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Green Lights & ENERGY
STAR Special Supplement
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Green Lights &, ENERGY STAR
participants profit from
market- opportunities and
prevent pollution at the
same time. Also find
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voluntary
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Green Lights
UPOlATE
EDITION
"These successes are only the beginning of a
better way to do business, save energy,
improve our economy, and our
environment."
- Mary Nichols
Mapping out Opportunities
for Poflution Prevention
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Mapping Out Marketing
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Highlights from the
Day's Sessions
Launch of New
Voluntary Programs
Celebrating the Successes
of Partners and Allies
Achievements of Partner
and Ally of the Year Winners
Online
The Green Lights Update is
a free monthly publication
with a circulation of over
35,000. Recipients of the
Update include, Green Lights participants,
program prospects, members of Congress,
and interested members of the general
public. Receipt of this publication is not an
indication that your organization is a par-
ticipant. To add your name to the subscrip-
tion list or, to find out how to join Green
Lights, call the Green Lights/ ENERGY
STAR Hotline at 202 775-6650.
Although publication of all submissions is
not guaranteed, the Update encourages
Partners, Allies, and Endorsers to submit
articles of interest and/or to provide input
for future issues. Please keep in mind that
EPA seeks only to promote energy effi-
ciency and does not endorse any particu-
lar product or service. If your organization
would like to submit material for publica-
tion in the Green Lignts Update, please fax
material to Eric Carlson at 202 233-9578
or send materials to: Update Editor, EPA
Green Lights (62Q2J), 401 M Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20460.
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ver 450 Green Lights and ENERGY
\J STAR program participants gathered
in Washington, DC on April 10, 1995 to
participate in an EPA forum that cele-
brated pollution prevention programs and
considered new options for voluntary par-
ticipation. Participants from Fortune 500
firms, small companies, and public and
non-profit organizations from across the
country joined EPA's Atmospheric Pollu-
tion Prevention Division (APPD) to map
out opportunities for the next decade,
launch new programs, applaud program
successes, and explore the challenges of
the future.
With the forum theme of Profitable
Market Opportunities for Pollution Pre-
vention, John Hoffman, EPA APPD
Director, discussed in the plenary session
how profit is a strong motivating force
which can have a tremendous effect on
improving our environment. In order to
create opportunities for profit and envi-
ronmental benefits, Hoffman explained,
EPA seeks to remove the barriers, such as
budgetary constraints and a lack of infor-
mation on new technologies, that often
prevent companies from taking advantage
of the many profitable pollution preven-
tion opportunities that exist right now.
Green Lights is a perfect example of how
EPA removes barriers by providing Part-
ners and Allies with the needed informa-
tion to upgrade their lighting.
"EPA provides information to Green
Lights Partners about energy-efficient
technologies by working with them, not
by telling them what to do," said Hoffman
in explaining why programs such as Green
Lights are successful.
Hoffman presented the Division's '
Vision for 2000, stating the future goals of •
various APPD pollution prevention pro-
grams. Green Lights program goals for
the year 2000 include recruiting 5800 par-
ticipants and 15 billion square feet into the
program. Hoffman said that all programs
are expected to grow tremendously by the
year 2000 with the help of increased mar-
keting efforts and assistance from EPA.'. ..„'
"We never stop marketing," said Hoff-
man. "When they (Partners) sign the
Memorandum of Understanding, it's-just
the beginning."
For five years, EPA's APPD has
worked with organizations and businesses
of all types to create and implement new
and innovative voluntary partnership pro-
grams. These partnerships have helped to
position the United States as a global
leader in profitable air pollution preven-
tion. Program participants have achieved
measurable economic and environmental
successes through their participation in
Green Lights, ENERGY STAR Com-
puters and Office Equipment, ENERGY
STAR Buildings, and methane reduction
and recovery programs.
Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator,
EPA Office of Air & Radiation, high-
lighted in her speech that many companies
represented at the Forum have successfully
demonstrated that money can be made
while preventing pollution.
"These successes are only the begin-
ning of a better way to do business, save
energy, improve our economy, and our
environment," said Nichols.
