The board of the Astor Theatre in Liverpool says that 2024 will be the year they get serious about securing funding for a modern HVAC system.
The 122-year-old building has only ceiling fans in its performance space, making it mighty steamy in the middle of the summer.
The Astor Theatre Society board announced at their annual general meeting on Monday night that it plans to go after federal and provincial funding this year to make the whole building more energy-efficient and to install a state-of-the-art heat pump system.
That system would keep the Astor cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They also plan to replace windows, reinsulate the roof and change all lighting to energy-efficient LEDs.
The board said the Astor is in good shape financially, with a strong start at the box office in 2024.
