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Measures to reduce energy consumption include both the embodied <br />energy required to extract, process, and transport, and install building <br />materials as well as the operating energy to provide light, heat, HVAC, <br />and power for equipment. <br />To maximize efficiency in embodied energy use, WCW shall endeavor to <br />use recycled or repurposed materials wherever practicable. These <br />materials have no environmental impact from an extraction standpoint, <br />and less environmental impact from a process standpoint. Additionally, <br />WCW shall source those materials from local suppliers consistent with <br />our commitment to 'Local Sourcing". This will reduce the environmental <br />impact from transportation. <br />In the event recycled or repurposed materials are not practicable, wood <br />has a lower embodied energy impact than brick, concrete, or steel. <br />Therefore, WCW will use locally sourced lumber in the event recycled or <br />repurposed materials are not available (More on this in "Materials <br />Efficiency"). <br />To reduce operating energy use and odor, WCW shall employ design <br />features that eliminates air leakage through the building envelope (the <br />barrier between the conditioned and unconditioned space). WCW will <br />also utilize high performance windows and high efficiency, <br />environmentally sound insulation in the walls and ceiling of the site. <br />WCW will also engage in passive solar site design techniques by orienting <br />their windows, walls, awnings, and landscaping to shade windows and <br />roofs when temperatures are high, while maximizing solar gain when <br />temperatures are low. Additionally, effective window placement or <br />"daylighting" will provide more natural light and lessen the need for <br />electric lighting throughout the day. Further, WCW shall use LED lighting <br />throughout the facility, which is more energy efficient than standard <br />lighting solutions, and all appliances shall be energy efficient. <br />Finally, WCW shall use renewable solar energy for water heating <br />and power generation to the extent it is viable for the site. <br />16 <br />