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                     United States
                     Environmental Protection
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Summer 1997
ENERGY STAR® Buildings
&  Green  Lights®
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ENERGY STAR Buildings
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                                    1997   H ON O  R
                                                 Making the Grade
                                ENERGY STAR® Buildings and Green Lights® recognize
                        outstanding schools and universities through the 1997 Honor Society
 I hese days, students aren't the only
 I ones  graduating  with  honors.
Schools and universities are making
the grade as well by increasing the
efficiency of their  buildings. The
following  schools  are  doing just
that, and we are proud to welcome
them  to the 1997 ENERGY STAR
Buildings and Green Lights Honor
Society.
   Schools and universities represent
24 percent  of EPAs ENERGY STAR
Buildings and Green Lights partici-
pants. The Honor Society was estab-
lished  to   recognize  school  and
university Partners who  have gone
the extra mile  to  succeed  in their
energy-efficiency strategy.

In today's  environment  of reduced
budgets and deferred maintenance,
these  schools realize the  benefits of
energy efficiency.
   These 55 K-12  schools and  87
universities  have  been  especially
proactive when it comes to complet-
ing and  reporting energy-efficiency
upgrades. As a group, these schools
reported upgrades on more than  55
million square feet of space to qualify
for the 1997 Honor Society. EPA is
particularly  proud  of the 57  who
have completed  their Green Lights
upgrades. Many  of these  schools
have gone on to join ENERGY STAR

   Contents
   2    1997 Honor Society
   4   Success Stories ^,. „,,.,, ^ fi ,„<.*..,,.,
   8   Tip of the Month
   9   Tech Talk
   10   In the Spotlight          "'""'
   10   Partner of the Year Contest
   II   Software  Corner
   12   Other Programs
   13   Lighting Upgrade Workshops
                                                Buildings and  are  beginning  to
                                                implement building-wide  upgrades.
                                                Overall, Honor Society schools are
                                                saving over $37 million annually and
                                                preventing more  than 606  million
                                                pounds of carbon dioxide emissions,
                                                all while maintaining or improving
                                                the comfort of their facilities.

                                                Energy efficiency is a perfect solution
                                                for schools that are looking for 'ways to
                                                save money and improve the campuses
                                                for their students.
                                                   The 1997 Honor Society consists
                                                of a diverse group of schools. Some
                                                have  been with  the  ENERGY  STAR
                                                Buildings and Green  Lights   Pro-
                                                gram for years, others have recently
                                                joined. Many are  large schools  with
                                                multiple   campuses,   others   are
                                                smaller,  single-building  facilities.
                                                Despite these differences, all of these
                                                schools  face  the same challenges:
                                                competing resource demands,  tight
                                                budgets,  deferred maintenance and
                                                growing student populations. At the
                                                same time,  Honor  Society schools
                                                also  share  a  desire  to  cut costs,
                                                improve their facilities, and reduce
                                                air pollution. Improving energy effi-
                                                ciency allowed these schools to meet
                                                these  challenges  while successfully
                                                reducing  energy  use, saving money,
                                                and improving the comfort of  their
                                                facilities.
                           The common link among all these
                           schools  is their proactive approach
                           toward energy efficiency.
                              It's not always easy to recognize
                           the  opportunities  available  from
                           energy efficiency. Honor  Society
                           schools have found a way to work
                           around  the  obstacles  unique  to
                           schools and  universities. They have
                           utilized ENERGY STAR Buildings and
                           Green Lights  to  their benefit—by
                           getting information about financing
                           options,  service  providers, latest
                           proven technologies, planning guide-
                           lines, and software tools.

                           The key to  being an Honor  Society
                           member is excellence.
                              The University  of Missouri at
                           Columbia, University of Cincinnati,
                           and University of Rochester  have all
                           won  the  ENERGY STAR Buildings
                           and Green  Lights Partner  of the
                           Year Award. And  for good reason:
                           Missouri's pilot building  upgrade
                           showed a reduction in energy costs
                           of more than 60 percent. The Uni-
                           versity of Cincinnati has saved more
                           than  $1 million as a  result of its
                           energy upgrades. And the University
                           of Rochester used students  to per-
                           form many lighting upgrades in
                           school  facilities  and encouraged
                           them  to suggest  other ideas  for
                           energy savings. iH
                                              BUILDINGS
The ENERGY STAR Bui/dings & Green Lights Update is a free quarterly publication with a circula-
tion of more than 50,000. Recipients of the Update include: ENERGY STAR Buildings and
Green Lights participants, program prospects, members of Congress, and interested mem-
bers of, ths 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 out
how to join the ENERGY STAR Buildings or Green Lights Programs, call the toll-free ENERGY
STAR/Green Lights Hotline at I -888-STAR-YES (I -888-782-7937).
Although publication of all submissions is not guaranteed, the Update encourages Partners,
Allies, and Endorsers to submit articles of interest and to provide input for future issues.
Please keep in mind that EPA seeks only to promote energy efficiency and does not endorse
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lication in the ENERGY STAR Buildings & Green Lights Update, please send materials to: Updote
Editor, 401 M Street, SW, (6202J), Washington, DC 20460: or fax to 202-233-9578.
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  1997  ENERGY STAR Buildings
  and  Green  Lights  Honor Society
                              Schools

