Green Features at Broad Meadow Brook
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is doing its part to leave a lighter footprint on the environment by utilizing green technology.
Conserving Energy
- Energy audit performed on the buildings and recommendations implemented
- Additional insulation has been installed and the buildings have been airsealed
- All air conditioning units replaced with EnergyStar Units
- All incandescent light bulbs have been replaced with LED light bulbs
- Oil furnace was replaced with a high-efficiency natural gas furnace
- Purchased EnergyStar appliances
- Refrigerators have been replaced with EnergyStar models
- Replaced computer monitors with energy efficient monitors
- Whole house fan
- Recycling program
- Programmable thermostats installed
- Electric-powered property management equipment purchased and in use
Buying Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources
- 100% green electricity purchased from Green Energy Consumers Alliance (New England Wind product) for all electricity not produced on site
Generating Renewable Energy
- Three photovoltaic arrays (13kW, 9.03kW, and 2.9kW) installed
- 9.03 kW PV array on the roof of the Visitor Center
- 13 kW PV array on the roof of the Fargo Education Center
- 2.88 kW PV array on the roof of our camp pavilion
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
- Four Level 2 J1772 connector plugs that are compatible with all makes and models of EV (Tesla owners may need to use an adapter to connect their vehicle)
- Each plug provides about 25 miles for every hour of charging time
- ChargePoint Network
- $0.28 per kWh
Building Green Buildings
- New Education Center: Mass Audubon’s first deep-energy retrofit project, converting a former residence into a new program facility. The building received a new addition, virtually doubling the size of the building. The entire project was designed to create a fossil fuel free, net-zero energy facility. A new 13kW photovoltaic array was installed on the roof to provide all the electricity the building uses on an annual basis.
Conserving Water
- 11 low-flow toilets installed
- Rain gardens at nature center and education center
- Rainwater collection
- Two water bottle filling stations have been installed
- EnergyStar dishwasher
Enhancing Energy Education
- Interpretation of energy and water conservation features and photovoltaic array
- Photovoltaic array electricity production on internet in real time
- Green building tour