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Financial Considerations I Co -benefits <br />Co -benefits <br />Employee and visitor health and performance: <br />Air quality and Thermal comfort <br />The proposed decarbonization program will also enable <br />improvement of ventilation and filtration systems that are part <br />of HVAC systems being electrified. Demand control ventilation <br />can be added and optimized to better filter media. Elimination of <br />natural gas combustion removes any risk of noxious combustion <br />gasses(NOx, S02, CO)from malfunctioning exhausts, etc. Air <br />sealing the buildings, which retains tempered indoor air, has the <br />added benefit of excluding smog and wildfire smoke, as well as <br />reducing mold - a substantial benefit. Finally, City Hall currently <br />has very poor temperature control, with overheated and colder <br />work areas. The new electrified and rezoned system will enable <br />more comfortable work temperatures there. <br />Value of Improved <br />Employee and Visit f <br />Health and Performance <br />$1,027,000 <br />Employee retention - climate leadership <br />The cost of employee turnover (training, lost knowledge, etc.) <br />is significant in any organization. Employees take pride in <br />working for organizations which have integrity in reflecting <br />their values. This value stream assumes a 2 % reduction in <br />employee turnover due to its expressed climate leadership. <br />Additional Co -benefits <br />[Not Quantified] <br />Community Decarbonization Education & Leadership Decarbonization is a signal to the <br />community about the importance of the climate action goals the City has set. Specific elements <br />such as heat pumps, renewables, and efficiency measures can be used for classes etc. to inform <br />residents about zero carbon living. <br />Eliminate Gas Explosion Potential Natural gas is flammable gas that has risk of combustion. While <br />the likelihood is statistically low, the potential cost and impact is extreme. <br />Eliminate Gas Cooking Burns Natural gas is currently used for cooking in the Golf Course <br />Clubhouse. On -site combustion for cooking can lead to burns and injuries. Induction ranges <br />and electric combi-ovens(which use infrared, microwave, steam, and heat together for great <br />efficiency) reduce those risks. <br />Louisville "Brand" Louisville's decarbonization program is leading edge, and if desired, could be <br />used for publicity and to enhance the City's reputation, with likely economic development benefits. <br />Job Creation Louisville's decarbonization work will result in local employment that would not <br />otherwise occur in a business -as -usual scenario. <br />CITY OF LOUISVILLE I FINAL REPORT V3 1 INTERNAL DECARBONIZATION PLAN 123 <br />36 <br />