Early in 2024 the Trustees Committee came to the Meeting with a proposal to replace the old oil-fired furnace in the Meetinghouse with a new clean electric heat-pump based system for heating and cooling. The Meeting then gave us approval to go ahead with the project.
That project is now completed, and we have the new system in place and working in the Meetinghouse. Because this new system both filters the air and automatically provides fresh air as well, there is no longer a need to open windows in the cold weather nor for the fans in the balcony windows, thus providing a quieter space. We are still learning how best to manage the system and welcome any comments that people have.
Although cooling in the summer is an option, we hope to rely mostly on natural ventilation in the warmer weather rather than running air conditioning unnecessarily.
Note that since we are using 100% green electricity through the City of Cambridge, this represents a major reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions.
Mark Webster and David White
Co-Clerks of Trustees Committee
trustees@fmcquqaker.org
