As part of an effort to encourage local builders and developers to adopt more sustainable standards for their projects, Breckenridge Town Council discussed one of the larger public energy-users in the town - the new parking structure on the South Gondola Lot.
In recent weeks, council members have met with the building community about a potential new outdoor energy mitigation plan. The goal of this plan would be to more closely regulate the use of outdoor energy in amenities like heated driveways, outdoor fireplaces and hot tubs and the carbon pollution they emit.
According to the building plan for the parking structure there is 30,270 square feet of heated sidewalks and pavement in the garage. According to commercial draft calculator for the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program that calculates the in-lieu fees for projects, based on the area of heated technology installed into the sidewalks, the town would pay $3.48 million in fees for the energy use in the structure.
The town wants to prohibit you from building an outdoor hot tub, fire pit or a heated driveway, yet they just build the biggest project in town that uses an incredible amount of energy. Oops.
