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The Green Sanctuary Congregational Audit

This audit will establish a baseline for comparison with the next time we do an audit in 2-3 years time.  So please be honest — say what you really do, not what you plan to do or think you ought to be doing.  It may be filled out on paper or online at http://fpsudbury.org/wiki/GreenSanctuary/InternalAudit.

First tell us the Scope of your answers:

    Are you answering for: just yourself, or your household of people?

Household Survey Items. Have you done this?  Results?

    Home:
    Trash/recycling: Use dump/transfer station, or have curbside pickup?
    Do you segregate and recycle/reuse/donate/compost/turn-in all state mandated items?
         #1-2 plastics   #3-7 and other plastics   glass bottles   metal
         packing peanuts   styrofoam  motor oil  wood   yard waste
         kitchen waste   fluorescent bulbs   returnable containers
         corrugated cardboard   newspaper   other paper   plastic bags
         toxic batteries (lead, button, ni-cad)   electronics
         mercury containing devices (old thermometers, thermostats, etc.)
         toxic material (paint, cleaners, solvents, etc.)   construction waste
         refrigerators, air-conditioners (contain Fluorocarbon refrigerants)
         reusable items (give to Put&Take, Good Will, neighbors, etc.)
    Furnace/Boiler: annual efficiency check/adjust
    Filters: replace at recommended intervals on furnace/AC
    How old is your furnace/boiler?
    What is the setpoint on your water heater?
    Install auto-setback thermostats
    Water conserving toilets? Year installed?
    Have you replaced most lights with compact fluorescents?
    Do you have double/triple Window glazing?   Thermal blinds?
    In summer, what temperature do you set the A/C?
    What is your daytime temperature setting for heating?
    What is your nighttime temperature setting for heating?
    How much attic insulation?  Inches or R-value ?
    Washer: front-load or top-load?
    Do you wait until the dishwasher is full to run a load?
    Do you use energy-saver drying on the dishwasher?
    Do you have faucet aerators?
    Have you had a Home Energy Audit done?
         If so have you followed the recommendations?
    Have you insulated your hot water pipes in your basement?
    How old is your refrigerator?    Is it an energy saver model?

    Eating:
    Do you use paper or cloth napkins?
    Do you eat meat?  How many days/week?
    % meat eaten which is naturally raised?
    Do you have a vegetable garden?
    % grains and vegetables organic or local?

    Landscaping:
    removed invasive plants?
    Plant native species
    Do you hire landscapers who use powered leaf blowers?
    What do you put on your lawn?
       fertilizers  organic approved?
       pesticides  organic approved?
       herbicides  organic approved?
    What do you put on your gardens?
       fertilizers  organic approved?
       pesticides  organic approved?
       herbicides  organic approved?
    Do you water your lawn? Days/year?
    Automatic underground sprinkler system in use?
    Do you compost yard waste? kitchen waste?

    Recreation:
    How many miles do you fly on vacation annually? (2 people x 5000 miles = 10000 miles).
    Do you own: powerboat? snowmobile? jet-ski?

    Driving:
    How often do you carpool to:
    % work?   % meetings?   % kids events?
    Miles traveled using public transportation in the past year.
    Do you turn off headlights in the daylight? (see the reason)
    Avoid fast starts and stops?
    Check tires regularly for proper inflation pressure?
     
    For each of your cars/SUVs/trucks please say:
    • How many miles/year is it driven?
    • What is its real average fuel mileage?
    • How old is it?
    • Is it a hybrid or biodiesel vehicle?
    • Will you replace it with a more fuel efficient vehicle?

    miles driven/yearreal mpgAgeHybrid/Biodiesel?Plan to replace?
    vehicle 1
    vehicle 2
    vehicle 3
    vehicle 4

    Electrical/Computer Related:
    Do you:
    shut down computers/printers/TVs not in use?
    turn off lights in empty rooms?
    turn off outside lights when no one is expected?
    use recycled paper whenever possible?
    use double sided printing when possible?
    avoid colored paper?
    purchase papers (printer, towels, toilet) containing high % post-consumer recycled?

Environmental Memberships Audit:

Do you Support with $$ and/ or your volunteer time ?

    Local/Regional:
     $$  time
    Mass Audubon
    Sudbury Valley Trustees
    Trustees of Reservations
    New England Wildflower Society
    Sierra Club
    Appalachian Mountain Club
    Adirondack (ADK) Mtn Club
    Sudbury Earth Decade Committee
    Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
    Ocean Conservancy
    New England Wind Fund
    Habitat for Humanity
    UU Mass Action
    Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN)
    Others:
    National/International:
     $$  time
    National Audubon Society
    Defenders of Wildlife
    Friends of the Earth
    Greenpeace
    National Parks and Conservation Association
    National Resources Defense Council
    National Wildlife Federation
    Sierra Club
    The Nature Conservancy
    Water Environment Federation
    The Wilderness Society
    World Wildlife Fund
    Worldwatch Society
    UU Ministry for Earth
    Others:

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Revision 23.  Last edited Thu 15 May 2008 10:02am by TomYelton
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