Several United Church communities of faith have recently received grant approval through the Faithful Footprints program to financially support energy conservation and renewable energy building projects. Many of our current program participants have successfully completed their planned renovations and upgrades, while others have received their one-year post-project energy reports. Here are the latest project updates:
Approved Projects:
Eden United Church (Mississauaga, ON)
Fifty United Church (Winona, ON)
First United Church (St.Thomas, ON)
Forest Hill United Church (Kitchener, ON)
Knob Hill United Church (Toronto, ON)
Knox United Church (Brookfield, NS)
Merigomish United Church (Merigomish, NS)
Morinville United Church (Morinville, AB)
Pictou United Church (Pictou, NS)
Sharon-Hope United Church (Sharon, ON)
St. John’s United Church (Cardinal, ON)
Completed Projects:
Canadian Memorial United Church (Vancouver, BC)
Received a grant to replace all incandescent, fluorescent, and halogen lighting with LEDs; and replace heat exchanger with a heat pump.
Central United Church (Lunenburg, NS)
Received a grant to install ten heat pumps and nineteen interior units throughout its building, insulate sanctuary walls with blown-in cellulose insulation to R22, insulate attic to with batt fiberglass insulation to R52.
Centreville United Church (Newburg, NB)
Received a grant to replace furnace and install heat pump system; add additional insulation in its attic; replace lights with LEDs; install a new rear door; install storm windows over stained glass windows; upgrade ceiling fans, and other electric upgrades.
Kingston United Church (Kingston, ON)
Received a grant to replace its furnaces with a centrally ducted-heat-pump system for its entire building.
Rowntree Memorial United Church (London, ON)
Received a grant to remove ceiling drywall and install insulation, and integrate a a new door system.
Wesley United Church (Lakefield, ON)
Received a grant to replace oil furnaces with heat pump system; upgrade electrical service; replace refrigerator, freezer, propane stoves.
Westdale United Church (Hamilton, ON)
Received a grant to replace all interior lighting to LEDs; install a heat pump system to serve five offices and its church parlor.
United Church in Meadowood (Winnipeg, MB)
Received a grant to install a geothermal system including a ground loop and five heat pumps.
Project Energy Results:
Chipman United Church (Chipman, NB)
Received a grant to insulate its attic to a value of R-30, install 7 LG Dual Cool Prestige 24K duct-less mini split units and a second 200A electrical panel, as well as upgrade lightbulbs to LED. A year following their projects, Chipman United reduced its source energy use intensity by 63.4%, total GHG emissions by 72.8%, total GHG emission intensity by 73%, energy costs by 56.1%, energy costs intensity by 55.9%, electricity usage by 14.9%, and oil usage from a single source by 85.4%.
East Plains United Church (Burlington, ON)
Received a grant to replace its 55+ year boiler with more energy efficient twin boilers and an on-demand water heater. A year following their projects, East Plains United reduced its source energy use intensity by 25.9%, total GHG emissions by 36.1%, total GHG emission intensity by 36.2%, and natural gas usage by 37.9%.
Fish Creek United Church (Calgary, AB)
Received a grant to replace one of four furnaces and all furnace thermostats to programmable system; replace a 50 Gal hot water tank with on-demand system, front doors windows to double pane as well as improve weatherstripping; install wifi-power-scheduling of 3 fridges and motion sensors on washroom lights and timers on washroom fans; upgrade perimeter motion-light detectors and nine fluorescent/incandescent lights to LED, and closed a 1 ft^2 air inlet to the mechanical room. A year following their projects, Fish Creek reduced its source energy use intensity by 2.9%, total GHG emissions by 6.2%, total GHG emission intensity by 28.7%, and propane usage by 5.9%.
Jubilee United Church (Toronto, ON)
Received a grant to replace 400 indoor fluorescent fixtures, halogen and incandescent bulbs as well as outdoor halogen lights; and replace 6 exterior veneer covered wooden doors with new doors with push bar hardware and automatic open/close mechanisms. A year following their projects, Jubilee United reduced its energy costs by 1.2%, energy costs intensity by 0.7%, electricity usage by 27.4%.
Portland United Church (Portland, ON)
Received a grant to weatherstrip all external doors and recaulk doors and windows; convert all fluorescent tubes to LED; replace a propane space heater in its Friendship room with a ductless heat pump; and install a solar array. A year following their projects, Portland United reduced its source energy use intensity by 49.7%, total GHG emissions by 72.1%, total GHG emission intensity by 72%, energy costs by 53.7%, energy costs intensity by 54%, electricity usage by 25%, and propane usage by 75%.
Rural Faith United Church (Baltimore, ON)
Received a grant to replace three refrigerators with two ENERGYSTAR models and a freezer, light bulbs, two wooden exterior doors; replace caulking and install interior window barriers on eight windows; insulate the attic of its sanctuary; replace all interior lights and parking lot with LEDs; replace propane water heater with smaller electric water heater. A year following their projects, Rural Faith United reduced its source energy use intensity by 17.4%, total GHG emissions by 18.6%, total GHG emission intensity by 18.4%, energy costs by 27.7%, energy costs intensity by 27.7%, electricity usage by 54.1%, and propane usage by 17%.
Silver Spire United Church (St. Catherine’s, ON)
Received a grant to replace a boiler and controls. A year following their projects, Silver Spire United reduced its total GHG emissions by 20.5%, total GHG emission intensity by 20.4%, and natural gas usage by 21.7%.
Stouffville United Church (Stouffville, ON)
Received a grant to replace sanctuary pendant lights with LEDs that are dimmable and interactive with an audio visual system; replace natural gas furnace with an all-electric heat pump system - with a multi-position air handler that uses its current venting system; and replace two hot water tanks with a 60 USG electric water heater. A year following their projects, Stouffville United reduced its total GHG emissions by 22%, total GHG emission intensity by 22.4%, electricity usage by 1.7%, and natural gas usage by 26.3%.
Tofield United Church (Tofield, AB)
Received a grant to replace furnace, refrigerator, dishwasher, lighting, ceiling fans; as well as replace, weatherstrip, and insulate exterior doors. A year following their projects, Tofield United reduced its source energy use intensity by 5.9%, total GHG emissions by 19.8%, total GHG emission intensity by 19.9%, electricity usage by 33.4%, and propane usage by 14.3%.
United Church in the Valley (Turner Valley, AB)
Received a grant to replace a 33-year-old furnace/boiler system with two energy-efficient boilers and install an on-demand hot water system. A year following their projects, United Church in the Valley reduced its source energy use intensity by 19.8%, total GHG emissions by 25.2%, total GHG emission intensity by 25.1%, and natural gas usage by 54.5%.
Wesley United Church (Montreal, QC)
Received a grant to replace 12 window unit air conditioners with 9 heat pumps. A year following their projects, Wesley United reduced its source energy use intensity by 15.4%, total GHG emissions by 29.3%, total GHG emission intensity by 29.3%, energy costs by 41.4%, energy costs intensity by 41.4%, electricity usage by 31.9%, and natural gas usage by 29.3%.
Winsloe United Church (South Winsloe, PE)
Received a grant to install six heat pumps and six ceiling fans. A year following their projects, Winsloe United reduced its source energy use intensity by 32.7%, total GHG emissions by 43.7%, total GHG emission intensity by 43.8%, energy costs by 15.8%, energy costs intensity by 15.6%, and oil usage from a single source by 58.3%.
