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vent cold outside air from infiltrating
the building whenever the doors open,
leading to significant energy savings.
Waste furnace installed
The company installed a CleanBurn
Technologies furnace in 2014. The furnace
is able to burn waste motor oil, hydraulic
fluid and other engine waste to
heat the building. The company utilises
fuel from oil changes from its commercial
fleet and personal vehicles and the
auxiliary motors on its chairlifts and
other sources, meaning it can purchase
less and less propane each year. It also
limits the need for hauling its waste oil
off-site via costly, polluting trucks.
Arguably one of the most interesting
initiatives of A-Basin has been its commitment
to solar energy. It started with
the construction of the Kids Center in
2015. The south roof features a 13.5 kW
solar array, which produces about 15
MW of solar energy per season. Last
year, a second solar array was installed
at the summit, atop the Snowplume
Refuge/Patrol Headquarters building.
The array consists of 30 solar panels ca-
PHOTO COURTESY OF ARAPAHOE BASIN SKI AREA (DAVE CAMARA)
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