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Foots on
 Healthcare
   If You Want to Cut Your Hospital's
  Overhead, Maybe You Should Look
         at What's Over Your Head.

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    More than 200 U.S. hospitals have — and they're saving more than
         $45,000,000 as Partners in the Green Lights Program.
    Your hospital can join the ranks of
    those who are dramatically cutting
    their operating costs — and
    helping the environment — as
    Partners in the U S
    Environmental Protection
    Agency's Green Lights Program
    By joining Green Lights, your
    hospital will have free access to
    new lighting technology informa-
tion ana support uur current
partners have cut their lighting
electric bills by $0 20 to $1 per
square foot, realized paybacks of
2-3 years, and achieved internal
rates of return of more than 30%
What's more, Green Lights will
give your hospital the public
recognition it deserves for vol-
untarily reducing its energy con-
sumption and cutting air pollu-
tion A pretty healthy message
for you to tell your employees,
patients, and
community
about how
your hospital \
is making us
all feel better
           Green
           Lights
        To find out how your hospital can enroll in Green Lights, call 202-775-6650.
  n order to succeed in today's competi-
  tive healthcare environment, hospitals
  must continuously search for ways to
cut costs. Typically, healthcare executives
turn to rationing services or forming
alliances with other healthcare organiza-
tions as effective ways to reduce costs. Few
healthcare executives, however, are aware
of the benefits of energy-efficient lighting
upgrades.
  Participating  in  the EPA's Green
Lights  program can make a significant
difference in a hospital's effort to save
money  and energy, without sacrificing
comfort or quality.  In fact, lighting
upgrades can improve comfort levels and
righting quality in many situations.
  Healthcare is one of the most energy
intensive sectors  in the U.S. Averaging
approximately 218,000 Btu/square  foot,
hospitals typically consume twice as much
energy  as an office building. Lighting
alone accounts for up to 25 percent of a
hospital's electricity bill.
  Joining Green Lights can help hospi-
tals reduce their electricity usage, save on
electric  bills and maintenance costs, and
reduce  pollution. Already, 176 hospitals
and 36 medical groups across the U.S.
have recognized  the benefits of Green
Lights by joining the program.
  In an effort to share some of the suc-
cesses  of our  hospital Partners  and
Endorsers, this issue of the Update focuses
on the  healthcare sector of the Green
Lights program. Throughout this issue you
will have an opportunity to see how our
hospital Partners and Endorsers are imple-
menting lighting upgrades and promoting
their roles as environmental leaders, fm
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 "Join Green Lights today. Take
 advantage of all the program has
 to offer and demonstrate your
 commitment to cutting costs,
 saving your patients money, and
 protecting tne environment."
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      Conten ts
       2  Hospital Success Stories
       5  Healthcare Focus
       6  In the Spotlight
       8  Tip of the Month
       9  Ally Corner
      II  Tech Talk
      12  ENERGY STAR Buildings
      13  Hospital Spotlight
      14  Software Corner
      14  New Participants
      15  Completed Upgrades
                                                                 Leading  By Example
                                                                  Hospital Partners succeed in
                                                                    all facets of Green Lights
                                            r»
         I   reen Lights hospital Partners are mak-
         VJing excellent progress upgrading their
         facilities and promoting their involvement
         in the program. The 176  hospitals  that
         have  joined  the  program  are  reporting
         annual  savings  of S0.20  to  SI.00 per
          square  foot, paybacks  of  two to  three
          years, and internal rates of return of over
           30 percent.  Many  are  going beyond
           Green  Lights  to joining the ENERGY
           STAR Buildings program and  imple-
           menting other energy-efficiency mea-
            sures. Below are highlights from some
            hospital Partners in various areas of the
             Green Lights program.

                Communications Efforts
              Bob Fischetti, Green Lights Imple-
              mentation  Director for City of
               Hope National Medical Center
               in Duarte, California has taken  a
               proactive role  in communicating
                his efforts to fellow employees. To
                promote the  program, Fischetti
         The Green- lights .& &IS&F SMlfkfete is s free
         monthly publication wWj a onatfation of over
         40,000, Recipients .of the-j^tte include: Gneen
         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 participant. To add your name to
the subscription list, or to find Qtrfh0wJt§:|tfHXjrBert Lights,
call the Green Lights/ENSRGY STAR HertfMs at-202 775-6650.
Althou^i publication of all submissions, is not guaranteed, the
Update encourages Partners, Allies, and Endorsers *» submit arti-
cles of interest arid to provide input fer'fature; issues. Please keep
in mind that EPA seeks erfy toipronwtft-enenj}* elciency and
does not endorse any particular product or service. If your orga-
nization would lite to submit material "tor puBfeation in the Green
Lights & ENWGY STAR Update, please ftx material to Eric Carlson at
202 233-9578 or send material to; Update Editor; EPA Green
Ughts(6202J),40l M Street SVV.Washingfoft'DC 20460,
plans to distribute Green Lights buttons
to employees to increase awareness and
support for the program. Under his lead-
ership, the  hospital is seeking to  take
advantage of the public relations support
offered by EPA to increase environmental
awareness and to promote energy conser-
vation measures  there. City  of Hope's
lighting program will address  "every fix-
ture in  our 100 facilities," according to
Fischetti,  and will be enhanced with a
state-of-the-art energy management sys-
tem. Like many other health care organi-
zations, City of Hope is not limiting the
scope of  their  energy-efficient  invest-
ments to lighting upgrades alone, but also
seeks to upgrade other building systems
as well.
   The  University   of Texas  MD
Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
is almost 100 percent complete with all of
their upgrades. The  Center  has been
extremely active in Green Lights commu-
nication efforts by promoting the program
during Earth Day activities, placing arti-
cles in local newspapers, and putting the
Green Lights logo  on computer  mouse
pads that are distributed to staff.
   Lew   Hutchinson   of    Trumbull
Memorial  Hospital in  Warren, Ohio is
heading  the   Environmental   Policy
Committee  of  the  Ohio   Hospital
Association  (OHA), a Green  Lights
Endorser and is communicating the bene-
fits  of Green  Lights  to  other hospitals
throughout the  state.  Hutchinson also
helped host the OHA show, April 17-19,
1994, at which Green Lights exhibited.
   A Green Lights Hospital Partner User
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Kaiser Permonentes recently upgraded Portland, Oregon headquarters
Group  (PUG)  meeting  was  held  in
Philadelphia on March 9. Representatives
from Bryn  Mawr  Hospital, Penn-
sylvania Hospital, Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital, Moss Rehabilita-
tion Hospital, and Miners Memorial
Medical Center  and  two EPA Green
Lights staff attended the PUG which was
hosted by  Cyd Maatala of  Fitzgerald
Mercy Medical  Center.  The  PUG
enabled new and seasoned Green Lights
hospital Partners to share tips and infor-
mation about lighting upgrades as well as
to give input to EPA on the program.
   To spread  the Green Lights message,
Welborn  Baptist Hospital regularly
includes  updates  about Green  Lights
progress in  its hospital newsletter Welborn
Week. The hospital also has a Green Lights
Task Force which includes doctors, nurses,
accountants, managers,  and directors  as
well as  plant  operation staff. The task
force, headed by Green Lights Implemen-
tation Director Darrell Pinkson, has gen-
erated  substantial interest  in energy
efficiency within the hospital. Lighting
upgrades included  installing  occupancy
sensors in the office spaces.
   Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima,
Ohio is in  excellent shape  from working
                 (For a list of all 100%
                 Healthclub  members,
                 see page  5) The  1995
                 Small Hospital Part-
                 ner of the Year upgrad-
                 ed 100% of its facilities
                 by  the end  of 1994.
                 The hospital has been
                 active in  communica-
                 tions efforts  with the
                 program.  Green Lights
                 was a focus  of Lima's
                 Earth Day activities in
1994. The awareness raised during  this
event translated into  increased  awareness
of energy conservation issues in the com-
munity.