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Forum Highlights
Forum breakout sessions covered a
variety of topics and allowed attendees to
hear success stories from program partici-
pants and learn more about the new pro-
grams. Highlights from the sessions are
mentioned below:
ENERGY STAR
Products Identification
ENERGY STAR Products have made
their mark; they are in the marketplace
and being well received. This session
focused on EPAs strategy for the future of
the Division's new voluntary programs and
discussed methods to expand and explore
existing marketing opportunities.
Linda Latham, Energy Star Programs
Team Leader, who led the session, said
"My goal is that in two years people will
see the ENERGY STAR logo and think
at the very least, energy-efficient, pollu-
tion prevention, cost-effectiveness and
same or better performance."
ENERGY STAR
Transformers
Distribution transformers are the
devices which convert electricity from the
voltages found on utility transmission and
distribution systems to the voltages used in
business and residences. This session gave
an opportunity to answer any questions
about the new ENERGY STAR Trans-
former program and outlined
how utilities can promote energy-efficient
transformers in the commercial and indus-
trial markets.
ENERGY STAR Copiers
For several hours each day, copiers are
sitting idle, wasting large amounts of
energy. New ENERGY STAR copiers
have a function that allows them to turn off
after a period of inactivity. Attendees dis-
cussed marketing strategies for ENERGY
STAR equipment and received answers to
their questions about energy-efficient
ENERGY STAR Copiers.
Marketing With Stars: Opportunities
for Teaming Up With ENERGY
STAR in the Residential Market
There are many opportunities to
market ENERGY STAR products in the
residential market-
place. In this session, ;: t,
attendees collectively
explored ways to suc-
cessfully market
ENERGY STAR
products and ideas in
the residential mar-
ketplace. Attendees
also discussed how to
make these products
and technologies
affordable for the
homemaker.
Voluntary
Partnerships for
the Residential Market
Through a new set of voluntary part-
nerships, EPA plans to transform the resi-
dential market for appliances. This new
voluntary program will provide for prod-
uct identification through the Energy Star
logo, innovative financing and utility
billing, and public recognition for the con-
tributions of program partners.
Maximizing Green
Lights Participation
Marketing your accomplishments is the
next step after completing lighting up-
grades. New and seasoned Green Lights
participants gathered in this session to pre-
sent real-life public relations success stories
and to discuss the pros and cons of imple-
Alan Rose, Energy Programs Manager forJC Penney Co., discusses his
company's involvement in the ENERGY STAR Buildings program durin
the forum's "Opportunities Beyond Green Lights: ENERGY STAR
Buildings" breakout session. JG Penney's Cumberland Mall store in
Atlanta, GA is an ENERGY STAR Showcase Building.
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mentmg PR around Green Lights. Round-
table discussions explored public relations
issues as they relate to various types of
organizations and how PR can positively
affect lighting upgrades. Internationally
recognized environmental marketing con-
sultant, Jacquie Ottman, moderated this
lively discussion which provided concrete
suggestions on how to make the most of
Green Lights participation.
Green Lights Allies
In this session, roundtable discussions
provided an opportunity for both EPA
and attending Allies to learn from each
other and seek ways to enhance the cur-
rent Green Lights Ally program. The ses-
sion focused on working together to find
ways for Allies to use their membership in
the Green Lights program to profitably
expand their market base.
Opportunities Beyond Green Lights:
ENERGY STAR Buildings
This session focused on why and how
EPA is encouraging building owners to
voluntarily implement profitable energy-
efficiency improvements throughout their
buildings. Session attendees learned that
Green Lights lighting upgrades are just
the first step of the ENERGY STAR
Buildings program's recommended five-
step plan for maximizing energy savings
and increasing the bottom line.
ENERGY STAR
Buildings: New
Markets for Energy-
Efficient Equipment
The ENERGY STAR
Buildings program is ex-
pected to significantly in-
crease the demand for
energy-efficient equipment
and services. An assess-
ment of the size of this potential market
and a discussion of potential opportunities
were included in this session as well.
Market Opportunities in
Landfill Energy Recovery
The are more than 120 landfill energy
recovery facilities currently converting
methane gas into electricity, medium-
BTU gas or other fuels. EPA estimates
that an additional 700 landfills can eco-
nomically recover methane for use as an
energy source. This session highlighted
the market opportunities that exist in
both the U.S. and overseas, and included
presentations from Charter program par-
ticipants.
