Elizabeth Stone House Interior Lighting Upgrade

Elizabeth Stone House Interior Lighting Upgrade
Roxbury, MA
$11,188
$0 left to fund
Project Description:
Our 15-unit inner-city family shelter gets a lot of use, and we are trying to upgrade our common-area lighting to lower energy bills.
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555,337 lbs
Lifetime Savings CO2: 555,337 lbs Energy Costs: $70,180
Lighting

Thank you for your support! This project was fully funded April 10, 2010.

More About Our Organization

Elizabeth Stone HouseThe Elizabeth Stone House helps women and families rebuild their lives after experiencing domestic violence, mental illness, substance abuse, and other forms of trauma. We provide residential and non-residential programs, as well as an emergency shelter for those who are in immediate need. Located in Roxbury, MA the Elizabeth Stone House has been serving families in the greater Boston community for the past 36 years. Learn more about us at http://www.elizabethstonehouse.org/

 

More About Our Project

This project upgrades interior lighting by installing motion sensors so that lighting is only operated when needed. This is a significant project to upgrade all of our existing interior common-area lighting which runs 24/7. 32 sensors will be installed, which control 37 lights in hallways and stairways.

 

Last year we replaced our windows, and this summer NGE provided a grant to upgrade our exterior lighting. Many thanks to NGE for helping us scope out this project and prioritize our sustainibility efforts. We are trying to save green by becoming green! Please support this project if you can because it will reduce our substantial energy bills and let us redirect those funds to helping our families.

 

NGE-Estimated Project Metrics

  • Lifetime savings are 49.71 lbs CO2 and $ $6.28 energy costs per dollar donated
  •    A $5 donation eliminates 249 lbs of CO2 and saves ESH $31.40
  •    A $25 donation eliminates 1,242 lbs of CO2 and saves ESH $157
  •    A $40.23 donation eliminates one ton of CO2 and saves ESH $252.64

 

NGE Cool Green Info

Lighting is a major electrical expense in many residences, offices, and facilities such as family shelters. Sensors that detect motion and turn on lighting, or timers that automatically turn lighting off, are a great way to lower energy use, with payback times in the 1 to 5 year range depending on the amount of electrical work required to install them. Sensors & timers work especially well for common areas such as bathrooms, hallways, and stairwells. Typical energy savings can be anywhere from 70 to 95% depending on usage.

 

Special Offers!

  • Limited time only, all project support donations 25% matched!
  • $10 project support donation earns you a sticker of your choice.
  • $25 project support donation earns you a CarbonTracker subscription. 

Comments From Project Supporters

janet lawn
from quincy
MA
One of the things that I love about the Stone House is their commitment not only to the women and families they serve, but to the greater commmunity, environment and a safe, equal and robust future for all of us.
Adam Wade
from
MA
New Generation's programs are a valuable service to our community's charities. I am pleased to support these projects.
Scott S
from San Francisco
CA
Nice to find a way to support reduced energy use.
Andrea
from Brookline
MA
Very satisfying to see right on the website how a donation will help contribute to a fund-raising goal for a specific project -- good idea!
Pamela S.
from Medford
MA
Great idea! Everyone wins.
Anonymous
from Cambridge
MA
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Anonymous
from Boston
MA
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Wilson Rickerson
from Boston
MA
It's great to be able to help organizations in the local community save money and improve the environment.
Jan Hunter
from Boston
MA
NGE makes donating to a good cause - like renewable energy, so easy to do and so critical for the environment! With just one click you can help to make a difference!!!
Anonymous
from Medford
MA
You guys are doing everything that we all should be doing: giving to those in need, making communities more sustainable, and creating a healthier world. Keep it up.
Yuki
from Cambridge
MA
The Elizabeth Stone House serves a vital need. Keeping energy costs under control will enable them to spend more on their support programs and less on overhead expenses.
Meg Ruskin
from Springfield
MA
This is cool! I hope they get the funding quickly. Family shelters never get enough funds, and the way they are used with so many people living in them, I am sure the energy bills are huge.