        Unique Financing
     Opportunities Through
       Green Lights Allies

   Kaiser  Permanente's  Northwest
Region has  found  a friend  in Green
Lights Utility  Ally  Portland General
Electric Company (PGE). Kaiser received
a $457,000 rebate  from the utility, defray-
ing nearly  40 percent of the total costs
associated with its Green Lights upgrades
in territories served by PGE. "We plan to
remain partners with PGE and continue
to work with them on future  improve-
ments,"   said   Tim
Blakely, Manager of
Planning &. Strategic
Services   for  Kaiser
Permanente.
   Kaiser  Permanente
has upgraded two hos-
pitals and 29 other med-
ical facilities  since  it
became the first Kaiser
Permanente Region to
  Going Beyond Green Lights
   to ENERGY STAR Buildings

   "St. Charles Medical Center is per-
haps the most efficient upgraded building
in the country," claimed Michael Severns,
Director of Facility Services for the Bend,
Oregon hospital.  A Charter  Partner in
EPA's ENERGY STAR Buildings program,
St. Charles invested in lighting and other
energy-efficient  technologies  last year in
an effort to maximize savings throughout
its facility. The first  step in the ENERGY
STAR process was Green Lights,  during
which Severns oversaw the replacement of
old style lamps and ballasts with fluores-
cent  lighting,   including  T8  lamps,
hybrid/cathode cutout  ballasts, compact
twin-tube  lamps, high-pressure sodium
lamps, and LED exit signs.  Occupancy
sensors and a delamping strategy provided
additional savings for the hospital as well.
Severns noted that the  new lighting sys-
tem provides far better color rendering as
well as cost savings. "Improved lighting in
our hospital has,  in turn, improved  the
healing process," said Severns.
   The Graduate Hospital  is setting an
excellent example for  other hospitals in
Philadelphia by joining Green Lights and
becoming  a  Charter  Partner in  the
                     continued on page 4
out in the Green Lights 100% Healthclub.   join Green Lights.
                       St. Charles Medical Center.
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continued from page 3
ENERGY  STAR Buildings program. The
hospital has upgraded over half of its one
million square feet and  is saving over
$200,000 annually.  "Today, it is  virtually
impossible  to  ignore  the  immediate
demand for more efficient ways  to func-
tion," said  Frank McFadden, Technical
Resource Manager. "We all have to do our
part to conserve more and waste less.... In
joining Green Lights we've been given a
green light, so to speak, allowing Graduate
to  pursue other additional  avenues of
potential  savings. Being a part of this larg-
er organization keeps us more aware, more
informed and more motivated to  continue
improving our situation."
   Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadel-
phia has upgraded over one-third  of its 1.4
million square feet, saving over $100,000
annually.  Pennsylvania Hospital has bene-
fitted from using ReportKalc software to
qualify projects, quantify results and report
to  senior  management.  William  V.
Anderko,   Assistant    Director   of
Engineering  Services,  recommends  all
Partners  take  advantage  of free  Green
 Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Or/eons.
Lights workshops. "Even if you think you
already know exactly what upgrades you
need to perform, you will most likely gain
new insights on  the projects you  have
planned on  all  along and uncover  some
finer opportunities you had not initially
thought of," said  Anderko.  To  further
improve  its ongoing energy reduction
efforts,  Pennsylvania  Hospital  recently
joined as a Charter Partner of the ENERGY
STAR Buildings program.

          Going Beyond
     Green Lights  to Other
    Energy Efficiency Efforts

   1995 Large  Hospital Partner of the
Year University of Michigan Hospitals
(UMH) has been an advocate of energy
conservation projects over the past  eight
years, initiating a variety of energy-saving
projects. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
UMH has upgraded almost 60 percent of
its facilities since joining the program in
1993 and  is enjoying the results of  these
upgrades, including annual energy savings
        of  $100,400 and a 36 percent
        internal rate of return. "At UMH,
        we're incredibly lucky to have our
        upper  management recognize
        that there's a realistic payback for
        doing these upgrades—not only
        from an energy conservation dol-
        lars standpoint, but also in terms
        of  pollution prevention,"  said
        Tom   Ouvry,   UMH  Energy
        Engineer.
           Texas Medical  Center in
        Houston probably has the  most
        energy-efficient parking garage
        in Texas. The Medical Center
        recently upgraded over 3.4 mil-
        lion fixtures of indoor parking
        garages using 30 percent and 50
   "We all have to do our part to
     conserve more and waste
      less— In joining Green
     Lights we've been given a
      green light, so to speak,
   allowing Graduate to pursue
    other additional avenues of
         potential savings.

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percent  power reducers for fluorescent
systems.
   La  Porte  Hospital in  La Porte,
Indiana  completed upgrades of its facility
and reported  lighting energy  savings of
$31,000 annually. "Green Lights provides
a constant  source of information which
challenges us to strive for new ways to save
energy," said La Forte's Ed Mullins. "And
the positive results from the upgrades have
improved the efficiency of employees."
   Green Lights  enabled Huntington
Memorial  Hospital  in Huntington,
Indiana  to significantly reduce its energy
bill and use the  savings to improve the
hospital  and  patient  care  quality,  said
Director of Plant Operations Paul Queen.
The  hospital has completed upgrades in
its facilities and reported lighting energy
savings of over 40 percent.
     In  two months,  five  Veterans
Affairs  Medical Centers have joined
the  program:  West  Los  Angeles,
Seattle, Indianapolis, Michigan  and
New Orleans.  Max Fernandez of the
Veterans Affairs Medical Center,  New
Orleans  explains  why his  organization
joined, "By partnering with Green Lights,
we're showing not only energy  and  cost
savings  but real  environmental leader-
ship." H
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                   Working Out in  the
                      100% Healthclub
    Members of the Green Lights 100%
    Healthclub are hospital Partners that
have surveyed and completed all profitable
lighting upgrades and have reported their
progress to EPA. In the
near future, EPA will be
taking extra steps to recognize these
23 participants.
   Bacharach Rehabilitation Hospital (NJ) • Baylor College of Dentistry (TX) •
   Beth Israel Hospital (MA) • Centocor, Inc. (PA) • Good Samaritan Hospital
   (OR) • Hackensack Medical Center (NJ) • Haywood County Hospital (NC)
   • Huntington Memorial Hospital (IN) • John Muir Medical Center (CA) •
   Kaiser Permanente-Northwest Region (OR) • La Porte Hospital (IN) • Lima
       Memorial Hospital (OH) • MD Anderson Cancer Center (TX) •
      Meadowood Hospital (DE) • National Jewish Hospital (CO)  • New
    Hampshire Hospital Association (NH) • North Shore Medical Center, Inc.
    (FL) • Northern Illinois Medical Center (IL) • Planned Parenthood of SC
    Michigan (MI)  • St. Joseph's Hospital (NC) • St. Luke's Hospital (FL) •
              Taylor Hospital (PA) • Texas Medical Center (TX)
           New  GL Hospitals Protect the
      Environment  and their  Communities
 As  of May 1, 1995, 27 new hospital
/ ^Partners  had  joined Green  Lights,
adding close to 40 million square feet to
the program. These new Partners are tak-
ing the lead in their local communities in
reducing healthcare costs  and protecting
public health through profitable pollution
prevention.
    Allen Memorial (UT) • Atlanta Area Presbyterian Homes (GA) • Boulder
      Community Hospital (CO) • Carondelet St. Mary's (AZ) • Centinela
    Hospital (CA) • Cottage Hospital (NH) • Craig Hospital (CO) • Denver
    General (CO) • Eisenhower Medical Center (CA) • Hebrew Home and
     Hospital (CT) • Holy Cross Hospital (MD) • Kaiser Permanente -
      Northern CA (CA) • La Porte Hospital (IN) H Laguna Honda
   Hospital and Rehab. Center (CA) • Lakes Regional General Hospital
    (NH) • Mercy Hospital (PA) • Munroe Regional (FL) • National
     Jewish Hospital (CO) • Providence Hospital (DC) •  Riverside
     Regional (VA) • Robert F. Kennedy (CA) • Swedish  Covenant
      Hospital (IL) • Tulane University (LA) • Unihealth America (CA) •
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center (LA) • Veterans Affairs  Medical Center (CA)
                  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MI)
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    UPDAT!
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                                                    H  T
   University of
   Michigan Hospitals'
   case study brochure
   highlights its lighting
   upgrade.
The Environment Breathes
 A Little Easier Thanks To
 These Colorado Health
   Care Organizations
                                                  Ways to Promote  Green Lights
                                                         5 easy ways for healthcare groups
                                                          to get the publicity they deserve
   Green  Lights  hospital  Partners  and
   Endorsers often ask, "What can we do
to help promote our pollution prevention
efforts and publicize our involvement in
 Green Lights?" The healthcare segment
 of Green Lights currently has many use-
 ful  suggestions and tools to help your
  public  or community relations depart-
  ments get the publicity you deserve!

