Onondaga County

County Programs

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Save The Rain

Onondaga County’s Climate Action Plan

Energy

Maximize the energy efficiency and use of renewable energy at County facilities.

Green Building

Green Building Products

Facilities Management’s designers & trade staff regularly consider the use of green building methods & materials for self- performed projects and in association with outside consultants.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

• Renovation work on existing buildings uses LEED Silver criteria as a baseline.
• New Construction projects are to be designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.

Specific Sustainable Projects

Composting

Civic Center Cafeteria (pre-consumer)

Energy Efficient Lighting

• Branch Libraries
• Civic Center – various renovations, elevator lobbies (LED)
• County Office Building – 2013-2014 renovations (LED)
• MetroWater, Parks and WEB facilities
• Oncenter parking garage
• Oncenter parking lot (LED)
• Public Safety Building – various renovations (LED)
• War Memorial Arena (LED)

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Oncenter parking lot

Energy Saving

• Heat Recovery for Justice Center Hot Water
• Improved Chilled Water Piping
• Variable Speed Drives at various locations (reduces motor energy use)
• War Memorial Cooling Tower Energy Star Appliances
• Various renovations

Green Vegetative Roof

• Erie Canal Museum Visitors Center
• Hazard Branch Library
• Jamesville Correctional Facility War Memorial Cistern System
• Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center

Misc.

• Big Belly Trash Compactor – Oncenter Convention Center, Rosamond Gifford Zoo
• Water Bottle Filling Stations – current and future renovations
• Dyson Airblade hand dryers – Board of Elections, Atrium Public Bathrooms, DA Office

Recycling

• War Memorial
• Aluminum / Glass / Paper Rainwater Reuse Cistern System
• Batteries
• Light Bulbs
• Metals
• Paints

Rain Gardens to Collect Roof Runoff

• Board of Elections
• Erie Canal Museum
• Beauchamp, Hazard, Mundy, Petit and White Library branches

Porous Pavement

• Onondaga County parking lot B
• Oncenter parking lot

Solar Panels
Beaver Lake Nature Center

Rainwater Reuse

War Memorial Cistern System – collects rainwater and snowmelt from roof for arena ice

War Memorial Arena – LED Lighting

Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center – Green Vegetative Roof

War Memorial – Rainwater Reuse Cistern System

Beaver Lake Nature Center – Solar Panels

Current & Future Renovations – Water Bottle Filling Station

Oncenter Parking Lot – Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Oncenter Convention Center – Big Belly Trash Compactor

Civic Center Atrium – Trash and Recycling Receptacles

Civic Center Atrium – OCRRA Battery Recycling

Civic Center Atrium Bathrooms – Dyson Airblade Hand Dryer