# Robinson School building Committee - October 13th, 2026 | Westford, MA

The Robinson School Building Committee meeting, titled October 13, 2026 (the metadata lists October 15, 2026), reviewed invoices and the school project’s HVAC options. The committee approved invoices for LVA and Vert.Ex; the motion states a total of approximately $15,375.10, although the transcript contains a conflicting, garbled amount. A previously paid $540 printing expense for yard signs was also noted. After reviewing first costs, lifecycle costs, energy performance, and potential incentives, the committee voted to move forward with Option B: a hybrid geothermal system using 60 wells. The sustainability working group had recommended this option as an efficient, cost-effective choice with some system redundancy. Incentive estimates discussed included an MSBA Green Schools incentive of about 3% of eligible costs (illustrated at roughly $3.6 million), a federal IRA incentive estimated at 5% of HVAC costs, and Mass Save incentives; these were described as conditional or preliminary. Pursuing the Mass Save Path 1 threshold may require additional energy modeling, with an estimated town share of about $17,500, and was not treated as necessary to the system selection.

The committee also reviewed updated site evaluation criteria and discussed forthcoming cost estimates and a later preferred-site decision. Rooftop solar will be analyzed during schematic design; whether it is funded directly by the town or through a power purchase agreement remains undecided. Priority-repair estimates were introduced, including discussion of differences between earlier estimates and updated figures, but the transcript ends before that review is completed. Other votes approved prior executive-session minutes for public release and the September 29, 2026 meeting minutes.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Sources
- [Robinson School building Committee - October 13th, 2026 | Westford, MA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTy_t8Yu1vg) - WestfordCAT