   I. Develop a customized Public
   Service Advertisement with help
   from Green Lights to place in your
   local newspaper.
JL. Have Green Lights staff deliver pre-
   sentations at your annual conference,
   convention, or other special event.
3. Let staff and visitors know about your
   Green Lights progress with articles in
   your internal publications.
T1. Send a customized Green Lights
   information pack mailing to your
   members.
J. Design a case study brochure to high-
   light upgrade success and energy effi-
   ciency efforts and publicize them to
   staff and visitors. I *
               What Endorsers are  Doing
   Healthcare Endorsers move full speed ahead with the Green
      Lights message of cost savings through energy efficiency
      It's Just That Simple.
     w.
                [hat do the American
                Hospital Association,
            the Association of Ameri-
            can Medical Colleges and
            the American Society for
            Healthcare  Engineering
            have in common? They are
            promoting energy efficien-
            cy  by endorsing  EPA's
            Green Lights program.
            Green Lights  healthcare
            Endorsers agree to  pro-
            mote  the  program  and
            energy efficiency to their
members. The Green Lights communica-
tions team works with Endorsers to devel-
op communications  materials including,
designing  and  placing public  service
                                                                            advertisements (PSAs), developing infor-
                                                                            mational mailings, and providing conven-
                                                                            tion support such as slide presentations.
                                                                            Recently  Green Lights Endorsers have
                                                                            moved full speed ahead with the  Green
                                                                            Light message  of cost savings through
                                                                            energy efficiency. Some  major endorser
                                                                            efforts include:

                                                                                   Colorado Hospital
                                                                                       Association
   To promote its 1995 Earth Day festiv-
ities, the Colorado Hospital Association
enlisted the  help of Green Lights to
develop a PSA. The goal of this PSA was
to promote  the pollution  prevention
efforts of the Association and five of its
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member hospitals and to educate the gen-
eral Colorado population about the Green
Lights message. The PSA is slated to be
run in various newspapers and trade mag-
azines in the Denver area. "The Colorado
Hospital Association  has found EPA's
Green Lights program an excellent source
of  technical information  on  lighting
options  as well as  useful case studies of
savings by participating hospitals in other
regions   of  the   country,"  said  Pat
McClearn, Program  Director  for  the
Colorado  Hospital Association.  "We
appreciate the way  EPA has worked with
our hospitals  to publicize their participa-
tion  in the  program."  The Colorado
Hospital Association also regularly  fea-
tures  Green  Lights information in its
monthly newsletter, Environmental News.

          Ohio Hospital
            Association
   For its 1995 Annual Conference held
April 17-19 in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio
Hospital Association (OHA) worked with
the Green Lights communications team
to coordinate a presentation and provide
staff support to promote Green Lights,
OHA, and its 13 program member hospi-
tals.  Together, OHA and Green  Lights
developed a comprehensive advertisement
highlighting OHA and its Green Lights
Partners. These posters  were  displayed
throughout the exhibition  halls at the con-
vention, and Green Lights personnel were
on hand  to distribute  information  and
answer questions  regarding  the latest
lighting  technology  and Green  Lights
program information. "All it took was a
phone call to Green Lights," said Richard
Sites, Director-Health Policy Staff Legal
Counsel for OHA. "Within days, we were
working together coordinating publicity
Peter Weisberg of ICF joins Manual Cagulada of the California Society of Healthcare Engineers (CSHE)
at the Green Lights booth at CSHEs annual conference in Los Angeles
and advertising for  our  conference. The
communications support  we have received
has proven invaluable to  our  staff and
members."

       American Society of
      Healthcare Engineers

   Tim Peglow, President of the Ameri-
can Society for Healthcare Engineering
(ASHE), praised  Green Lights  at the
opening ceremony of the 1995  ASHE
Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Over the years, ASHE and Green Lights
have forged a very important relationship.
Together we have  promoted lighting effi-
ciency and saved our hospitals significant
dollars  from their operating budgets and
promoted  pollution  prevention," said
Peglow.
   ASHE,  one of the first  and largest
healthcare Endorsers, has taken  advan-
tage of a variety of Green Lights informa-
tional and publicity tools. ASHE helped
coordinate a mailing to its hospital engi-
neers,  scheduled  several Green  Lights
regional  appearances,  and  developed
numerous  posters  and  advertisements
publicizing  the Green  Lights/ASHE
relationship and its commitment to pollu-
tion prevention.

