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Medford library will save energy The new Medford library project won't go to bid until April, but Jackson County plans to make the structure energy efficient before breaking ground. Wednesday, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement with Pacific Power that could result in an $79,215 reimbursement. The county agreed to install recommended energy saving equipment and measures for the new library to qualify for the reimbursement. Examples include adding efficient lighting, exterior shading, a multi-stage evaporative cooling system and occupancy sensors integrated into the electrical and heating systems. Library architects Fletcher, Farr and Ayotte and engineering firm Hatten/Johnson and Associates have taken inventory of the energy-saving measures and a plan has been developed. According to Pacific Power spokesman Monte Mendenhall, the agreement is part of the Enhanced Oregon Energy Efficiency Program. "We work with them on the design of equipment in the building," Mendenhall added. "We look at anything electrical." According to Deputy County Administrator Dave Kanner, the Medford library project is slightly behind schedule because of the protracted process of gaining approval for the project from Medford's Sight Plan and Architectural Review Commission. However, Kanner said the county hopes to break ground sometime in June. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.