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:
Camp Tapawingo (Parry Sound, ON)
Carstairs Bancroft United Church (Carstairs, AB)
St. James and St. John’s United Church (Miramichi, NB)
Woodhouse United Church (Port Dover, ON)
Robertson Memorial United Church (Nakusp, BC)
Islington United Church (Toronto, ON)
Spring Park United Church (Charlottetown, PE)
Grace-Westminster United Church (Saskatoon, SK)
Hope Springs United Church (Winchester, ON)
Royal York Road United Church (Etobicoke, ON)
First South United Church (First South, NS)
Completed Projects:
Ladysmith First United Church (Ladysmith, BC)
Received a grant to replace all lighting in the church with LEDs; install four weekly programmable thermostats; install a dishwasher, refrigerator, and freezer; add insulation to kitchen walls and ceiling; and replace three entrances with a single and two double fiberglass doors.
Sandford United Church (Uxbridge, ON)
Received a grant to replace its oil tank with a cold climate heat pump system with a 15kW electrical resistance; insulate its attic to R60; replace incandescent bulbs throughout the church to LEDs; replace refrigerator with an ENERGYSTAR model; install an insulting jacket for its existing hot water tank
Trinity United Church (New Glasgow, NS)
Received a grant to replace the electric-baseboard-heated section of the building with one 60,000 BTU multi-zone outdoor heat pump unit with four indoor units and one 15,000 BTU single-zone unit; install two wireless smart thermostats; replace a set of double exterior doors in the lower-level multi-purpose room with a new single ENERGYSTAR-rated exterior door.
Trinity United Church (Grimsby, ON)
Received a grant to reduce reliance on its natural gas boilers by installing 16 mini-split heat pumps in the two major rooms of its church.
First United Church (St. Thomas, ON)
Received a grant to replace 21 single-paned windows on the upper level of its building.
Project Energy Results:
Clandeboye United Church (Clandeboye, MB)
Received a grant to replace 6 emergency exits, including emergency lights; replace 19 fluorescent lights with LED lights; replace wooden back door with steel door; replace 48 bulbs in sanctuary with LED dimmable bulbs; increase attic insulation from R16 to R50; install an Eco Smart thermostat; replace hot water tank; replace 3 toilets with low flush; replace a stove with energy efficiency model; and repair 2 stained glass windows. A year following their projects, Clandeboye United did not experience any energy carbon or energy reductions, which can be due to a wide range of reasons, including variations in building use and operational demands.
O’Leary United Church (O’Leary, PE)
Received a grant to replace 2 oil furnaces with 8 heat pumps. A year following their projects, O’Leary United reduced its source energy use intensity by 42.8%, total GHG emissions by 57.7%, total GHG emission intensity by 57.8%, energy costs by 55.3%, energy costs intensity by 55.4%, and oil usage from a single source by 96.5%.
St. Andrew's United Church (Lacombe, AB)
Received a grant to replace 120 fixtures throughout its building with LEDs; replace electrical wiring; set up 2 pre-installed HVAC units; install blown-in insulation in attics; replace 16 windows in its social hall with triple pane windows; replace 3 outside doors; replace thermostats; install insulation on inside walls of the entire building - covering the cement block and brick. A year following their projects, St. Andrew's United reduced its source energy use intensity by 15.9%, total GHG emissions by 29.5%, total GHG emission intensity by 29.6%, electrical usage by 12%, and natural gas usage by 29.4%.
St. Andrew's United Church (North Vancouver, BC)
Received a grant to replace lighting to LEDs in its church and Christian Education building. A year following their projects, St. Andrew's United reduced its source energy use intensity by 0.9%, total GHG emissions by 13.4%, total GHG emission intensity by 13.3%, and natural gas usage by 13.3%.
Trinity United Church (Listowel, ON)
Received a grant to purchase components from the original supplier of its existing sanctuary lights to convert the lights from fluorescent to LED technology. A year following their projects, Trinity United reduced its source energy use intensity by 19.4%, total GHG emissions by 33.6%, total GHG emission intensity by 33.7%, and natural gas usage by 34.2%.
Trinity United Church (Ottawa, ON)
Received a grant to remove 1 of 2 gas boilers; install 3 air-source heat pumps; install foam insulation on the upper portion of one basement wall; replace all incandescent lights, including pendant lights in its sanctuary with LEDs; and replace 2 refrigerators with new Energy Star models. A year following their projects, Trinity United reduced its source energy use intensity by 33.4%, total GHG emissions by 65.7%, total GHG emission intensity by 65.6%, energy costs by 5.7%, energy costs intensity by 5.6%, and natural gas usage by 68.8%.