                                  Academy School District-20 s Alamance-Burlington School System « Alexandria
                                   City Public Schools • Ann Arbor Public Schools m Anne Arundel County Public
                                   Schools • Arlington Public Schools *  Baltimore County Public Schools m Boulder
                                  Valley Public School District « Brevard  County Schools  H Burkburnett Independent
                                 School District  • Central Consolidated School District-22 • Cibola County Schools
                              • Clark County School District • Corpus Christ! ISD m Cumberland County Schools •
                              Dallas Independent School District • Davenport Community School District m Dayton
                              Board of Education « Defiance City Schools  •  East Maine School District-63  •  Fairfield
                              City School District • Fairmont School  District  m Fayette County School District m
                              Fontana Unified School District • Fremont Unified School District m Haywood
                              Vocational Opportunities  K  Huntsville City Schools m Independence School District  «
                              Kansas City Public Schools • Lodi Unified School District • Marion County Schools of
                              Tennessee • Mecklenburg County Public Schools n  Milpitas Unified School District a
                              Minneapolis Public  Schools-Special District-1  • Murray City Schools District • New
                              Hampshire School Admin Unit 51  a New Riegel Schools • Norristown Area School
                              District • Oak Grove School District a Osceola County School District »  Pajaro Valley
                              Unified School District a  Palm Beach County School Board m Portland Public Schools •
                              Rochester Community School Corp, Indiana  m Roseville City School District a Saint
                              Louis Public Schools Board of Education • San Diego Unified School District m Santa
                              Cruz Valley Union High School District a Sarasota County School  Board m  Saugus
                              Union School District  • Sevier County School District • St. Mark's School «  St. Paul
                              Independent School District-625  m Waseca  Independent School District-829 s Wichita
                              Public Schools Unified District-259
                                                                               Universities

       Adelphi University • Babson College m Barry University • Beaver College m Belmont University »
Bentley College m  Bluffton College m Buffalo State College m  California State University System m Central
  Florida Community College « Chabot Community College  •  City University of New York m  College of
   DuPage • College of the Mainland  • College of the Redwoods  * Colorado State University System m
  Connecticut College • Contra Costa Community College District  m Corcoran Gallery & School of Art m
Delaware State University  m Duke University  m Earlham College • Elizabethtown College » Fisk University
  Florida International University  B  Gwynedd-Mercy College m  Harrisburg Area Community College « Hofstra
      University a Indiana State  University m Kennesaw State University  •  Kent State University  •  LakeTahoe
      Community College  m  Las Positas College  « Los Angeles Valley College  « LSU Agricultural & Mechanical
  College • Maryville College m Massachusetts Institute of Technology •  Medical College of Ohio m Morehead
       State University « North Carolina State University • Northeastern Illinois University «  Northern Illinois
University m Norwich University *  Ocean County College •  Ohio State University • Pasadena City College m
      Radford University a Rice University m  Rochester Institute ofTechnology • Rutgers University  • Seattle
 University m  Southern Oregon University n Southwestern College • Stanford University » State University of
  New York at Stoney Brook  m Toccoa Falls College •  Tufts University si U.S. Uniformed Services University m
     Union College  • Unity College • University of Alaska-Anchorage • University of Arizona B University of
       California-Berkeley  m University of California-Davis •  University of Chicago a  University of Cincinnati m
  University of Georgia P University of Miami  « University of Minnesota-Twin Cities  ® University of Missouri at
    Columbia ss University of North Carolina-Charlotte m University of  Redlands m University of Rochester m
 University of San Diego «  University of South Carolina-Spartanburg  a University of South Florida m University
     of Southern Maine •  University of Texas Health Science  Center « University of the Arts at Philadelphia m
 University of Virginia a  Vermont Law School  • Wake Forest University  a Warren Wilson College  •  Webster
           University * West Chester University  m  Westminster College m Yale University-Arts and Sciences
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                                                               STO  R I  E S
                                                Smart Schools
                                     School and University Partners learn that
                                    energy efficiency makes smart business sense
             Florida International University

