The church was one of organizations honored yesterday during a ceremony in Chicago.
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center presented Sustainability Awards to organizations in Illinois that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through outstanding and innovative sustainability practices. ISTC is a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois.
First Presbyterian was honored for its efforts to use more efficient lighting, installing programmable thermostat, modernizing the heating and air conditioning system updating steam traps, and water pumps. The old inefficient, and leaking windows in the gym also were replaced.
First Presbyterian is the first church to ever win an Illinois Sustainability Award. Other local organizations among those winning an
Illinois Sustainability Award are:
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, Riggs Beer Company in Urbana, and Smart Energy Design Assistance Center in Champaign.