Landfill Energy
Recovery Success Stories
Many creative solutions have been
developed to overcome the barriers that
prevent otherwise economic landfill
energy recovery projects from going for-
ward. Brief presentations on several solu-
tions were given several projects on how to
structure projects to make them attractive
to the financial community. HI
Johnson & Johnson's Corporate Energy Director Harry Kauffman speaks
about how Johnson & Johnson benefits from EPA's pollution prevention
program during the forum's "Preventing Pollution Makes Cents" session.
Since joining the program in 1991 .Johnson & Johnson has reduced its
energy costs by $2.85 million and prevented the generation of 101.2
million pounds ofC02.
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Gr^en Lights
U P D Alt E
EDITION
New Voluntary Programs
Promote Energy-Efficiency
II Jjany pollution prevention programs
If lare just beginning. In addition to
highlighting the accomplishments of
existing voluntary programs, the forum
served as a vehicle for introducing the
division's newest programs. By utilizing a
progressive, practical, and proactive
approach to environmental protection,
EPA is committed to continuing its search
to find profitable solutions for pollution
prevention — solutions that will help to
create new jobs, encourage economic
investment, establish new product mar-
kets, and promote innovative energy-effi-
cient technologies. These 10 new
programs are helping the lead the way.
"With these voluntary programs, we are
substituting knowledge for energy and
brain power for burning things,"
- John Hoffman, Director, EPA, APPD
ENERGY STAR Buildings
Building on the success of Green Lights, this energy-efficiency program for existing commercial buildii%s focuses on the prof-
itable investment opportunities available in most buildings, using proven technologies. A central component of the p/rogram is a
step-by-step implementation strategy that takes advantage of system interactions, enabling building ownets to achieve additional
energy savings while lowering capital expenditures. The step-by-step implementation is the recommenced'; approaeS; however;
ENERGY STAR Buildings participants may choose their own strategy. 47 businesses and organizations Sad-signed-on is Char-
ter Partners by the date of this forum. These businesses are: - , "
Rochester Institute ofTechriology
Port of Battle, Aviijtiprj Division/
Sea-Tag- Intetnitionai'Airport
SOB/ Electronics* Inc.
St. Chirlas Medical Canter
Standard Microsystems
"Corporation
Two Town,' Center Associates
..Union College
Vought Aircraft Company
Baltimore County, MD
Baltimore Gas and Electric
Carr Realty Corporation
Chase Manhattan Corporation
University of Cincinnati
Connetquot Central
School District
City and County of Denver, CO
Douglas County, OR
Fannie Mae
First Hawaiian, Inc.
Fontana Unified School District
The Graduate Hospital
Halliburton Company
Honeywell, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
John Muir Medical Center
JC Penney Co.
Louisville & Jefferson
Metro Sewer District
MagneTek, Inc.
Maine College of Art
State of Maine
University of Southern Maine
Manekin Corporation
Marion General Hospital
New York Marriott-Marquis
Medical College of Georgia
University of Miami
University of Missouri at Columbia
MITRE Corporation
Mobil Corporation
National Security Agency
State University of New York at
Stony Brook
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pine Run Community
City of Portland, OR
Riverside Unified School District
ThfeWashirvgtonTimes
The West Company
Witco Corporation
ENERGY STAR Copiers
ENERGY STAR copiers are the newest addition to the ENERGY STAR Office Equipment program first launched in 1992.
ENERGY STAR copiers have a unique function that allows them to automatically turn off following a period of inactivity. And high-
speed copiers are pre-set to make double-sided copies. Together these functions can dramatically reduce both energy consumption and
the volume of paper sent into the waste stream. Charter Partners are:
Canon USA, inc.
Eastman Kodak Co.
Gestetner Corporation
Konica Business Machines, USA
Lanier Worldwide, Inc.
Minolta Corporation
Oce', Nederland, b.v.