            As the first Florida public university to join the
          ENERGY STAR® Buildings Program, Florida Inter-
          national University (FIU) saw the potential of total
          building  energy efficiency early on. FIU's  Green
          Lights®  Implementation  Director Juan  Carlos
          Abril hails the program as a way to look at "all of the
          pieces of the puzzle of a building's energy use." He
          figures that the University saved over $60,000 in its
          first year of its energy performance contract, despite
          increases in student enrollment, energy demand,
          and energy  rates.
            Besides  pollution prevention from its energy-
          efficiency improvements, Florida International
          University  helps  its  community  by sharing  its
          energy-efficiency knowledge. Through the Energy Con-
          servation Assistance Program (ECAP), FIU offers local
          small businesses free energy  surveys and sets up energy
          audits and loans. Abril,  who is a former director of the
          program, emphasizes that "[ECAP] really helps the com-
          munity" by saving money and reducing pollution through
          greater energy efficiency.  Businesses only have to look next
          door to see FIU's success with energy efficiency.

          A new chiller was installed at  Hogg Middle School in the Houston
          Independent School District
Florida International University in Miami, Florida.
                  Houston Independent
                  School District (Texas)
         Houston  Independent School  District  (HISD)
      recently completed energy upgrades in 39 school facili-
      ties. This project, led by Rene Truan of HISD, had a goal
      to reduce utility costs, maintain or improve comfort, and
      replace very old and inefficient cooling equipment with
      high-efficiency equipment at no net cost to HISD. The
      District upgraded its  facilities through stages: lighting
                      systems, energy management systems,
                      variable  speed drives (VSDs),  and
                      new pumps. New chillers and thermal
                      storage systems were also installed.
                      The combination of load reductions,
                      savings from other energy-efficiency
                      measures, off-peak rates for night-
                      time consumption, and rebates from
                      Houston Lighting and Power created
                      enough energy savings to pay for these
                      improvements. Two local energy ser-
                      vice companies (ESCOs) were  hired
                      to install the projects and to guarantee
                      the savings—23.5 million dollars over
                      a 10-year period. Other benefits to
                      HISD include the  elimination of 32
                      aged cooling towers, four gas absorp-
                      tion systems, and 20,000 PCB-laden
                      ballasts.
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     Lodi Unified School
     District (California)

   Lodi Unified School  District  in
central California used the ENERGY
STAR Buildings  Program's five-stage
strategy to reduce heating  and cooling
loads  prior  to  major  mechanical
upgrades.  This  approach  provided
immediate  savings  and  has  helped
fund the upgrades. To date, the district
has upgraded 80 percent of its 41 facil-
ities, resulting in an annual energy bill
savings of nearly $192,000 and elec-
tricity savings of 1.9 million kilowatt
hours. Annually, these energy savings
are equivalent to the pollution pre-
vented by planting 263  acres of trees
per year.
                                     Lodi Unified School District in Lodi, California.
             Tulsa Public Schools
                  (Oklahoma)
                                                              Cumberland County Schools
                                                                     (North Carolina)
  TULSA PU5LJC SCHOOLS
                               Tulsa  Public  Schools
                               (TPS)   joined  the
                               ENERGY STAR Build-
                               ings Program in April
 1997 looking to become more energy efficient, reduce
 operating costs, and provide a better learning and teach-
 ing environment. Les Pace, of CEMC  Inc., oversaw a
 pilot lighting upgrade project in one school building to
 determine if ENERGY STAR Buildings would  achieve
 these goals for the school system. In the pilot school, all
 2x4 light fixtures containing four incandescent lamps and
 two ballasts were upgraded to contain two compact fluo-
 rescent lamps and one electronic ballast. The high output
 fluorescent strip fixtures in the gymnasium were replaced
 with  Biax High-bay  fixtures. The upgrades  improved
 lighting quality markedly, and both the teachers and stu-
 dents appreciated the greater vibrancy of floor, wall, and
 banner colors. Maintenance staff were equally elated—in
 more than a year, only three lamps and one ballast needed
 replacement.  The lighting upgrade project's energy sav-
 ings  of 57 percent will have paid for itself by October
 1999. Based upon this success, Tulsa Public Schools has
 committed 94 facilities to ENERGY STAR Buildings, of
which  6.5 million square feet will undergo total evalua-
tion and upgrade of controls, heating, cooling and venti-
lating  equipment (HVAC),  lighting,  and  building
envelopes.
                   Energy efficiency is an important
                   subject   in  the   Cumberland
                   County  Schools. In addition  to
                   the energy-efficiency measures
                   that the school district applies  to
                   its buildings resulting from Green
Lights,  energy education is stressed among students,
teachers, and staff.
   A  prime  example  of  how  Cumberland  County
Schools includes everyone in  its effort  to get out the
message about energy efficiency is its ongoing Energy
Awareness Campaign. This effort includes displays, fly-
ers, posters with  energy-savings  tips,   and  even  an
incentive plan to further encourage facilities managers
to upgrade their buildings. This Energy  Incentive Plan
helped Cumberland County Schools save $608,000  in
energy costs last year.
   Energy  Coordinator Kathy  Miller  said  that the
resulting  enthusiasm  toward  energy  efficiency  is
remarkable.  "Our  electrical staff  is eager to change
every inefficient light in the school system, our custo-
dial personnel are assisting us with building  surveys,
and many of our educators are whole-heartedly sup-
porting energy conservation by implementing a school
 1   "
plan.
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                   Delaware  State University

