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36 <br />Appendix B -Energy Policy <br />Orange Alive, coverage in new employee orientation, and opportunities at <br />employee events to reinforce the conservation ethic. <br />2. Incentives <br />Incentive, programs will be developed to improve compliance and acceptance by <br />County employees and other building occupants. These may include building <br />versus building contests, department versus department contests, financial <br />incentives, preferred parking and the like. <br />3. Preventive Maintenance <br />Preventive Maintenance procedures are used to obtain optimal <br />energy-efficient operation of equipment. <br />4. Repairs <br />Repairs/replacement of equipment take- into consideration the most cost <br />effective solution over the life of the repair/equipment. Considerations shall <br />include future maintainability, improved operation, improvements to energy <br />efficiency, requirement for additional or reduced Preventive Maintenance, and <br />the like. <br />5. Energy Efficiency Retrofits <br />The County bases energy efficiency retrofitting project priorities upon the <br />availability of capital improvements plan funds and maintenance needs such as <br />the condition of the equipment. The County develops and maintains a priority list <br />of retrofit needs. <br />6. Renovations <br />Renovations to County facilities, whether major or minor, are to meet standards <br />for energy-efficient equipment and design. <br />7. New Construction <br />New construction is required to follow energy efficient standards as set forth by <br />the Guidelines for Sustainable Public Facility Design and Development. Life- <br />cycle cost analyses are required, and energy efficient designs, including Passive <br />and Active Solar systems, natural lighting, cogeneration and thermal storage, are <br />considered as feasible. <br />8. Equipment Selection <br />