Panasonic Communications and
Systems Company
Ricoh Corporation
Sharp Electronic Corporation
Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
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liNERGY STAR Transformers
High-efficiency transformers not only offer energy savings
<\nd emissions reductions, but they also help utilities become
more competitive. To help the utility industry in an era of
increased competition, EPA has developed the ENERGY
STAR Transformers program which through the use of high-
efficiency transformers assists utilities in finding ways to cut
costs while improving the quality of service to their cus-
tomers. Under this program, electric utilities agree to pur-
chase cost-effective, high-efficiency transformers for their
distribution systems. In addition, transformer manufacturers
have committed to producing ENERGY STAR Transform-
ers and marketing them to electric utilities. By the com-
mencement of the forum, five manufacturers had joined as
Charter Partners and two companies had joined as Charter
Allies.
Charter Partners
Cooper Power Systems
ABB Power T&D Company
GE Distribution Transformers
Howard Industries, Inc.
Square D Company
Charter Allies
AlhedSignal, Inc
Pheips Dodge Magnet Wire
Company
Landfill Methane Outreach Industry Ally
This Ally program, a key part of EPA's overall Landfill
Methane Outreach Program, encourages the development of
environmentally beneficial landfill gas energy recovery pro-
jects. Under this program, landfill gas energy recovery devel-
opers, equipment manufacturers, consultants, and financiers
commit to pursue an aggressive strategy of project develop-
ment. Participants also assist those considering projects by
providing expertise in landfill gas-to-energy development. 25
businesses and organizations had signed-on as Charter Allies
by the date of this forum.
Air Dynamic Ltd.
Allegheny Energy Resources
Biomass Energy Systems, Inc.
Browning-Ferns Gas Services, Inc
a subsidiary of Browning-Ferns
Industries
Ch2M Hill
Curtis Engine & Equipment, Inc.
Du Page Bio-Energy Inc.
European Gas Turbine Company
Gas Resources Corporation
GSF Energy, Inc,
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Laidlaw Gas Recovery Systems, a
subsidiary of Laidlaw
Environmental Services
LakesideTechnology, Inc.
Landfill Energy Systems
Landtec
Network Energy of Ohio
Organic Waste Technologies
Palmer Capital Corporation
Quaker Chemical Corporation
The Maguire Group
Vermont Energy Recovery
Waukesa Engine Division
WMXTechnologies Inc.
Zahren Alternative Power
Corporation
Natural Gas STAR Producers
On March 27th of this year, EPA and the natural gas
industry launched the Natural Gas STAR Producer Program
in Houston, Texas. This initiative aims to reduce methane
emissions associated with natural gas production, transmis-
sion and distribution. With technical assistance from EPA,
partner companies agree to evaluate the profitability of
implementing identified "best management practices" to
reduce gas leaks and losses and to develop a plan for imple-
menting profitable improvements. Seven companies, repre-
senting almost 20 percent of U.S. gas production, joined the
program as Charter Partners.
Amoco Corporation
Chevron, USA
Production Company
FINA Oil and
Chemical Company
Marathon Oil Company
Mobil Oil Corporation
Exploration Producing Division
SCANA Petroleum Resources, Inc.
Shell Exploration and
Production Company
Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership
This partnership was developed jointly by EPA and the
U.S. primary aluminum industry to promote cost-effective
reductions of perfluorocarbons (PFCs). Companies joining
this program commit to reductions in the PFC emissions
released during the production of aluminum, and to provide
data to EPA that tracks their progress towards these reduc-
tions. In turn, EPA works with the companies to improve
understanding of the factors that cause the PFC emissions
and the options for controlling them. Partners also receive
public recognition for their initiatives on reducing emissions.
Ten companies have already signed-on as Charter Partners.
Alcan Ingot
ALCOA
Alumnax, Inc
Columbia Aluminum
Corporation
Kaiser Aluminum
Noranda Aluminum, Inc.
Northwest Aluminum Company
NSA - A Division of Southwire
Ravenswood Aluminum
Corporation
Vanalco, Inc.
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FORUM
JOSEPH J.ROMM
The Benefits of Lean and Clean
"LLLJONSofpeo-
ile spend their
| working days
i settings that
are too hot, too cold, ;
too noisy, too bright,
or too dim. Much has
been made in the last
decade of how much
energy such prac-
tices waste. But there
is an even more
compelling reason to
make the workplace
more comfortable:
higher productivity.