              Delaware  State University has discovered the
            green in Green Lights® and in energy efficiency.
            The University recently completed several phases of
            upgrades improving its lighting and installing an
            energy  management system.  As  Assistant Vice
            President for Facilities  Ronald Phillips  asserts,
            "These measures together showed us $420,000 of
            savings in the first six months."
              Despite these impressive savings, the Univer-
            sity is  not  finished with its  energy-efficiency
            improvements. Delaware  State is now  working
            with Honeywell to upgrade and replace the boiler
            and chiller systems in four of its buildings. Phillips
            estimates that the upgrades, some of which will
            replace boilers more than  30 years past their life
            expectancy, will save $500,000 a year. Because the
            University is state supported,  the new upgrades will
            focus on "revenue-raising" buildings or dormitories. This
            emphasis,  and the  assistance  from  Honeywell, will
            ensure  that  Delaware  State can  fund its energy-effi-
            ciency investments.

              Davenport Community Schools (Iowa)
                       DAVENPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware.
              Maricopa County Community
                 College District (Arizona)
                                 THE BEST PLACE TO LEARN
              Students, teachers, and staff all see the light of energy
            efficiency in Davenport Community Schools. Davenport
            was  the first school district to join and complete the
            Green  Lights Program,  and ranks llth  of all
            nationwide school districts for the prevention of air
            pollution. Director of Support Services Bill Good
            predicts that the upgrades made so far will result in
            a district-wide savings  of $250,000 to $300,000
            annually.
              Upgrading the lighting in 40 facilities  was a
            huge task for the school district, which  Good esti-
            mates cost $1.8  million.  Davenport Community
            Schools was assisted by its local utility, Mid-Amer-
            ican Energy, with $280,000 in rebates for the new
            light fixtures, ballasts, and LED exit signs. There
            was an unexpected benefit of the lighting upgrades:
            stocking the improved fixtures has become much
            easier. Only eight types are needed for the whole
            district,  while 65  were needed  previously. The
            maintenance staff also enjoys  the longer life of the
            fixtures, which require fewer replacements.
          Maricopa County Community College District Green
       Lights upgrades will save money for itself and for the local
       taxpayers. With the assistance of Green Lights Ally Parke
       Industries, Maricopa just completed lighting upgrades for
       12 campuses, more than 3.1 million square feet of facility
       space. Manager of Facilities Planning and Development
       Arlen Solochek estimates  that the District is saving 4.5
       million kilowatt-hours (kWh)  a year from  its  lighting
       upgrades.  This translates into a reduction of  about
       $450,000 a year in energy  costs.
          "We converted to lighting which provided a more nat-
       ural lighting spectrum and, at times, experienced the old
Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona is part of the Maricopa County
Community College District.
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 alongside the new," said Solochek. "Employees and stu-
 dents  could  actually  see  the difference in color. We
 received a very favorable reaction from that, along with the
 added benefit of the energy-saving occupancy sensors
 Parke Industries installed."

