year .
While 1.44 % is not a huge increase , we recognize efficient insulation , better windows , turning down the thermostats or putting them on timers are not enough to move the GHG emission needle towards carbonneutrality .
The truth about these projections is that it will never happen like this . Building heat , ventilation and A / C systems ( HVAC ) are updated about every 20 – 25 years .
Figure 10 -The truth about these projections is that it will never happen like this . Building heat , ventilation and A / C systems ( HVAC ) are updated about every 20 – 25 years . We know that heating systems and technologies will be improved .
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