Lean-and-clean
design means giving
workers the lighting,
heating, and cooling
they need for their spe-
cific jobs; any more is
not only wasteful but
also creates poor working
conditions. The resulting
growth in profits from rising
productivity can exceed the
bonus from energy savings by a
factor of 10. As an added benefit,
some of these upgrades can also
improve indoor air quality. And by tak-
ing conspicuous steps toward environ-
mental responsibility, companies can
reap a public relations reward.
The first thing a lean and clean com-
pany should do is replace old lighting.
This one simple step may improve the
quality of work in any company, par-
ticularly one whose employees are in-
volved in precise detail work. According
to a 1991 Harris Survey, 47 percent of
office workers report eye strain on the
job. The Environmental Protection
Agency's Green Lights program is a
good source of information not only on
lighting technologies that work best for
particular applications but also on
financing opportunities.
Three examples illustrate the poten-
tial benefits. Boeing recently upgraded
more than one million square feet of its
jet-manufacturing facilities with new,
high-quality lighting. Because these
lights use as little as one-tenth as much
Energy-saving improve-
ments in workplace
lighting, heating, and
cooling can also
boost productivity
andprofits.
electricity as the ones they replaced, this
change paid for itself in two years in
energy savings alone. But the upgrade
also reduced errors by replacing fuzzy,
distracting lighting with fixtures that
provided crystal-clear vision and excel-
lent color rendition.
For example, in one Boeing shop,
workers use numerous fasteners to
attach a jet's interior wall panel to a stiff-
ening member. The old fluorescent light-
ing provided poor contrast and made it
difficult to tell if a fastener had been
properly attached. Many errors went
unnoticed until the panel was installed in
the airplane, where it is far more expen-
sive to fix. The shop now uses metal-
halide lamps, which improve the work-
ers' ability to detect imperfections in the
shop by 20 percent. One Boeing man-
ager estimates that this early detection of
mistakes yields a bigger cost savings than
the reduced energy consumption.
The main post office in Reno, Nev.,
has experienced similar savings. Postal
workers operate two sorting machines:
every second, the machine drops a letter
in front of the operator, who must
punch in the correct zip code before the
next letter appears. Employees long per-
formed this task under harsh, direct,
overhead lighting.
A few years ago, the post office
remodeled the room housing one of
the two sorter machines, giving it
less intense, indirect lighting. A
lower ceiling enhanced this
lighting—a change that also
made the room easier to heat
and cool and improved
acoustics. Productivity rose 6
OUt percent, and Reno's mail
sorters became the most pro-
ductive and error-free in the
western United States. The
productivity gain and error
reduction save more than
$400,000 a year—about eight
times the cost reduction from
lower energy use, and more than
enough to cover the $300,000 cost
of upgrading the entire building.
In Lawrence, Kan., Wal-Mart discov-
ered almost by accident the business
benefit of good old-fashioned daylight.
Extensive use of daylight lowers the cost
of electrical lighting and can reduce the
need for air-conditioning. But the retail
giant discovered a productivity advan-
tage as well. To save money, Wal-Mart
put skylights on only half the roof. The
company then discovered that the vol-
ume of sales per square foot was "sig-
nificantly higher for those departments
located in the daylit half of the store,"
according to Tom Seay, Wal-Mart's
vice-president for real estate, and
exceeded that of the same departments
in other Wal-Mart stores. This result fits
with the findings of many studies and
surveys, which have shown that people
prefer daylight to artificial illumination.
To further enhance both energy effi-
ciency and productivity, new systems
make it possible to tailor the environ-
ment of a small workspace to the com-
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fort of an individual. No longer need the
entire heating and cooling system be
driven by a manager or by a few vocal
employees who want it hotter or colder
than everyone else.
West Bend Mutual Insurance has
reaped substantial benefits by incorpo-
rating "environmentally responsive
workstations," or ERWs, into its new
headquarters building in West Bend,
Wis. Radiant heaters and vents are built
directly into furniture and adjusted by a
desktop control panel so that workers
can have direct control over the temper-
ature and airflow in their workspace.
Workers can also adjust individual task
lights to the desired level of brightness.
These workstations let individuals create
a customized workspace environment
that might differ considerably from one
preferred by the person at the neighbor-
ing desk.