       Other Green Lights
       Endorser Activities
   Green Lights has also been visible at
many other regional hospital conferences in
1995. Major appearances included the
Louisiana Hospital Association Annual
Conference  in  New  Orleans and the
California Society of Healthcare Engineers
(CSHE) Conference held in Los Angeles.
At  both  of these  events,  Green Lights
lighting experts delivered a presentation
regarding the latest information on lighting
technology and fielded questions regarding
program  information  and participation.
"Having Green Lights present at our con-
ference informed our members about the
latest lighting technologies and the  many
benefits of Green  Lights  participation,"
said Manual  Cagulada,  Treasurer  of
CSHE. Green Lights welcomes both the
California Society of Healthcare Engineers
and the San Francisco chapter of CSHE as
the latest Green Lights Endorsers! F*
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                                                    TIP   OF   THE   MONTH
                                                   So Much Work,  So Little Time
                                                              How to complete your GL
                                                              upgrades within five years
           Whatever year
          you are in, your
            Green Lights
        account manager is
         available to help.
       Lighting-Related
             Articles
   "LightingTechnologies For Energy-
     Efficient Systems" Building
     Operating Management, April
     1995, pp.24-28.
   "Quantifying Lighting Quality"
     Building Operating Management,
     April I995,pp.32-40.
   "Responsible Bldg. Saves Both
     Energy, Environment" Energy User
     News, April 1995, pp.30-31,61.
Year One: OK, you are in year one, you
are enthusiastic about Green Lights. You
want to make it work. How? Gather the
people you know need to support Green
Lights in your company in order for it to
work. Make sure they understand the pro-
gram. Your account  manager can  even
come for a presentation. Then prioritize
your buildings, start with a simple trial
upgrade,  and  monitor your  savings.
Constantly  send  out internal updates
about your progress to the finance depart-
ment, public relations department, and
your  executive  management.  Remind
them how Green Lights will benefit their
organization. Stay  organized. The more
time you spend in the first year of Green
Lights, the less hectic the program will be
in years four and five. Above all, use your
account manager: Green Lights might not
be your only priority, but it is theirs and
they are there to answer your questions
and get you the resources you may need.
Year Two: What if you  are two years
into the program, you have only done a lit-
tle bit, and your budget was just cut? Think
about what  you have done. How much
have you saved  monetarily? Have you
included maintenance and lighting quality
benefits? Work with your account manag-
er to present a proposal to your  budget
office.  Extrapolate  from what you  have
saved. Look at the aggregate, include pro-
ductivity and environmental benefits  as
well as the public relations possibilities. No
one will pass up a $100 bill on the ground,
why pass up the potential  Green Lights
has to offer? If it is possible to use a third
party, start looking for possible contractors.
Use  the  list of Green Lights Lighting
Management Companies or the Surveyor
Ally list. This is also a good time to survey
some  typical  spaces and practice  using
ProjectKalc software. The fixture by fixture
upgrade  system will  quickly  and  easily
show you the potential for saving money.
Years Three and Four: So, it's year
three or even better, year four. You spent
the first year playing hot potato with the
Implementation Director title among your
fellow  co-workers. The annual snapshot
came and you got caught when the music
stopped. The  second and third year you
spent wondering what  to do. Now you're
entering your fourth year, and you have less
than 2 years to finish Green Lights. Is it
possible? Sure it is. This is no time to relax,
but no problem.
   The fastest and  easiest way to imple-
ment righting upgrades is to contract out
the work. The Green Lights Ally program
exists to assist in implementation. A quick
call to a local Lighting Management Com-
pany Ally, Distributor Ally, or Surveyor
Ally will get you on the fast track. Ask your
Green Lights account manager to help you
find these people. "When in doubt, bill it
out." The biggest benefit is that  you will
have someone who knows  what  they are
doing, and with certain contracts, they will
guarantee that you will save  money.
   Whatever stage you are at in the pro-
gram, your Green Lights account manag-
er is available to help you get where you
need to be. The energy and cost savings
you will receive from implementing Green
Lights is worth the effort to complete your
upgrades. iWl
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SURVEY REPORT
(fill in sections 1,2,4,6, and 12 below)

COMPLETED PROJECT REPORT
(fill in sections 1-12 below)
Date-
Page of
                                                                                                                       (attach additional pages as needed)
 1.  FACILITY INFORMATION
 Company Name:
 Facility Name:
 Facility address:
 City/St /ZipCode
 Facility type*
Fixture
Type*
                           New Construction?
                                             Yes   No
2. LIGHTING FIXTURES BEFORE UPGRADE    (*use codes on back)
Fixture
Quantity
Lamp
Type*
Lamp
Wattage
Lamps/
Fixture
Ballast
Type*
Lamps/
Ballast
Wattage
per Fixture
Lighting
hours/year
4. LIGHTING CONTROLS BEFORE UPGRADE
    Typel*
              Quantity
                             Type 2"
                                      Quantity
                                                   Type 3*
                                                              Quantity
6. MAINTENANCE METHODS BEFORE UPGRADE
    Group relamping'?
                   Yes   No    Fixture cleaning?
                                           Yes   No
                                                  Facility Manager
                                                  Telephone No /FAX No
                                                  Total Floorspace for this Facility
                                                  Floorspace included in this report
                                                  Is this the FIRST report sent to EPA for this floorspace?
                                                                                                                                         sqft.
                                                                                                                                         sq.ft.
                                                                                                                                  Yes   No
                                                                  3. LIGHTING FIXTURES AFTER UPGRADE
Upgrade
Type*
Fixture
Type*
Fixture
Quantity
               Lamp
Lamp
Wattage
Lamps/
Fixture
Ballast
Type*
                                                                                                                (*use codes on back)
Lamps/
Ballast
Wattage
per Fixture
Lighting
hours/year
                                                                  5. LIGHTING CONTROLS AFTER UPGRADE
                                                                            Typel*
                                                                                     Quantity
                                                                                                     Type 2*
                                                                                                               Quantity
                                                                                                                             Type 3*
                                                                                                                                      Quantity
                                                                  7. MAINTENANCE METHODS AFTER UPGRADE
                                                    Group relamping?
                                                                     Yes   No    Fixture cleaning1?
                                                                                                                      Yes
                                                                                                       No
8. COMMENTS
9. PROJECT COSTS
Survey
Administrative
Materials
Installation Labor
Disposal/Recycling Costs:
Other Costs
Total Project Cost
Rebates/Grants
6200(11/28/94)
                                            10. LIGHTING SAVINGS
                                           Lighting Load Reduced
                                           Electricity Reduction
                                           % Lighting Savings
                                           Energy Cost Savings
                                           Internal Rate of Return
                                                                                kWh/yr
                                                                                 	%_

                                                                                  $/yr
                                                                                            11. IMPLEMENTATION METHODS:
                                                                                 Survey/Analysis*
                                                                                 Equipment Provider*
                                                                                 Installation Method*
                                                                                 Financing Method*
                                                                                          use codes on the back for these entries
                                           12. SIGNATURE
                                                                    Are you?    GL Implementation Director
                                                                                                       Facility Manager	Other
                                           Send to: Jackie Krieger, Green Lights, US-EPA 6202J, 401 M St. SW, Washington DC 20460 , or
                                           FAX to (202) 233-9569. For questions, call the Green Lights technical hotline: 202-775-6650

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      Facility Type
 1000  Office
 1001  Warehouse
 1002  Industrial/Manufacturing
 1003  Retail sales
 1004  HealthCare
 1005  Lodging (hotels, dormitories etc.)
 1006  Assembly (churches, auditoriums, etc.)
 1007  Education (classrooms)
 1008  Food sales and service
 1009  Parking Garage
 1010  Laboratory
 1011  Outdoor

      Fixture Type
   13  Fluorescent-commercial-no lens
   14  Fluorescent- commercial-clear lens
   15  Fluorescent- commercial-translucent lens
   16  Fluorescent - deep cell louver
   17  Fluorescent - small cell louver
   18  Fluorescent- industrial-open fixture
   19  Fluorescent- industrial-enclosed fixture
  20  Incandescent- downlight ("can")
  21  Incandescent-spotlight/floodlight
  22  Incandescent-decorative/sconce
  23  Incandescent-pendant fixture
  24  Incandescent-general illumination
  25  Incandescent-extenor/landscape
  26  Incandescent - track lighting
  27  HID-outdoor-cobra head
  28  HID-outdoor-shoe box
  29  HID-outdoor-wallpak/flood
  30  HID-outdoor-landscape
  31  HID-outdoor-sports lighting
  32  HID-indoor-high bay
  33  HID-indoor-low bay
  34  HID-indoor-recessed commercial
  35  HID-indoor-sports lighting
  36  Exit sign-incandescent
  37  Exit sign-fluorescent
  38  Exitsign-LED
  39  Exit sign-electroluminescent
  40  Exit sign- tritium
  41  Exit sign- luminescent
  42  Indirect

