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<br /> <br /> Our ambulances have some of the lowest miles per gallon figures of any vehicle in our <br />fleet and over this period our ambulance fleet has doubled. These ambulances have also <br />been responding to significant increases in the volume of emergency calls. <br /> <br />Utilities Reduction Scorecard Summary – After 7 years of tracking the impact of the County’s efficiency efforts, <br />there is evidence of overall success even though only one of three main resources exceeded its reduction goal. <br />The cumulative impact of the reductions that were achieved in energy and water use intensity have resulted in <br />hundreds of thousands of dollars in avoided cost and have greatly reduced the negative impacts of our <br />operations on the local environment. Moving forward we also see room to make further gains as the County <br />employs new tracking tools, makes and implements plans to reach its ambitious climate and energy goals, and <br />makes further investments in efficiency, renewable energy and clean transportation. <br /> <br />Key County Sustainability Activities and Indicators by Department <br />Asset Management Services (AMS, highlights by division): <br />• Administration - Paperless Work Order System: In collaboration with the Information Technologies <br />Department and TMA Systems, AMS administrative staff has established a paperless work order system <br />to increase efficiency, limit storage space needed, facilitate transparency, and reduce paper waste. <br /> <br />• Capital Projects – Commissioning and Green Building Standards Update: <br />In partnership with the Sustainability Program, the Capital Projects Manager is in the process of <br />reviewing and updating the BOCC-adopted “High Performance Building Guidelines” to reflect updates to <br />technology and practices, including a focus on building commissioning. Commissioning has been shown <br />by the NC Department of Environmental Quality to reduce annual energy costs for a building by 15- <br />30%1. Staff is also planning to incorporate advanced energy systems into upcoming initiatives such as: <br />solar photovoltaics/battery storage, geothermal, cool roofs, and performance contracting. <br /> <br />• Custodial Services – Green Cleaning Solutions in Bulk: <br />The County’s cleaning products have been carefully selected to protect human health and the <br />environment without decreasing effectiveness or increasing costs. These products are delivered in bulk <br />quantities to reduce packaging waste and bulk dispensers are used to measure out exact quantities. <br /> <br />• Facilities Maintenance – Emphasizing accessibility in preventive maintenance activities: <br />Since the final Comprehensive Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment report was delivered in May of <br />2017, AMS Facilities Maintenance staff has been working to address the action items identified in <br />maintain a high level of accessibility for County facilities. To date, 22 items have been addressed (e.g.- <br />ADA parking signs, sidewalk expansion joints, etc), including all of the highest priority items identified. In <br />addition, 8 further areas of concern (e.g. - entrance mats, stall door closers, etc) have been investigated <br />and adjusted across all facilities when necessary. <br /> <br />• Fleet Maintenance – Grant Supported Labor Expansion: Enabled by a grant written by Orange County <br />Public Transportation, the Fleet Maintenance Team will be adding a new technician to focus on the <br />upkeep of the County’s growing transit fleet. This in turn will free up other technicians to focus on repair <br />and maintenance of the County’s first response and administrative vehicles. <br /> 1 NC DEQ, Utility Savings Initiative, “Existing Building Commissioning” December 7, 2015. <br />https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Environmental%20Assistance%20and%20Customer%20Service/Utility%20Savings%20Initiative/ <br />RetroCx%20LowTech%20Dec%207-2015.pdf <br />3