Thanks in part to the ERWs, electrical
cost per square foot of the new head-
quarters is 40 percent lower than in the
old building, and worker productivity is
15 percent higher. A number of factors
have contributed to this improvement,
but researchers from the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute found, by turning
off selected ERWs at random, that the
workstations alone boosted productivity
by at least 2.8 percent. This gain repre-
sents a ten-fold greater cost savings than
that from lower electrical use.
The next few years will be an espe-
cially opportune time for companies to
institute lean-and-clean technologies.
One big impetus is the phase-out of chlo-
rofluorocarbon (CFC) coolants, which
will force most companies to replace
their central air-conditioning systems
with versions that can use non-CFC
1 Tl 1 *
coolants. But a systematic, multistep
approach to making the building more
energy efficient can turn what might
have been a costly change into a chance
to increase profits and productivity. A
company should first reduce the cooling
load through an energy-efficient light-
ing system (which puts out less waste
heat), better insulation, new windows, a
more reflective roof, and variable-speed
motor controls on ventilation fans. The
replacement cooling system can then be
half the size of the existing one, dramat-
ically reducing the cost and yielding pay-
backs for the entire building upgrade of
two to five years.
Many lean and clean technologies are
the direct result of public investment by
the Department of Energy's energy effi-
ciency program. For instance, a $3 mil-
lion investment in the late 1970s helped
two small businesses develop a high-fre-
quency electronic ballast, which effi-
ciently powers fluorescent lamps with-
out the distracting hum and flicker.
These ballasts have already saved U.S.
businesses $850 million in energy costs,
according to the Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory. The program's
investments in new lighting, heating,
cooling, motors, and clean industrial
technologies offer hard-to-beat returns
on taxpayer dollars. A DOE study found
that a 10-20 percent decrease in waste
by U.S. industry would, by freeing up
money for more productive investment,
generate 2 million new jobs — not even
counting the jobs created by capturing
the growing export market for clean
technologies.
While some in Congress have seen the
energy efficiency program as having only
an environmental justification, it has far
greater benefits to U.S. economic growth
and business competitiveness by lower-
ing costs and increasing productivity.
That's a key reason the previous Repub-
lican administration steadily increased
the program's budget, a trend this
administration has continued. Bipartisan
support of lean and clean investment is
essential if the U.S. economy is to enjoy a
continually rising quality of life.B
JOSEPH]. ROMM, special assistant for policy
and planning to the deputy secretary of the U.S.
Department of Energy, is author o/Lean and
Clean Management: How to Increase Profits and
Productivity by Reducing Pollution (Kodansha,
1994), and coauthor, with William Browning
of Rocky Mountain Institute, of a study on using
energy-efficient design to increase productivity.
To mew tins article with mteraclwe links to additional sources
of information, visit our World-Wide-Web server at
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ENERGY STAR Product Identification Programs
Modeled after the successful ENERGY STAR Computers program, EPA has designed new voluntary programs to encourage the
manufacturing and marketing of energy-efficient residential and commercial appliances and equipment. Manufacturers who agree to
meet EPA's voluntary energy-efficiency guidelines can display the ENERGY STAR5*1 logo on their qualifying products. Both EPA and
manufacturers will be promoting this logo to customers. The following ENERGY STAR Product Identification Programs have been
launched:
ENERGY STAR
Furnace Program
EPA is setting efficiency stan-
dards for residential furnaces because
they are the most commonly used
residential heating system in the
U.S. Existing furnaces are only 60
percent efficient while new
ENERGY STAR furnaces are 90 per-
cent efficient, or greater. Over the
standard 18 years of life of a furnace,
homeowners will enjoy the reliability
and comfort of a new-efficiency fur-
nace, coupled with low gas bills, mak-
ing for an excellent investment.
Charter Partners are:
Amana Air Conditioning
Armstrong Air Conditioning
Carrier Corporation
Goodman Manufacturing
Inter City Products Corporation (USA)
Lennox Industries
Rheem-Rudd Manufacturing
Thermo Products Inc.
TheTrane Company
York International
ENERGY STAR Heat Pumps
and Air Conditioners
Manufacturers participating in the
ENERGY STAR Heat Pump and Air
Conditioner program agree to produce
air source heat pumps and central air-
conditioners with a Seasonal Energy
Performance Factor (SEER) of at least
12 and a Heating Seasonal Perfor-
mance Factor (HSPF) of at least 7.