      Installation by
2030  in-house staff
2031  contractor
2032  utility
    Lamp Type
54  T-8
55  T-10
56  T-12 Energy Saving
57  T-12 Cathode cut-out
58  T-12 High Lumen
59  T-12 Standard
60  T-12 High Output (SOOma)
61  T-12VHO(1500ma)
62  T-17VHO(1500ma)
63  T-5 single ended
64  Compact twin-tube
65  Compact quad-tube
66  Compact-integrated ballast
67  Compact-circular
68  Incandescent-general service (A, PS,T)
69  Incandescent-Reflector (R, PAR, ER)
70  Incandescent-decorative
71  Halogen-general service
72  Halogen-reflector (R,PAR, MR)
73  Halogen-tubular
74  HID-mercury vapor
75  HID-metal halide
76  HID-high pressure sodium
77  HID-white-HPS
78  Low pressure sodium
79  T-12 Slimline

    Ballast Type
80  Fluorescent-old standard magnetic
81  Fluorescent-efficient magnetic
82  Fluorescent-hybrid/cathode cutout
83  Fluorescent-standard electronic
84  Fluorescent-integrated electronic
85  Fluorescent-extended output electronic
86  Fluorescent-partial output electronic
87  Fluorescent-dimming electronic
88  Fluorescent-step dimming electronic
89  Fluorescent-HO standard magnetic
90  Fluorescent-HO (SOOma) electronic
91  Fluorescent-VHO standard magnetic
92  Fluorescent-compact magnetic
93  Fluorescent-compact electronic
94  HID-magnetic
95  HID-electronic
96  Fluorescent-HO efficient magnetic
97  Fluorescent-VHO efficient magnetic
      Upgrade Type
 110  Relamp only
 111  Delamp only
 112  Relamp and reballast
 113  Specular reflector/delamp
 114  Reflector/Reballast
 115  New Lens/Reflector/Reballast
 116  New lens/louver
 117  New fixture
 118  Convert Incand. to Fluorescent or HID
 119  Task Lighting

      Control Type
 100  Manual switching
 101  Manual dimming
 102  Occupancy sensor
 103  Timed switching
 104  Timed dimming
 105  Daylight switching
 106  Daylight dimming
 107  Panel level dimming
 108  Panel level EMS
 109  Power reducer

      Survey/Analysis by
2010  in-house personnel
2011  independent consultant
2012  electrical contractor
2013  utility representative
2014  equipment supplier
2015  lighting management company
2016  energy services company
2017  Green Lights Surveyor Ally
2018  Architect
2019  Lighting Designer
2024  Electrical Distributor

      Equipment Provided by
2020  lighting equipment supplier
2021  lighting management company
2022  utility
2023  contractor

      Financing by
2040  internal funds
2041  conventional loan
2042  utility
2043  lease/lease-purchase
2044  shared savings
2045  other
   POLLUTION PREVENTION
       You may want to estimate the
       pollution prevention of this
       project for your own use.  Use the
       following formulas and factors:

CO2-   kWh/yr   x     emission  =       Ibs/yr
       saved           factor
SO2   kWh/yr   x     emission  =       g/yr
       saved           factor
NOx-   kWh/yr   x     emission  =       g/yr
       saved           factor
  EPA Regional Emission Factors (see note below)
REGION 1. CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Emission per      CO2      SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         1.1       4.0     1.4
REGION 2. NJ, NY, PR, VI
Emission per       CO2     SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         1.1      3.4     1.3
REGION 3: DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV
Emission per      CO2      SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         1.6       8.2     2.6
REGION 4: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Emission per       CO2     SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         1.5      6.9     2.5
REGION 5: IL, IN, Ml, MN, OH, WI
Emission per      CO2      SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         1.8      10.4     3.5
REGION 6: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Emission per       CO2      SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         1.7       2.2     2.5
REGION 7: LA, KS, MO, NE
Emission per       CO2     SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         2.0       8.5     3.9
REGION 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Emission per       CO2      SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         2.2       3.3     3.2
REGION 9: AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam, Am Samoa
Emission per       CO2      SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         1.0        1.1     1.5
REGION 10: AK, ID, OR, WA
Emission per       CO2       SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         0.1        0.5     0.3
     Note: State pollution emission factors are
    aggregated by EPA region. Factors for U.S.
   territories are national average emission factors.
   See the Green Lights Lighting Upgrade Manual.
   of  6200(9/30/94)

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                                   CORNER
         Putting the  GL  Ally Logo  to Work
                  Alliance  with EPA gives credibility
              and visibility to manufacturers and utilities
   ttracting attention is the name of the
/ Igame when it comes to fighting for a
spot in the marketplace. For Green Lights
Allies, having the Green Lights logo  on
company letterhead, marketing and adver-
tising materials, and business cards can
help an Ally shine a little brighter than its
non-Ally competitors.

       Providing Credibility

   Many companies look forward to  sign-
ing the Memorandum of Understanding
and becoming an  Ally because it  gives
them  the opportunity to use the logo. For
companies  in the  lighting  industry like
Garcy/Systems  Lighting   Products  of
Portland, Tennessee, an alliance with EPA
"gives us credibility as an energy conserva-
tion  company,"  said  Carolyn  Drolen,
Garcy/Systems Marketing Manager. Larry
Wegner, Cooper  Lighting's  Marketing
Communications Manager, agrees. Cooper
Lighting,   located    in    Vicksburg,
Mississippi, used the logo on its booth at
several trade shows. "Green Lights visibili-
ty affords the company the opportunity to
underscore our position and commitment
to the cause," said Wegner.
   Steve  Strom,  Vice  President  of
Marketing  at IllumElex Corporation  in
Raleigh, North Carolina, said that use of
the logo has helped to heighten his com-
pany's visibility externally, and use of the
logo internally keeps senior management
and sales personnel  reminded of  their
commitment to energy efficiency.
   Departing from  usual marketing tech-
niques, Allies have found interesting ways
to market themselves  and the program
with the aid of the logo. For example,
Stanion Wholesale Electric  Company
located in Pratt, Kansas puts the Green
Lights logo on  the sides of their service
vans.  In 1994,  Rockingham  Electrical
Supply of Newington, New Hampshire,
promoted "cleaning up the environment"
by placing the Ally logo on small paper
trash bags used by employees.
   In  1993, United Illuminating of New
Haven, Connecticut,  created  Green
Lights Ally logo stickers for placement on
materials which were displayed  at  the
Conservation  and Load  Management
                  Program. The Utility
                    Ally also designed
                       Green  Lights
                    Ally t-shirt for all
                   employees working
          y/   /  EPA on the upgrade
               T  *   1  JL    Ject-
                               The
             1111           Green
Lights logo achieved more wear in 1994
when Southern California Edison of San
Dimas, California, made "I Survived the
Project of 1993" t-shirts for its Green
Lights survey teams.
   Because use of the Ally logo has been
so successful and popular, EPA has begun
allowing Surveyor Allies to use the  logo
on their business cards.

         Logo Requests
                                       strongly encourages the use of the Green
                                       Lights Ally logo, but requires Allies to
                                       submit their requests for approval before
                                       printing.
                                          Logo  requests  typically are approved
                                       within five days, and although there are
                                       stringent guidelines for certain uses of the
                                       logo, requests are rarely denied.

