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Historic Medford. History of Medford. Founded in 1630, 4th oldest English settlement in AmericaEstablished as a City in 1892Medford was a leader in the Clipper Ship building industry and also manufactured brick and tile Also famous for it's "Medford Rum" and "Medford Crackers". About Medford. Located 5 miles north west of Boston8.64 square milesPopulation 55,765Primary LanguagesEnglishItalianPortuguese.
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1. Making a City Energy Efficient Experiences from the City of Medford
3. History of Medford Founded in 1630, 4th oldest English settlement in America
Established as a City in 1892
Medford was a leader in the Clipper Ship building industry and also manufactured brick and tile
Also famous for it's "Medford Rum" and "Medford Crackers"
4. About Medford Located 5 miles north west of Boston
8.64 square miles
Population 55,765
Primary Languages
English
Italian
Portuguese
5. Medford Demographics-Race White 86.5%
Black African American 6.1%
Native American 0.1%
Asian 3.9%
Other Race 1.1%
Two or more Races 2.3%
6. Medford Demographics-Age 0-19 years 21.1%
20-35 years 24.7%
35-54 years 28.0%
55-64 years 8.8%
65+ years 17.3%
7. Medfords Energy Efficiency History August 1999: ICLEI Cities for Climate Change
September 1999: Creation of Medford Energy Task Force
October 1999: Solar Panels installed at City Hall and High School
October 1999-City Hall Retrofits and Conversion to Natural Gas heat
8. Medfords Energy Efficiency History January 2001: Hire Energy Efficiency Coordinator
October 2001: First City in Commonwealth with approved Climate Action Plan
March 2002: Join Rebuild Massachusetts/ Rebuild America Campaign
September 2002: Begin benchmarking building energy performance
9. How Medford is doing it Full-time staff
Interns/volunteers
Grants
Administrative & Financial Support
Partnerships
Press coverage
10. Traffic Lights Converted to LEDs
Utility rebates
Mayor behind 100%
11. Biodiesel Pilot Study at Cemetery
Comparable Costs
12. Electric Vehicles Clean Cities Coalition
Ford Th!nk Neighbor
Five FREE vehicles
Replace maintenance vehicles
13. Solar Panels at Hormel Stadium No money
Local Contractor donates time and expertise
Municipal Workers install
14. Building Retrofits/Conversions Retrofits
Lighting Retrofits at City Hall, Public Safety Building, Library
New Windows at Public Safety Building Conversions
Natural Gas Heat at High School, City Hall, Fire Stations
All new schools have natural gas heat
15. City Hall Example
16. Rebuild Assistance Energy Management System Analysis
Grant money
internship
Building Analysis
Educational Campaign
17. Future Endeavors with Rebuild Assistance Environmental Education in Schools
Community Outreach to local residents and businesses
Regional Energy Fair
New Department
More staff
18. Keys to Success Helpful to have a plan
Need a champion, preferably elected official or decision maker
Partnerships: Rebuild Massachusetts and others
Publicity
19. Contact Information
Kim Lundgren, Environmental Agent
City of Medford, MA
781-393-2137
klundgren@medford.org