These units will be cost efficient for
most areas of the country and save
hundreds of dollars per year in heating
and air-conditioning bills. Charter
Partners are:
Amana Refrigeration
Armstrong Air Conditioning
Evcon Industries, Inc.
Goettl Air Conditioning Incorporated
Goodman Manufacturing
Inter-City Products Corporation
Lennox Industries
Nordyne Inc
Rheem-Rudd Manufacturing
TheTrane Company
York International
ENERGY STAR
Geothermal Heat Pumps
The ENERGY STAR Geother-
mal Heat Pump program is a volun-
tary partnership between EPA and
geothermal heat pump manufacturers
to promote this energy-efficient and
environmentally-friendly technology.
As this efficient technology becomes
better known, the ENERGY STARSM
logo will provide customers with a
recognizable signal that identifies
what they are buying makes economic
and environmental sense. Charter
Partners are:
ChmateMaster
Cnspaire Corporation
Econar Energy Systems Corporation
Florida Heat Pump Environmental
Equipment
Geothermal Plus
Geothermal Technologies
Hydro-Temp Corporation
HydroDelta Corporation
TETCO Geothermal
WaterFurnace International
ENERGY STAR Gas-Fired Heat Pump Program
Gas-fired heat pumps are a new breakthrough tech-
nology that allow users to heat and cool their homes
using a single natural gas-fired system. While many
existing gas furnaces are only 60 percent efficient, using
heat pump technology gas-fired heat pumps can be over
120 percent efficient. The program's Charter Partner is
York International.
May Supplement 1995 * 7
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Green Lights
PARTNER & ALLY OF THE YEAR AWARDS
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Lights
Celebrating the Successes
of Partners and Allies
"The EPA Green Lights spirit infuses
everything -we do. The goals of the
program are vital to our country's
future and our children's future."
- Dave Factor,
Innovative Lighting Services
I-PA celebrated the outstanding efforts
Land achievements of Green Lights par-
ticipants at the Third Annual Partner and
Ally of the Year awards. Fred Hansen,
Deputy Administrator EPA and John
Hoffman, Director, EPA Atmospheric
Pollution Prevention Division, presented
the 1995 Green Lights Partner and Ally
of the Year Awards on April 10th as part
of EPA's Profitable Market Opportunities
for Pollution Prevention Forum held at
the Washington, D.C. Renaissance Hotel.
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Johnson & Johnson was honored as the
1995 Green Lights Partner of the Year for
a large corporation. Pictured above (l—r)
are EPA Deputy Administrator Fred
Hansen, Johnson & Johnson staff, and
EPA APPD Director John Hoffman
"Johnson & Johnson has had a formal energy
conservation program since 1973 and the Green Lights
initiative is a natural fit with our strategic
environmental and energy goals."
- Harry Kauffman,
Johnson & Johnson's Corporate Energy Director
EPA Deputy Administrator Fred
Hansen (left) and EPA APPD
Director John Hoffman (right)
present the I 995 Lighting
Manufacturer Ally oftheYear
Award to Honeywell, Inc.
May Supplement 1995 • 9
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EDITION
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Achievements of Partners
and Allies of the Year
...Through Green Lights, Johnson &
Johnson has reduced its operating budget
by $2.35 million per year and prevented
the generation of 93.2 million pounds of
CO2. In 1994, the company focused on
communicating the success of Green
Lights upgrades, setting internal goals and
rewarding affiliates that achieve Green
Lights goals....
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In the past year, The Washington Times
has completed two of its three major
buildings with lighting retrofits as well as
other significant energy improvements
and won several energy awards for its
efforts. The Times was an important con-
tributor to the development of the Green
Lights Decision Support System Software
and User's Manual....
"Green Lights works well for
small businesses and large ones alike.
- Joel Whitaker,
CEO of Whitaker Newsletters Inc.
The I 995 Green Lights Partner and Ally of the Year Winners,
10 • May Supplement 1995
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Green l-ignts
UPDATE
The University of Mis-
souri-Columbia is a leader
in promoting Green
Lights ideals to students, faculty, staff, and
the public with several unique educational
techniques, such as a one-day energy fair
that emphasizes the Green Lights pro-
gram and a Lights Out Campaign that
places energy conservation notecard
reminders by light switches....