                                                 Problem Areas
   In  the past year, EPA has approved
more  than  200  logo  requests.  EPA
   It is often difficult for Allies to decide
which is the correct version of the logo to
use. The logo with the disclaimer, "Use of
this logo does not imply EPA endorse-
ment," is to be used in advertisements and
on product literature, brochures, catalogs,
calculation  sheets for energy savings and
other materials  that promote a product,
service and/or system. The logo without
the disclaimer may be used only on busi-
ness cards, fax cover sheets, envelopes and
company letterhead.
   Another area of ambiguity is  logo
placement. Occasionally logos are used in
unauthorized locations, such as near pic-
tures or descriptions of a company's prod-
ucts or services. The logo may, however,
be used on brochures, product literature
or other materials containing pictures if
the logo is placed on the  front or  back
cover.
   Regardless of usage or placement, the
logo must always appear in its entirety and
must not be altered. For more information
about logo  usage or placement, or for a
copy of revised Ally logo guidelines,  con-
tact the Green Lights Ally Hotline at 202
293-4527.  fit
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 UPDATE
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                                            With a Little Help from Their Friends
                                                          Taylor Hospital Upgrades with
                                                            Help from Johnson Controls
ONLINE
  Information about the Green Lights &
ENERGY STAR programs is now available on
the Internet's World Wide Web via the
EPA's Public Access Server Program partici-
pants, potential customers and other
Internet surfers can now access program
information, Memorandums of Understand-
           ing (MOUs), fact sheets, soft-
           ware tools, and publication
           listings from program home
             pages. EPA programs with
               active home pages
                include: Green Lights,
              ENERGY STAR programs,
           ENERGY STAR Buildings,
ENERGY STAR Office Equipment and others
  All programs can be reached from the
EPA home page, the Office of Air and
Radiation home page, or the Atmospheric
Pollution Prevention Division's (APPD)
home page Pages can also be reached
directly. Our Internet addresses (all are case
sensitive)  are.
EPA home:
   http://www.epa.gov
APPD home:
   http://www.epa.gov/docs/
   GCDOAR/OAR-APPD.html
ES Programs
   http://www.epa.gov/docs/
   GCDOAR/EnergyStar.html
ES Buildings
   .. ./GCDOAR/esb-home.html
ES Computers
   .../GCDOAR/esc-home.html
Green Lights
   .../GCDOAR/GreenLights.html
                   More pages
       _*        will be posted as
      5~Tr?en  more information is
      Lights    made available.
n
   perating a community hospital in the
\J 90's is no easy task, especially when
the monthly electric bill is anywhere from
$50,000 to $70,000. That's  why Taylor
Hospital, located  in  Ridley Park, PA,
decided to do something about the high
rates it was paying. "The patients are the
hospital's biggest concern. We should not
have to worry about the monthly electric
bill,"  said Mike Hart, Taylor's Green
Lights Implementation Director. Re-
ducing energy use and thereby preventing
pollution made  economic and environ-
mental sense to the hospital; it was the
natural thing to do.
   With its patients and the environment
in mind, Taylor  decided  to  change  its
energy habits, with the help of  Green
Lights  Manufacturer   Ally  Johnson
Controls Inc. (JCI). In April  1992, before
Taylor was even a Green Lights partici-
pant, the hospital signed a shared savings
agreement with JCI that promised Taylor
a guaranteed energy savings  over a five-
year period with the installation of a com-
puter-based  heating,  ventilating and
air-conditioning (HVAC) program that
allows the user to access and change the
energy output of the HVAC in different
areas of the hospital.
   Shortly after Taylor and JCI  began
their energy conservation work, the hospi-
tal was encouraged by a local EPA repre-
sentative to join Green Lights. In striving
to save  energy, it  only made sense to
Taylor to include a lighting upgrade in its
energy-saving project with JCI.
   In early 1994, Taylor signed the Green
Lights  Memorandum  of Understanding
(MOU) and committed to  upgrading its
222,000 square foot facility. JCI conduct-
ed the initial survey for the job and, with
Taylor's agreement, added the upgrade to
the existing contract it had  with the hos-
pital. JCI then brought in a lighting sub-
contractor   that  assisted  Taylor  in
completing a detailed audit of the facility.
   Within six  months, Taylor, with the
help of JCI,  completed  the  lighting
upgrade project and was experiencing a
total energy  savings of $53,565 annually.
JCI  relamped  all  of  the hospital's T12
lamps with T8 technology, delamped in
some areas and installed reflectors. The
hospital's  incandescent  lighting  was
replaced with compact  fluorescents,
including Taylor's exit signs. The Ally also
installed occupancy sensors, which have
contributed to  a lighting savings of more
than 50 percent for the Partner.
   JCI's Green Lights support to Taylor is
exemplary, the  type  of partnership the
program set out to establish. For instance,
JCI  reported  the surveys  and lighting
upgrades the hospital made to EPA, and
the Ally assisted the Partner with third-
party financing to pay for the  upgrade.
Even after the upgrade project was com-
pleted, JCI  conducted monthly  "check-
ups" at the hospital to ensure that Taylor
realized the guaranteed savings that were
projected at the outset of the project said
JCI Energy Engineer  Mark Brogan.  Ffl
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                                                                                                 G   L   &   E   S
                                                                                                 UPDATE
            Minimizing the  Effects  of EMI
             Electromagnetic interference may have many
            causes. Reduce its effects by using these solutions.
   As electronic devices are introduced into
   the work place at ever-increasing rates,
users are finding  that power quality and
interaction effects are sometimes  begin-
ning to manifest themselves in mysterious
ways. Although hospitals rarely encounter
problems  from electromagnetic interfer-
ence (EMI) from fluorescent systems with
electronic  ballasts, lighting upgrade plan-
ners should be aware of steps that can be
taken to ensure EMI doesn't  become  a
problem.  This article briefly addresses
some of the methods for minimizing EMI
without foregoing the energy efficiency
benefits achieved with electronic ballasts.

          What is EMI?

   EMI  occurs  when  electromagnetic
waves emitted from electronic equipment
affect the performance of another elec-
tronic device. Radiated EMI occurs when
the electric and magnetic fields inherent
in electronic devices interfere with a elec-
tromagnetic signal that is being transmit-
ted or received (such as radio signals).
Conducted EMI  (harmonic distortion)
occurs when  electronic  devices  induce
currents in the local power network that
adversely  affect an electronic device on
the same power network (such as a pow-
erline  carrier  device). EMI in hospital
lighting (that uses electronic ballasts) may
cause:
•  faulty readings on EKG, MRI, or oscil-
  loscopes
•  noise or static in radio communications
•  incorrect responses from low-voltage or
  power-line carrier control signals
          Sources of EMI

   The source of EMI may be the high-
frequency fluorescent lighting system (that
uses electronic ballasts) or other electronic
equipment in the immediate area.
   Electromagnetic waves from an elec-
tronic fluorescent lighting system are radi-
ated from the lamps, ballasts, and ballast
wiring. These waves are conducted by the
power lines that feed into the ballast.
   To determine which devices are causing
the problem, first turn off all suspected
equipment,  and then  individually  turn
them back on one at a time until the
offending device is identified.

