Retrofit Vernon AME's fixtures to LED room by room

The audit's biggest single line for a building like Vernon AME is usually lighting — old tubes and incandescents burning through the utility budget in rooms used every day. A room-by-room LED retrofit at reachable heights is quiet, visible stewardship of the congregation's money. Standard: ENERGY STAR congregations lighting guidance; SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy). Proof: per-room before/after photos plus the wattage change log Method (ENERGY STAR congregations lighting guidance; SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy).): 1. Confirm the trustee invitation and work from the audit's lighting list. 2. Replace reachable lamps and tubes with compatible LED units, power off at each fixture. 3. Verify each retrofit lights correctly and label ballast-bypass fixtures per the kit instructions. 4. Record the wattage change per room for the trustees. 5. Photograph each retrofitted room and the wattage log, GPS-tagged and dated. Done when: per-room before/after photos plus the wattage change log

Where

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

Pay

$340 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

per-room before/after photos plus the wattage change log

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-18

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.