         Yale University (Connecticut)
                   *                            ""*

            As an Ivy League school, Yale University is
            accustomed to overcoming challenges. It is
            no surprise then, that nothing has been able
            to slow this Green Lights Partner's efforts
 to improve its energy efficiency.
   The highly-admired Gothic-style  architecture of Yale's
 dormitories and classroom buildings proved a technologi-
 cal challenge to lighting upgrades. While most facilities
 can replace conventional incandescent bulbs and ballasts
 with  more efficient compact fluorescents  and ballasts
 rather easily, Yale had to send some of its original fixtures
 to  lighting manufacturers to  custom design energy-
 efficient replacements.
   By overcoming these challenges, Senior Energy Con-
 servation  Engineer Paul Francis estimates that Yale has
 reduced its energy  demand by about 11 million kWh
 through the 5.8 million square feet it has upgraded so far.

             University of Virginia
                       Vermont Law School
            VERMONT LAW SCHOOL  Even  those   organizations
               i                   who  have  already  begun
               iTi                  upgrading their lighting can
               ==                  benefit by joining the Green
           Lights Program. That's what Physical Plant Director John
           Delemarre of Vermont Law  School discovered.  "We
           began about four years ago through  incentives from our
           local utility," said Delemarre. "When I heard about the
           Green Lights Program, I thought, why not?" Delemarre
           said that he has learned a lot from the program and has
           also taken advantage of the technical assistance and pub-
           licity the program provides.
             Although the School has only been in the program for
           about a year and a half, Vermont Law has already received
           its recognition  certificate for completion. And  the
           upgrades are not stopping. Environmental impacts are a
           major  consideration as construction of a new classroom
           building begins.  The new  building will incorporate
           motion sensors not just for lighting, but also to control the
           heating and cooling of the building. Daylighting will also
           be included wherever  it is  feasible. After the new class-
           room building is completed, Vermont Law will continue
           its commitment and will upgrade the Chase Community
           Center.^
   The University of Virginia (UVA) is a win-
 ner in the race for energy efficiency. Last year,
 the University won the bronze medal at  the
 Green Lights Summer Games. Although  the
 Summer Games are over, UVA's commitment
 to energy efficiency  is  not slowing down.
 Energy Program Manager  Anthony Motto
 attests that the  goal is to upgrade 300,000 to
 400,000 square feet each year. UVA's progress is
 impressive—it is nearing the 30 percent mark
 for upgrades made so far.
   UVA  is also active in promoting energy
 efficiency around campus. The energy-effi-
 ciency newsletter,  "Watts  Happening," is
 published monthly to raise awareness, and
 the University is  gearing up  for its  third
 annual Energy Awareness Days—a two-day
 energy-efficiency fair complete with electric
cars, recycling tips, and energy vendors. At
UVA, the message is clear: everyone is a win-
ner with  energy efficiency.
The University of Virginia in Charlottesville was recognized for its participation in
the 1996 Green Lights Summer Gomes.
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                                       TIP   OF   THE   MONTH
                                     Deferred Maintenance  Solutions
                                             How schools and universities can
                                             creatively fund building upgrades
              School districts and universities face the same concern as administrators and
              facility managers who grapple with the overwhelming issue of what to do
              with aging physical plants and the increasing debt burden that many institu-
              tions face. During the past 15-20 years, routine expenditures to repair and
              renew an institution's physical plant were deferred with the thought in mind
              that they could "catch up" once better financial times returned. Only now are
              these administrators starting to address these issues as they attempt to rebuild,
              remodel, and restore their facilities.  The dramatically changing fiscal and
              technological landscape is compounding the. deferred maintenance  issue and
              bringing to light an urgency for strategic planning.  The ENERGY Sx&R®
              Buildings Program offers a proven strategy that not only addresses this issue
              but can help institutions create additional energy and dollar savings.
               Our nation's school and university
               systems have monumental inter-
            nal utility infrastructure needs. Most
            school  systems installed air-condi-
            tioning in the 1960s and 1970s. Cen-
            tral plant equipment in many school
            systems is 20-30 years old and has
            outlived its useful life. Lacking the
            necessary funds to replace this aged
            equipment has constituted a crisis for
            many of our nation's schools. Esti-
            mates place the national  cost of the
            deferred  maintenance problem at
            $112 billion.1
              The central plant equipment defi-
            ciencies  relate  to  both  continuing
            growth and  deferred  maintenance
            concerns. A major component of the
            utility services budget is  devoted to
            energy procurement  and  utility  sys-
            tems operations and maintenance. In
            only a few private, and even fewer
            public,   institutions  are   capital
            replacement and depreciation funds
            treated as explicit budget line items.
            The consequence of this failure to
            acknowledge  the capital renewal and
            depreciation  requirements is  a  sys-
            tematic failure to account for the real
            ' Rebuilding America's Schools, School Planning
 economic costs of the utility service
 and energy delivery system.
    The  ENERGY STAR  Buildings
 Program can create sufficient energy
 savings to pay for the upgrades with-
 out additional out-of-pocket budget
 dollars. In addition, by following this
 profit-driven strategy,  institutions
 can significantly reduce the first costs
 of  replacement  equipment  and
 enhance the learning environment.
 For many  school districts the ques-
 tion becomes "that sounds great, but
 where do I get the budget dollars?"

