Walk Vernon AME Church with the energy checklist and list its savings (2026-07-18)

Vernon AME Church on Greenwood Avenue is the survivor — the basement held through the 1921 massacre and the congregation has carried north Tulsa ever since. A century-old sanctuary also carries century-old utility bills. A respectful walk-through audit with the trustees lists exactly where sealing, lighting, and fixture money would go furthest, and it opens this board's whole fix series for the building. Standard: ENERGY STAR congregations program checklist; SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy). Proof: photo-documented findings list ranked with the trustees Method (ENERGY STAR congregations program checklist; SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy).): 1. Confirm the invitation with the church trustees and walk the building together with the checklist. 2. Check doors, windows, and penetrations for drafts, and note lighting types and fixture flow rates room by room. 3. Rank the findings by cost and payback with the trustees. 4. Leave the church the ranked list matched to the fix packets on this board. 5. Photograph each finding, GPS-tagged and dated. Done when: photo-documented findings list ranked with the trustees

Where

Vernon AME Church, 311 N Greenwood Ave, Tulsa, OK 74120

Pay

$80 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

photo-documented findings list ranked with the trustees

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-17

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: ASHRAE Level 1 energy audit

Bring

• tablet/clipboard
• tape measure
• light meter (lighting scope)
• clamp thermometer (refrigeration scope)
• 12-month utility bills
• camera
• ladder + spotter (high fixtures)

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the address; arrange a staff escort for mechanical/back-of-house.
2. 2. Photograph HVAC, lighting, envelope, and any in-scope systems.
3. 3. Inventory systems: HVAC type + age; lighting fixture count/type/wattage; refrigeration units; envelope condition.
4. 4. Summarize 12 months of utility use (kWh / therms) from the bills.
5. 5. Take the in-scope measurements (light levels, unit temperatures, seal condition).
6. 6. Rank no-cost/low-cost measures, then capital measures, with rough savings logic.
7. 7. Enter inventory, measurements, utility summary, photos, and the ranked measure list; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Knob-and-tube, ungrounded or overheated wiring, scorched outlets, or a hot electrical panel -> STOP: do not operate the circuit; route to a licensed electrician and restrict use (NEC / fire hazard).
• Gas odor, or a combustion appliance with absent/blocked venting (backdrafting / CO risk) -> STOP: evacuate, ventilate, call the gas utility. The agent escalates, never relights or adjusts gas.
• Any live-electrical/gas hazard -> document, do not touch, flag for a licensed pro.
• Refrigeration unit out of food-safe range -> flag as both energy and food-safety risk.
• Suspected asbestos/lead in materials -> flag and stop.

What counts as done

• System inventory complete for the in-scope equipment
• 12-month utility use summary recorded
• In-scope measurements recorded with units
• Ranked no-cost/low-cost + capital measure list produced

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.