Same Old Design, But With A New Twist!

[I.J. Reilly]

The Church unveiled a new meetinghouse in Farmington today that obtained an LEED silver certification. The building comes equipped with solar panels, tank-less water heaters, motion-sensitive light switches, xeriscaping, and (my personal favorite) specifically marked stalls for hybrid and other energy-efficient vehicles, among other energy saving features.

Overall, I'm happy to see the Church jumping on this bandwagon. Hopefully, it will inspire others to make greater personal commitments to energy saving. My bet is that it won't be long before you can get utility credits for unused converted power that gets reverted back to the grid in Utah.

[Tim]

The Church unveiled a new meetinghouse in Farmington today that obtained an LEED silver certification. The building comes equipped with solar panels, tank-less water heaters, motion-sensitive light switches, xeriscaping, and (my personal favorite) specifically marked stalls for hybrid and other energy-efficient vehicles, among other energy saving features.

Overall, I'm happy to see the Church jumping on this bandwagon. Hopefully, it will inspire others to make greater personal commitments to energy saving. My bet is that it won't be long before you can get utility credits for unused converted power that gets reverted back to the grid in Utah.

Surely the constitution is hanging by a thread now, what with Church leaders acting like a bunch of liberals. WWLS? (What would Lifi say?)

[Indy Coug]

Surely the constitution is hanging by a thread now, what with Church leaders acting like a bunch of liberals. WWLS? (What would Lifi say?)

Did the government force the church to do this?

[falafel]

That xeriscaping is horrible. light gray/white rocks? Ugh.



Also, I see some grass in this picture.

[Rosebud]

I sure hope the bishops remembered to put windows on the doors.

[creekster]

That xeriscaping is horrible. light gray/white rocks? Ugh.



Also, I see some grass in this picture.

Thois rocks will be GREAT fun when the cub scouts are waiting outside to get picked up by parents.

[creekster]

I sure hope the bishops remembered to put windows on the doors.

I doubrt the bishops had much to do with that decision.

[Rosebud]

Thois rocks will be GREAT fun when the cub scouts are waiting outside to get picked up by parents.

We're progressive, remember? Soon there won't be any more cub scouts.

[SuperGabers]

If the church starts saving money this way, perhaps what we are asked to pay in tithes will decrease...

[creekster]

We're progressive, remember? Soon there won't be any more cub scouts.

I think my correlated background prevetns me from understanding that comment. It is such a burden.

[1337coug]

The Church unveiled a new meetinghouse in Farmington today that obtained an LEED silver certification. The building comes equipped with solar panels, tank-less water heaters, motion-sensitive light switches, xeriscaping, and (my personal favorite) specifically marked stalls for hybrid and other energy-efficient vehicles, among other energy saving features.

Overall, I'm happy to see the Church jumping on this bandwagon. Hopefully, it will inspire others to make greater personal commitments to energy saving. My bet is that it won't be long before you can get utility credits for unused converted power that gets reverted back to the grid in Utah.

my ward will be moving into that church next month. The energy efficient vehicle only parking ended up getting nixed. For months we've been hearing about all the fancy new things that are in the church, there's apparently a lot more than the things you've listed. I'll dig up this thread once I actually go through it if anyone wants to hear more about it.

[Rosebud]

I think my correlated background prevetns me from understanding that comment. It is such a burden.

I do so hope that you recover from this travesty of a tragedy.

[Rosebud]

I doubrt the bishops had much to do with that decision.

why is that? they're the dudes in charge. they seemed pretty excited about everything else in the article.

[All-American]

why is that? they're the dudes in charge. they seemed pretty excited about everything else in the article.

Presiding Bishopric (H. David Burton) is not the same thing as a ward bishop.

[Fiyero]

If the church starts saving money this way, perhaps what we are asked to pay in tithes will decrease...

Maybe they're planning ahead, and believe the recession will get worse and tithes will plunge.