       Creative Funding


    Beyond   traditional   funding
 approaches to energy efficiency there
 are some creative opportunities for
 school administrators to consider.
 The most common  are  lease-pur-
 chase performance contracting and
 revolving funds.  Newer  approaches
 are being offered by quasi-utilities or
 companies that provide  more  than
 traditional energy service company
 (ESCO) or utility services.
and Management,January 1997.
Performance Contracting. This type
of approach can be performed on a
lease  purchase  or shared savings
basis. In either case, the savings from
the  energy   efficiency  measures
should save more  than the cost of
the new systems. This includes the
cost of audits,  capital, financing,
monitoring, and any  maintenance
contracts.  The savings  are guaran-
teed by the ESCO.
   There are a few important points
to remember before entering into a
contract with an ESCO:

S All  savings should be calculated
and tracked based on the actual rate
structures in which the school district
is billed. Using an average cost per
kWh method to report savings in this
manner may cause an incorrect use of
demand (kW) and consumption sav-
ings (kWh) and lead to a possible
shortfall in real savings dollars. Jack
Shanks, Superintendent of Dayton
Independent  School District, Day-
ton, Texas, has been involved in three
different performance contracts dur-
ing his career. He coined the phrase
that has become the mantra of many
school  boards  across the country, "I
pay my utility bill in real dollars and I
want energy savings in real dollars."

• A proactive approach to monitor-
ing and verification is necessary.
Establishing  an information  feed-
back loop  regarding environmental
conditions  allows the energy man-
ager to further tighten the operating
system and gain additional savings.

Shared Savings. This  method can
reduce the risk of large-scale energy-
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              School Bonding  and  ENERGY  STAR® Buildings
 /is the deferred maintenance prob-
 /  llem grows in the United States,
 school administrators are looking for
 funding  mechanisms  to  solve this
 staggering  problem.  Frequently,
 school districts  use school bonds to
 pay for  major upgrades  within  a
 school or to build new schools. Many
 administrators consider bonds a risky
 proposition due to the voter  action
 required. Other administrators worry
 that the public may interpret  the
 need for a bond to be a failure on the
 part of the administration to properly
 manage   the   district's   financial
 resources. To avoid the risk of having
 a  bond vote  defeated at the polls,
 many   school   district's  bundle
 deferred  maintenance items into  a
 bond  election  that includes new
 school construction  projects. This
 can be an unpopular method with
 the voters.
   The voters may want to support
 new school construction,  but may
 feel justified in voting the measure
  A solution to the deferred
    maintenance problem

down because it includes  deferred
maintenance items that  they  don't
support. To  gain voter  support for
your bond, there are several factors
that need to be addressed:
W. Real need has to be demonstrated
to the public. Examples may include
out-of-date  technology  or lack of
essential heating or cooling.
K Public opinion must  be formu-
lated in a positive way.
S The  community  must  see the
problems and  corresponding  solu-
tions as part of their vision.
m The bond strategy must address
the  impact on existing budgets.

       ENERGY STAR®
    Buildings Can Help


  As buildings age, the mechanical
systems necessary to provide an ade-
quate learning environment deterio-
continued'from page 8
efficiency upgrades, particularly building-wide upgrades of HVAC, hot water,
and light systems and yields. The key components are: no-down payment, third-
party ownership of capital and improvements during the term of the agreement,
a positive cash flow, and no performance-based payments.

Revolving Funds.  This is  another new approach in which loans are set up to
fund upgrades and then the loans are repaid from the savings generated in the
utility budget. Some states have legislation that prohibit revolving funds, so be
sure to check with the appropriate authorities before beginning a revolving fund.