        Possible Solutions
   Although  manufacturers  can reduce
EMI at the component, circuit and equip-
ment levels, users can reduce EMI at the
system level by implementing the follow-
ing solutions:
•  Be sure the luminaires are grounded.
•  Shield the ballast wires to reduce radi-
   ated EMI.
• Replace fluorescent lenses with EMI-
  shielding lenses (note, however, that
  these lenses can reduce light transmis-
  sion by 20%).
• Minimize conducted EMI by installing
  filters on the electric supply lines.
• For extremely sensitive equipment,
  consider using low-frequency cathode-
  disconnect (hybrid) ballasts. In 2-lamp
  ballast applications, cathode-disconnect
  T8 ballasts are as efficient as 2-lamp
  T8 electronic ballasts.
• Move the susceptible equipment as far
  as possible from the luminaires (includ-
  ing electronic-ballasted compact fluo-
  rescent task lights). The strength of
  radiated EMI diminishes in proportion
  to the square of the distance from the
  source of the electromagnetic field.
  Note that most EMI problems occur
  when the susceptible equipment is
  within three feet of the EMI source.
   As  an   alternative to modifying the
high-frequency  fluorescent  lighting sys-
tem, consider adding shielding to existing
susceptible  equipment. For example, con-
sider shielding low-voltage control wiring
or use twisted-pair control wiring instead.
Note, however, that  most sensitive equip-
ment  in hospitals   already have EMI
shielding and filtering devices installed to
limit affects caused by EMI.
   Some suppliers of electronic ballasts are
willing to provide a guarantee that if their
ballasts cause an EMI problem, they will
be replaced free of charge. Ask your sup-
plier to help you set up a trial installation
in an EMI-sensitive  area to determine the
potential impacts. Based on the results of
the  trial  installation, your  supplier can
determine if a guarantee can be offered.
   For a more complete discussion of the
interactive effects of electromagnetic inter-
ference, refer to Lighting Answers: Electro-
magnetic Interference Involving Fluorescent
Lighting Systems, Volume 2 Number  1,
March 1995. Copies  are available from the
National  Lighting Product  Information
Program. For ordering  information, con-
tact  the  Green  Lights/ENERGY  STAR
Hotline at 202 775-6650. PI
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    G   L  &   E   T
    UPDATE
                                              ENERGY  STAR   BUILDINGS
                                         HVAC Load Reductions Lower Energy Bills
                                             Energy Star Buildings Stage 3:  HVAC Load Reductions
     To introduce Green Lights participants to
  the ENERGY STAR Buildings program, the
  Update  is documenting  the results  of
  Showcase Buildings participants as they
  implement each stage of the program. This
  article, the fifth in a series, describes Stage 3:
  HVAC Load Reductions.
 \  central  goal  of  the  ENERGY STAR
I I  Buildings approach to comprehensive
energy upgrades is to reduce heating and
cooling loads as far  as profitable before
tackling the HVAC equipment upgrades
covered in Stages  4  and  5. By reducing
loads  first, it often becomes possible  to
replace existing chillers, for example, with
smaller, more efficient units that provide
an attractive return on investment.
   Stage  3 finishes  the HVAC load
     'tions that Green Lights (Stage 1),
    Vis. Beyond the waste  heat that light-
  g produces, and which Green Lights
reduces, there  are two  main types  of
building cooling loads—waste heat from
office equipment and unwanted heat
gain through the windows and roof of a
building.
    Office equipment, such as computers,
printers, fax machines, copiers, cooking
and other miscellaneous loads, can con-
sume  as much  as 20-30  percent of the
electricity used by a facility and add to the
  fading cooling load. Fortunately, the use
       energy-efficient office  equipment
      pee this  category of energy use by
        percent and in the process reduce
       jng load
         ENERGY STAR  Office  Equip-
        'gram is devoted to increasing the
       nergy-efficient computers, print-
       machines and copiers in commer-
cial offices. The  energy-efficient equip-
ment, lafcded  with  the  EPA ENERGY
STAR  Mtution Prelaw logo, e» cut
tawgy use m Mi Thw lwxi«hej?
.j,-*' 4"">**•-*  <%?;,.;   - •  s
tion  agrees to purchase ENERGY STAR
labeled equipment when replacing units.
Organizations can join the ENERGY STAR
Office Equipment program by signing a
simple voluntary purchasing agreement.
   ENERGY STAR Showcase Building par-
ticipant, Mobil  R&D, is  saving $3,000
annually by replacing the first 15 percent
of their older computers in one year with
ENERGY   STAR   Computers.  Mobil's
ENERGY STAR Computers will also reduce
the building's cooling load by five tons
when fully implemented.
   The other opportunity  for  reducing
building cooling loads is by upgrading a
building's  envelope or exterior, such as
improving roof insulation, window solar
gain, and air leakage.  Upgrading roof
insulation  is  often  cost effective during
scheduled repairs.  Improving the roof
insulation  and fixing air leaks will often
produce substantial energy savings,  but
upgrading the windows can have an even
larger impact.
   Have you  ever wondered why, even in
the dead  of winter with the temperature
hovering below freezing, that your car sit-
ting  on an open  parking lot in  the sun-
shine can be so snug and warm, even
when you have been gone for some time?
Solar radiant energy is  a  powerful heat
source. Consider how much heat would
be necessary to  heat your car when the
temperature  outside is in  the 20's; then . .
imagiae what the summertime solar load  '>
on ft glass building  would  be. When".- ^
detigrtiag a building the consulting ea|p~, * ^
   *                       '      .^ t ^w'5* '"*"^
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              Providing Quality Care and
              Protecting the  Environment
T
I  he 1,550,845 Ibs. of annual CO2 sav-
  ings from Haywood County Hospital's
(HCH) upgrade is  equal to taking 145
cars off the road per year. "By becoming a
Green  Lights Partner, Haywood County
Hospital reinforced its commitment to pro-
tect the environment while providing per-
sonalized, compassionate, quality health-
care for our patients," said Dwayne V.
Burress, HCH's Director of Engineering.
  HCH financed its upgrade through a
guaranteed savings agreement offered by
Green Lights Manufacturer Ally Honey-
well. This agreement promises that annual
energy cost savings  will exceed a quoted
minimum  amount  to ensure a positive
cash flow.   HCH  used the  savings  to
update its  fire alarm system and energy
management system, and for mechanical
upgrades such as installing variable  speed
drives and new energy-efficient motors.
  HCH in Clyde, North Carolina, is now
benefitting from $58,291 per year in ener-
gy cost savings and an internal rate  of
return of 33 percent. When implementing
Green Lights, HCH upgraded 254 incan-
descent, 157 HID-mercury vapor and 3032
T-12 lamps to 339 compact twin-tube and
1784 T-8 lamps. "As a consumer of large
amounts of electricity, we are pleased that
we are saving dollars by reducing operating
expenses as well as helping improve the
environment," said Burress.  n
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the cooling capacity just to offset solar
radiant heat gains.
   The most profitable window upgrade is
genera^,.th£,,.application of window film
to thf.i«sy|e«f the glass.
good return on investment through lower
energy costs. Besides saving energy and
money, window films can improve the
appearance of a building by making all
windows  appear uniform.  The  Mobil
facility  in  Reston  Town  Center  is
           indow film and  will  save
               as well as reducing the
downsize the  HVAC  equipment. Thus,
Stage 3 allows the ENERGY STAR Building
to make HVAC equipment upgrades more
profitable, both  through lower up-front
equipment costs  and through savings on
energy biUsSm|pe|jbol|ible by lower cool-
ing and
  The              will take a closer
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     PDATE
                                                                               CORNER
                                        ProjectKalc Expert Advisor in Beta Testing
                                                    Improved software for energy-upgraders
                                                             to be released in the fall
                                      •  The  expert  advisor  module   for
                                      ProjectKalc is currently being beta tested.
                                      This new  software will allow users to
                                      request fixture upgrade recommendations
                                      for existing fixtures, select upgrades from
                                      the fixtures recommended or enter their
                                      own upgrade solutions, and to integrate
                                      the selected upgrades with the lighting,
                                      energy savings, and financial calculations
                                      provided in the  ProjectKalc software. The
                                      ProjectKalc expert  advisor beta test will
                                      conclude later this summer and the com-
                                      pleted software is expected to be released
                                      to all users in the fall.
                                      I  A  MS-Windows  version  of  the
                                      progress reporting software, ReportKalc,
                                      is being developed. The Windows ver-
                                      sion  of ReportKalc  will feature  input
                                      screens that match the paper reporting
                                      form and allow easy input and data vali-
                                      dation. Watch the next Software Corner
                                      for more information on the Windows-
                                      ReportKak development   and  release
                                      schedule. PH
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              Public
              Schools
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      STANFORD HEALTH SERVICES
             ADMINISTRATION
       Presbyterian
       Healthcare System
74 • July 1995
                                                  NEW   PARTICIPANTS
                                         Green  Lights Welcomes  New  Participants
  Forty (40) new participants joined Green
  Lights in April to take advantage of the
benefits  of  energy-efficient  lighting
upgrades. During the week of April 10
alone, more than 134 million square feet
entered the program. Green Lights now
has more than 1,750 participants, com-
mitted  to  energy savings  and  pollution
                                                                            prevention through efficient lights.
                                                                              Green Lights welcomes its new partic-
                                                                            ipants and looks forward to working with
                                                                            them.  If your organization would like
                                                                            more information about  the program,
                                                                            please  call the  Green Lights/ENERGY
                                                                            STAR Hotline at 202 775-6650.
 PARTNERS (38) Ade/phi University • A Dodge Electrical Service. Inc  » Advo, Inc • Air Products &
 Chemicals, Inc • KNP BT USA Inc. • California State Automobile Association U Carson Valley School • City of
 Duluth • City of White Plains • County of Nassau • County of Rocklond, NY • Cumberland County Schools
  • Dayton Board of Education • Fairmont School District • General Graphics Services • General Motors
Corporation- Truck Group and Saturn Corp B Healthsource Inc • Hyatt Corporation • Laguna Honda Hospital
  & Rehab Center • Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical Center • Merritt College •
 Mervyn's • Millipore Corporation • National Park Service—Denver Service Center • North Carolina Outward
  Bound School • Oak Grove School District • Peralta Community College District • Presbyterian Healthcare
  System • Providence Hospital, Washington, DC •  Stanford Health Services • Summitt Medical Center •
 Team Tierno Enterprises, Inc DBA The Hanford House • The Valley Hospital • Towamenan Beverage • U.S
 Coast Guard Reserve Training Center • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wadsworth-West LA • Veterans Affairs
      Medical Center, Michigan • WestoverA/r Reserve Base ALLIES (I) GWSupply Company
                     ENDORSERS (I) The WRATT Foundation

