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On behalf of the DVRPC Circuit Rider Program Practical Energy Solutions (PES) performed an energy assessment of the Upper Darby Administration Building. The Upper Darby Township administration building (45,034 ft2) is a 1929 heavy masonry block building with offices, conference rooms, a large hearing room, a parking garage, and storage space. It is typically occupied about 50 hours per week. PES evaluated…

On behalf of the DVRPC Circuit Rider Program Practical Energy Solutions (PES) performed an energy assessment of the Cheltenham Township Administration Building. PES evaluated the building’s HVAC, lighting, and envelope for opportunities to save energy at this building. PES identified significant opportunities to improve and upgrade the building’s steam heating system. Additional recommendations were…

On behalf of the DVRPC Circuit Rider Program Practical Energy Solutions (PES) performed an energy assessment of the Phoenixville Borough Civic Center. The Phoenixville Borough Civic Center (estimated at 32,160 ft2) is a multiuse recreational facility with an attached high-bay gymnasium constructed in 1908. PES identified a three-step strategy to improve operational control and efficiency of the buildings…

On behalf of the DVRPC Circuit Rider Program Practical Energy Solutions (PES) performed an energy assessment of the Nether Providence Township Administration Building. The Nether Providence Township Administration Building (10,200 ft2) is a multiuse facility with administrative offices, a council meeting room, finance offices, and the police department. The building is a 1902 stone barn renovated in…

On behalf of the DVRPC Circuit Rider Program Practical Energy Solutions (PES) performed an energy assessment of the Horsham Township Library Building. The Horsham Township Library Building (28,000 ft2) is a modern, one-story building constructed in 2004, and is occupied 65 hours per week. PES performed a general walkthrough of the Horsham Township library and an analysis of the library’s stack lighting…

This memorandum is the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC’s) eighth review of the status of supplemental projects for major Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) capacity-adding projects in the region's Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs). Congestion Management Process (CMP) staff reviewed all projects in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2019 TIP for New Jersey and the draft FY2017-2020…

This guide highlights best practices and lessons learned from municipal energy management projects in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2013 and 2014, DVRPC worked with nine municipalities in southeastern Pennsylvania to provide direct technical assistance with measuring, analyzing, and developing implementation strategies for energy management in municipal buildings. The goal of energy management is to…

This guide is intended to assist local and county governments, community groups, and non-profit organizations in the Delaware Valley Region to identify federal, state, regional, county, and private sources of funding for locally initiated planning and development projects. The programs are listed in alphabetical order and cover topical areas of disaster and pollution mitigation, energy conservation,…

This effort builds scenarios off a set of Future Forces of change in Greater Philadelphia. Future Forces may accelerate or reverse current trends, or create new ones that significantly impact demographics, development patterns, use of the regional transportation system, the economy, and/or the environment. These Future Forces were identified collaboratively by the Greater Philadelphia Futures Group…

Roads maintained by counties and municipalities are the site of approximately 40% of all crashes in the nine-county Delaware Valley, however many safety programs focus on state and interstate highways. This newsletter provides engineers, planners, and other staff members at counties and municipalities analysis and pointers on what can be done in this region to improve safety.