Other Approaches. Strategies to link energy supply-side needs with demand-side
alternatives are being employed by several companies. These strategies are cen-
tered around cost minimization, cost stabilization and budget predictability, pro-
curement simplification, and risk management. In some cases, these companies
are able to fund present-day improvements to facilities using future savings. This
can mean new equipment or new computers for schools. Ira
rate as well. This is especially impor-
tant  because these  systems  are the
largest energy users in the school dis-
trict.  Many school budgets cannot
afford the up-front cost of replacing
these older, failing systems. The cost
of replacement is deferred to future
years.  Due  to the  tremendous
amount of  capital required to solve
the  deferred maintenance  items,
school  districts are not  able to
address  all  of these items in their
annual budgets.  Instead, that  cost is
borne annually  in higher costs for
maintaining and operating these sys-
tems.
   ENERGY STAR Buildings  has  a
solution to improve your success rate
with  bond  elections. Through the
five-stage approach of the ENERGY
STAR Buildings Program, you will be
able  to properly document the state
of your equipment. You will also see
how  your equipment  compares to
current  energy-efficient technology
of other school  districts in terms of
performance and energy  use. The
ENERGY STAR  Buildings  approach
can help you identify cost-effective,
low-risk solutions. This means lower
energy  consumption  and  more
energy dollars  saved, which  repre-
sents budgetary  savings for adminis-
trators.
   Through public  recognition, the
Buildings Program helps to shape
positive public attitudes about your
cost-reduction  strategies  and your
environmental responsibility.  Com-
munity leaders recognize the leader-
ship   position that a  school  takes
when  it partners  with  EPA to
improve energy efficiency and pro-
mote pollution prevention. This is a
vision that everyone can support. B
                                                                                                   Summer 1997 •  9

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 ENERGY STAR Buildings
 & Green Lights
 UPDATE
                                     I  IM  T H  E
                            A "Blockbuster" Education Opportunity
                              Retailer promotes energy efficiency in stores nationwide
 I

                                 ^^OTI--7 MtwWW""™-
   reen Lights® Partner Blockbuster
   has not only agreed to upgrade its
stores to energy-efficient lighting, it
is now helping to educate millions of
movie and music fans about the link
between energy use and air pollu-
 tion.
     Blockbuster introduced a con-
 test for children, "Be A Hero," into
  its 3,900  company-owned  video
  stores. The contest was designed to
  start  children  thinking  about
   reducing energy use, and thereby
   preventing air pollution in  their
    neighborhoods.
    "We  feel  that air  pollution is
    one of the most prevalent envi-
    ronmental problems facing us
     today,"  said  Jonathan  S.
     Baskin, Senior Vice President,
                                                                    Corporate  Relations  for  Block-
                                                                    buster. "Our in-store activities will
                                                                    allow us to present ENERGY STAR®
                                                                    information to our members from
                                                                    neighborhoods all over the country
                                                                    and get  them thinking about what
                                                                    they can do to prevent air pollu-
                                                                    tion."
                                                                       Consumers  also learned more
                                                                    about energy efficiency through a
                                                                    30-second public service announce-
                                                                    ment that ran on monitors in all
                                                                    Blockbuster stores.
                                                                       As a result  of  its lighting
                                                                    upgrades, Blockbuster is estimated
                                                                    to be saving $4.5 million annually
                                                                    and approximately 19  million kilo-
                                                                    watt-hours of electricity. Additional
                                                                    savings are expected as more stores
                                                                    are upgraded. ™
                                PARTNER   OF   THE  YEAR
                    Will You Be the Next Partner or Ally of the Year?
                             Enter the contest and receive recognition for your efforts
           A
   s summer draws to a close, the
/ lunmistakable signs  of fall are
beginning to appear: a crisp breeze,
      leaves changing colors, Satur-
      day afternoon football, and
      receiving the ENERGY STAR®
      Buildings and Green Lights®
      Partner and Ally of the Year
      application in the mail.
         Now in its fifth year, the
      Partner and Ally of the Year
      contest is designed to recog-
      nize outstanding participants
      like you. Each  year,   EPA
selects several ENERGY STAR Build-
ings and  Green Lights participants
whose upgrade  and communications
efforts exemplify true environmental
leadership. Partner and Ally of the
Year has  become one of the most
prestigious  environmental awards;
past winners have been featured in
USA Today, Fortune, and BusinessWeek.
   Applying for the award is simple
and  straightforward.  All active
ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green
Lights participants will receive the
1998 Partner and Ally of the Year
application packet in early Septem-
ber. The application packet includes
all of the instructions necessary to
assemble a competitive application.
The deadline for the 1998 Partner
and Ally of the Year contest is
December 2,1997.
   You've performed the upgrades
and prevented pollution—now you
have the opportunity to receive the
recognition. Enter the 1998 ENERGY
STAR  Buildings  and Green Lights
Partner  and  Ally of the Year con-
test! Hi
10 • Summer 1997

