{"id":2237,"date":"2017-10-12T16:43:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T16:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2021-02-10T21:16:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:16:43","slug":"capital-campaign-promotes-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/capital-campaign-promotes-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"How the capital campaign promotes HCUM sustainability goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Fall every couple of weeks, green team members and supporters will be sharing some personal stories and insights on what embracing values of sustainability means to them in their own lives and as members of the Hamline Church community.\u00a0 We invite you to learn and become inspired to take further action in your own life or as a member of our community.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Mary<\/a>

Mary Kay Olson<\/p><\/div>\n

It has been both exciting and a true pleasure to support the further development of Hamline\u2019s Green Team this past year.\u00a0 From the beginning, there has been sustained interest from our team members as well as from leadership and the congregation.\u00a0 Add to this so much support from outside Hamline Church with our new partnership with the US Green Building Council and the resources they have procured on our behalf has been amazing.\u00a0 From the initial MN Annual Conference grant to experts provided for our January launch to a local engineering firm that has volunteered to create an energy model of our church to aid in potential future HVAC decisions, we are grateful recipients of this support.<\/p>\n

Our green team began its efforts this Spring with a roll out of expanded recycling that now also includes organics.\u00a0 All the paper towel waste as well as new compostable plates, utensils and cups for our weekly hospitality and other events at the church will be recycled.<\/p>\n

As we begin our \u201cSanctuary for the City and Beyond\u201d capital campaign this Fall, many of the proposed projects have a \u201cgreen\u201d element to them.\u00a0 First and foremost, the greenest building is the one already built<\/em>, so keeping up our historic structure is in itself an act of sustainability.\u00a0 The We are considering major building \u201cenvelope\u201d work (tuckpointing, possibly window replacement) which will protect our Sanctuary\u2019s interior beauty for years to come.<\/p>\n

Our first approved project initiated by our green team is new solar panels<\/em> on the education wing roof!\u00a0 We hope to offset about half our current electricity consumption with this 34kW array that will be producing renewable power by Spring 2018.\u00a0 Thanks to a Made in Minnesota State Solar Incentive program, the panels will pay for themselves in about 10 years.<\/p>\n

Our sustainable sites team has been busy envisioning campus outdoor space changes that embrace the spirit of our HCI process of being a \u201cSanctuary for the City\u201d.\u00a0 The scope of work will depend upon the amount of campaign funds raised.\u00a0 On the north lawn, a new patio for the bread oven is envisioned.\u00a0 Heading to the south side, imagine if you will next to the SPROUT garden a natural play area and outdoor Sunday School for our children instead of dumpsters and dirt.\u00a0 If you walk along the east side of the church, you will be among a meandering new sidewalk with new landscaping, trees, and sitting areas which will be doubling as a solution to our basement water infiltration problem.\u00a0 Roof water runoff will be captured in a new rain garden to the north, and piped to a storage tank to the south to water our SPROUT garden.\u00a0 With this one project, we will be both beautifying our campus and<\/em> saving money!\u00a0 We will also be helping our community by keeping storm water on our property in situ instead of sending it out through the storm sewers, lowering the demand on our city\u2019s water treatment infrastructure.<\/p>\n

As we hope you can see, so much of what we are contemplating is being \u201cgreen\u201d.\u00a0 For those of you who already recycle, bike or walk instead of drive, use energy efficient lighting in your homes, and who have brought that spirit and practice to our Hamline Church community, we invite you to consider these improvements as an expansion of your \u201cgreen\u201d values and will join us in supporting the campaign with your time, talent, and treasure.<\/p>\n

If you would like to join Hamline Church\u2019s green team, contact Diane Krueger at <\/em>dkkrueger@comcast.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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