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Arlington County
Public Schools pro-
motes Green Lights
not only to staff and students, but to the
community at large. The school system
requires electrical engineers and contrac-
tors to use Green Lights implementation
processes and encourages them to become
Green Lights Surveyor Allies. Addition-
ally, Arlington County Public Schools has
created an energy conservation program
that encourages them to explore methods
to conserve energy....
What sets University of
Michigan Hospitals (UMH)
apart from other Partners is
its successful recruiting efforts, proactively
going on the road to deliver the message
about joining Green Lights to other hos-
pitals and hospital associations. UMH has
surveyed over 75 percent and upgraded
almost 60 percent of its facilities since
becoming a Partner in 1993....
Memorial
Hospital
Lima Memorial Hos-
pital dedicated a full
week to educating
hospital associates, volunteers and visitors
using Green Lights displays and materials.
The hospital upgraded 100 percent of its
facilities by the end of 1994 and con-
ducted a fairly extensive communications
campaign revolving around Earth Day
1994....
The Santa Cruz Valley
Union High School Dis-
trict (A 7) sets a brilliant
example of how an organization with
limited resources can use the Green
Lights program to improve energy and
financial practices. Santa Cruz turned to
Green Lights to eliminate unnecessary
spending, upgraded 79 percent of its total
space by the end of 1994, and reaped
energy savings of almost 30 percent—
WHITAKER NEWSLETTERS INC.
A Partner since 1993, Whitaker Newslet-
ters Inc. has cut its electricity bills by 34
percent and effectively promoted Green
Lights to the consumer and trade press.
Although this small business may carry
the least square feet of any Partner, its
impact has been magnified through the
use of the -written word
SlIGO
ADVENTIST SCHOOL
Sligo Adventist School has made Green
Lights a focus of its environmental edu-
cation campaign. The school made the
phenomenal accomplishment of upgrad-
ing 100 percent of its total area space,
saving 51 percent of total energy costs.
Sligo Adventists' building is also used as
a model to demonstrate energy efficiency
to sister institutions....
Honeywell
By actively recruiting Green Lights Part-
ners and helping them improve their
energy use, Manufacturer Ally of the Year
Honeywell, Inc. creatively and effectively
assists EPA in its energy-efficiency
efforts. Honeywell has developed an
extensive communications program to
promote not only Green Lights, but also
the ENERGY STAR Buildings program,
producing an Employee Energy Conser-
vation Newsletter, and a conservation
program for school children
j Innovative Lighting Services
Lighting Management Company Ally of
the Year Innovative Lighting Services
(ILS) has shown tremendous initiative by
developing several customized financing
strategies to facilitate implementation of
theGreen Lights program. In 1994, ILS
upgraded 100 percent of its total space,
and was an active advocate of Green
Lights through client involvement, atten-
dance at trade shows, and their "Bright
Ideas" newsletter. . . .
Wholesale Electric Supply Co. aj Houston, Inc.
Lighting Distributor Ally of the Year
Wholesale Electric Supply, successfully
marketed the Green Lights Program
while upgrading 100 percent of their own
facilities and promoting energy conserva-
tion techniques for sales. An Ally since
1993, the company helped staff the Green
Lights booth at the 1994 Earth Day con-
ference and uses its corporate newsletter to
inform employees about new conservation
measures.
May Supplement 1995 • 11
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ONLINE
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I nformation about the Green Lights & ENERGY STAR Programs is now available on the Internet's World Wide Web via
I the EPA's Public Access Server. Program participants, potential customers and other Internet surfers can now access program
information, Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), fact sheets, software tools, and publications listings from program
home pages. EPA programs with active home pages include: Green Lights, ENERGY STAR Programs, ENERGY STAR
Buildings, ENERGY STAR Computers, and others.
All programs can be reached from the EPA home pages, the Office of Air and Radiation home pages, or the Atmos-
pheric Pollution Prevention Division's (APPD) home page, or they can be reached directly. Our Internet addresses (all are
case sensitive) are:
EPA home:
APPD home:
E5 Programs
ES Buildings
ED Computers
Green Lights
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http//www.epa.gov/docs/GCDOAR/OAR-APPD.html
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