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P a g e 16 o f 25 <br /> <br />• Offer multiple ways for residents to contribute input and <br />feedback <br />• Offer information in different languages <br />Town staff and the Town Council will be receptive of all input. <br />The educational display will serve as an additional method to <br />communicate environmental the benefits of the 203 Project. <br />Anyone who visits the building to utilize the various public <br />services available will also have the opportunity to learn about <br />green building practices and see them functioning in a public <br />space. <br />17. During and after the project, <br />what will your continued <br />engagement with the <br />community be? <br />Staff will continue to utilize strategies outlined in the Town’s <br />Inclusive Communications & Community Engagement Plan as <br />described above. <br />Staff plan to continue administering a Community Climate <br />Action Plan Survey on a biennial basis and this would provide an <br />opportunity to measure the success of this engagement. <br />18. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to Social Justice and <br />Racial Equity: <br />The 203 Project will include sustainability features and will <br />provide a valuable social services complex in Carrboro, the first <br />of its kind. The building’s housing skills development and job <br />training provides an opportunity for the environmental and <br />climate benefits to be monitored, evaluated, considered and <br />incorporated into new skill sets for a changing workforce and <br />economy. <br /> <br />Criterion 2 - Emissions Reduced <br /> <br />19. How many tons of greenhouse <br />gas emissions will your project <br />reduce/avoid each year? Please <br />list any data sources used and <br />show the steps of any <br />calculations. Feel free to <br />submit in a separate document <br />if clearly labelled: <br />Solar Photovoltaic Array: The solar photovoltaic array will <br />produce 102,700 kWh/year, reducing greenhouse gas emissions <br />by 23.29 metric tons CO2e/year. <br /> <br />Calculations <br />0.48 lbs CO2e/kWh* 102,700 kWh/yr = 49,296 lbs CO2e/yr 1 <br />metric ton = 2204.62 lbs <br />(49,296 lbs CO2e/yr) /(2204.62 lbs/metric ton) = 22.36 metric <br />tons CO2e/yr <br /> <br />Source: Emissions factor obtained from Orange County's 2017 <br />Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 08DD74BE-CE96-4D90-9C72-8BD18C25E2E7