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Page 24 of 27 <br /> <br />32. How many Orange County <br />residents are employed by your <br />organization? <br />2 employees are residents of Orange County: Chief of Strategy and <br />Innovation Ivan Urlaub (Carrboro) and Regulatory and Policy Manager <br />Daniel Brookshire (Chapel Hill) <br />33. What percent of project <br />materials will be purchased <br />from sources within Orange <br />County or North Carolina? <br />ERS of NC will purchase as many materials as possible from Fitch <br />Lumber Company located in Carrboro. These materials include: plywood, <br />small amounts of framing lumber, caulking, spray foam (if possible), <br />insulation (if possible), LED light bulbs, and other hardware items as <br />needed. When possible, ERS of NC will work with Fitch Lumber <br />Company to order materials from our current suppliers for items such as <br />canned spray foam and loose-fill attic insulation. Duct mastic will be <br />purchased in Orange County from a local HVAC distributor. <br />Other than Lowe’s and Home Depot, there are no known insulation <br />distributors located in Orange County. Some materials and sup plies will <br />have to be purchased from ERS suppliers in Guilford, Forsyth, Randolph, <br />and Nash Counties. <br />34. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to local economic <br />development. <br />Some of the dollars saved by residents through energy reduction will <br />likely be spent in the local economies within Carrboro/Orange County. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 6 - Amount and Duration of Engagement <br /> <br />35. Please describe how you will <br />engage with and/or educate <br />project participants. <br />Residents will have many opportunities to learn about energy efficiency <br />during the project. ERS will provide education to residents as the <br />contractors are installing retrofits in the home. This is in addition to <br />providing educational materials on energy conservation to residents at the <br />energy workshop. The team will also organize a Shadowing Day, <br />allowing residents interested in learning more about energy efficiency to <br />view the installation of a home retrofit in real time and ask questions to <br />ERS contractors. <br />Tamara will carry out house-to-house canvassing throughout the <br />neighborhood to inform residents about the project, determine the best <br />means of future engagement, as well as assess resident availability for the <br />workshop and educational sessions. Additionally, she and NCSEA will <br />interface with partner organizations on the structure and delivery of the <br />education events. This will include developing PowerPoints, creating <br />educational resources and integrating other local energy events/programs <br />available in the area into the presentation. Tamara will also be available <br />for communication support between the residents and partner <br />organizations through the project. <br />36. How will you measure the <br />success of that engagement or <br />educational effort? <br />- Number of attendees at community events <br />- Number of attendees at Shadowing Day, as well as how engaged <br />residents are with the contractors throughout <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 05316BF7-95C7-4D54-82D9-7EBD5926DA4D