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                             April  Upgrades
  I he following program participants submitted implementation report forms for com-
  I pleted upgrades during April.
A & C Enercom, Paul Conlan
Alamance County Schools,Jeffrey S.Johnson
Alexandria City Public Schools,
   Larry Gilbertson
Anne Arundel County, Maryland,
   Teri Belcher
Bank of America, Robert Rench
Bear Sterns Companies, Inc.,
   Melvyn Kass
Bechtel, Geoffrey Smith
BellSouth Telecommunications,
   Harold Dram
Carr Real Estate Services, Robert Fowler
Charming Shoppes, Inc., Richard Carinci
Chemical Bank, Ed Keaveny
Cherry City Electric, Don Herman
Citicorp/Citibank, JohnJ. Ritter
City Lighting Products Company,
   Lester L. Hohl
Clyde L. Choate Mental Health Center,
   Allan Pigg
Colonial Pipeline, Art Neubauer
Comerica Incorporated, Fred Emery
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
   Catherine Brownlee
Con/Serve Electrical Supply Company,
   Lawrence Sullivan
Connecticut College, Peter Horgan
Cosmair, Inc., EdDolegiewicz
Crestar, Wayne Barnes
Dial Corporation, Montgomery Plant, David
   M. Przybyla
Duro-Test Corporation, Steve Martel
Ecofab Inc., Irving Lieberman
First International Asset Management,
   Len Zaiser
General Electric Lighting, Joseph Howley
Geneva Pharmaceuticals, David Zeleski
Georgetown University, Victor Podbielski
Georgia Power Company, David Goldfarb
Grainger, ArshadAli
Graybar Electric Company,
   Wilham Trussell
HE Williams, Inc., James Bay/ess
Harris Corporation, Ray E. Rader
Haywood County Hospital,
   Dwayne Burress
Home Box Office, Regina Pamco
Indianapolis Power & Light, Ivan K. Charley
Izaak Walton League, Paul Hansen
JN "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge,
   Richard Blackburn
Jantzen, Inc., Scott Perry
Jewel Food Stores, James Snorek
Johnson & Johnson, Harry Kauffman
Juno Lighting, Inc.,  Chick Huber
Kaiser Permanente-Northwest Region,
   John R. Wood
Kindercare Learning Centers,
   Jerry Windling
Litetronics International, Boyd Corbett
Lumax Industries lnc.,JoeNase/
Magnetek, Inc., Bob Murray
Maryland Brush Company, Don White
Meadowcreek, Luke Elliott
Mercer County, New Jersey, Ed-ward Kelly
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company,
   Heyward Dortch
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company,
   Bill Fredricks
NYNEX Corporation, Roy W.Deitchman
National Semiconductor Corporation,
   Joseph Seward
New Canaan YMCA.,John W. Conway
North Shore Medical Center, Inc., Luis Lopez
Northern States Power Company,
   Lorraine H. Painter
Pajaro Valley Unified School District,
   Keith Houchen
Penzoil Company, James McReynolds
Phoenix Home Life  Mutual Insurance Co.,
   Michael Yanke
Richfood Holdings, Inc., James Earles
Rumsey Electric Company, Ralph Girondo
Snap-on Incorporated, Hiram Buffington
So-Luminaire Daylighting Systems
   Corporation, Jacque Stevens
Southern California Edison Company,
   Gary Suzuki
St. Vincent's Hospital (OR), Ken Zinsly
Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart,
   Patty Myler
Texas Medical Center, C.B. Manley
The Bulb Man, Inc., Robert Mangano
The City of Inglewood, California,
   William Weyant
The City of Phoenix, Arizona, Paul Hudson
The Kirlin Company, Donald W. Davis
The Nature Conservancy, Susan Schuler
The Ocean County Utilities Authority,
   Kenneth G. Stegemann
The Original Cast Lighting, Neal Shapiro
Thomas Industries, Inc., Joe Kolarik
Tucson Electric Power Company,
   Ron Moody
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.,
   Robert Flinn
Unitrac Energy Management Company,
   Allyn E. Hetzke
University of Rochester, Patricia Beaumont
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer
   Center, Paul Musser
Virginia Power,  Timothy A. Bernadowski
Warren  Electric Company, James J. Schindler
Washington County Hospital,
   Randy Sharshan
Wellmade Metal Products Co., John Hill
Winston Management, LP, Orion J. Peevy
Yellow Freight Systems, Inc., Richard Cooper
Corrections
The following ENERGY STAR Buildings Charter
Partners (as of April 10, 1995) were inadvertently
omitted from the list on page 5 of the May
Supplement
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Warner-Lambert Company
Foxwoods Resort and Casino
Huntington Memorial Hospital (Huntington, IN)
Northeast Utilities
Polaroid Corporation
Wholesale Electric Supply Company was incorrectly
identified as the 1995 Green Lights Distributor Ally
of the Year The company won an award for
"Distinguished Effort" in the Green Lights program
                                                                                                                 July 1995 •  15

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                             LIGHTING  UPGRADE WORKSHOPS
2112-Day Workshops Featuring:
  Lighting Upgrade Technologies
  Lighting Analysis Software
  Financing Analysis
  Green Lights Reporting
  Lighting Maintenance and Disposal
  Surveyor Ally Exam Con third day)
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        shops are free and open to the public. Space
        is limited, however; and priority will be given
        to Green Lights Partners. Complete details
        and instructions will be faxed to preregistrants
        within 4 weeks of the workshop date.

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                                                                  Register by Phone: Call the Green
                                                                  Lights/ENERGY STAR Hotline at 202 775-6650
                                                                  Register by Fax:  Fax this form to the
                                                                  Lighting Services Group at 202 775-6680
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