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Long Branch Nature Center
Long Branch Nature Center includes live animal exhibits and a classroom in addition to its outdoor gardens and trails. A lighting retrofit completed in mid-2009 cut energy use here by 10%. In early 2012, AIRE replaced the heat pumps, along with some other weatherization improvements. Long Branch used nearly 30% less energy in 2012 than in 2011.
See the data and information below for more on the energy use and savings associated with this building.
Energy Use by Month (2007-2012)
Annual Energy Use Intensity*
Energy Snapshot
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Address
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5613 7th St. S. |
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Building Use
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Community Center |
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Current Size
(sq. ft.) |
3,370 |
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Year Built / Major Renovation
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1940 |
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Annual Electric Usage
(kWh) |
2007: 82,834 2008: 86,634 2009: 78,308 2010: 91,340 2011: 91,018 2012: 64,873 |
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Annual Natural Gas Usage
(therms) |
NA |
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Site Energy Intensity
(BTUs/sq. ft.) |
2007: 83,866 2008: 87,714 2009: 79,284 2010: 92,478 2011: 92,152 2012: 65,682 |
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Source Energy Intensity
(BTUs/sq. ft.) |
2007: 280,114 2008: 292,964 2009: 264,808 2010: 308,878 2011: 307,789 2012: 219,376 |
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Carbon Footprint
(metric tons CO2 equivalent) |
2007: 45 2008: 47 2009: 43 2010: 50 2011: 50 2012: 35 |
| NA |
*Site energy intensity is the amount of energy (electricity and natural gas) consumed per square foot of gross building area.