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                                                                                         ENERGY STAR Buildings
                                                                                         £  Green  Lights
                                                                                         UPDATE
                                                      CORNER
                    Online Access to Upgrade Assistance
                                 Announcing the Ally Services
                                and Products (ASAP) Directory
 j o facilitate easier identification of
 I companies  providing  products
and services related* to energy effi-
ciency in buildings, EPA has devel-
oped the Ally Services and Products
(ASAP) Directory. This directory is
an Internet-based listing of ENERGY
STAR Buildings Allies and the prod-
ucts or services they can provide to
organizations seeking to  maximize
energy performance of
their facilities through
ENERGY STAR Build-
ings.
   The directory allows
users  to  search for
Allies based on  prod-
ucts  offered, services
provided,  and/or the
locations in which the
Ally  is headquartered.
The directory will also
allow  viewers  to link
directly from ASAP to
the World  Wide Web
sites of profiled Allies,
or send an e-mail to an
Ally representative.
   EPA  is   already
working  on  adding
additional  features to
ASAP  which will provide  more
detailed  information and enhanced
sorting  features. The ASAP Direc-
tory is a great tool available to support
the needs of ENERGY STAR Buildings
and  Green Lights  participants.
ASAP is designed to make it easy for
Partners to get  information  about
"qualified" product and services.
                              ASAP   can   be   accessed  at
                            http://www.epa.gov/asap through
                            EPA's web site. If you have any sug-
                            gestions for enhancing this tool or
                            comments on the information, please
                            call the toll-free ENERGY STAR/Green
                            Lights Hotline at  1-888-STAR-YES
                            (1-888-782-7937). H
            ASAP,
            Your link to the energy efficiency industry

                              Did You Know?
     SERVICES
     AND
                  js 'What is the ENERGY STAR Buddings Prosram?
                  Jt "Who are EMERGY STAR Buildings Allies? 
   Fat more information about any of the EPA's SNERQYSTAR Program, please call the ENERGY &TAR Hotline
                          at 1-S33-STAR-YES

   f ^>          EPAif pleased to offerihis directory as an information sonree.
    , EPA. does not endotse, certify or specifically recommend any pariicy£ar contpanyf service orfroduict.
                                                              '-^
     ENERGY STAR®
        Buildings and
       Green  Lights®
       Software Tools
                   Update
   QuikPlan, an ENERGY STAR Build-
   ings  software  tool, is currently
being expanded  to include  more
planning features. These new fea-
tures will help users prioritize their
facilities, compare performance to
typical buildings of the  same  type
and climate zone, and assess upgrade
success based on a variety of criteria.
                            Please call the toll-free Hotline at 1-
                            888-STAR-YES  (1-888-782-7937)
                            if you are interested in beta testing
                            the new version.
                              ProjectKalc has been upgraded to
                            Version 3.02. The new version for this
                            upgrade is available on our web site at
                            http://www.epa.gov/appdstar or call
                            the Hotline to order your copy. H
                                                                                            Summer 1997 • 11

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 ENERGY STAR Buildings
 & Green  Lights
 UPDATE
                                      OTHER   PROGRAMS
                          A New Way to  Promote Energy Efficiency
                                          Announcing the ENERGY STAR®
                                            Buildings Endorser Program
             he ENERGY STAR® Buildings Pro-
            I gram continues to grow with the
           introduction of the  ENERGY STAR
           Buildings Endorser Program. Who
           are   ENERGY   STAR   Buildings
           Endorsers? Professional trade asso-
           ciations, non-profit  organizations,
           and public interest groups that agree
           to promote ENERGY STAR Buildings
           and the benefits  of energy-efficient
           technologies and services to  their
           members.
             If you are an association or belong
           to one, here are few reasons to con-
           sider ENERGY STAR Buildings:

           Why Should Your Organization
           Become an Endorser?

           Your members can benefit from energy
           efficiency.   Our  Partners are  your
           members  and if they adopt  the
           ENERGY STAR Buildings  strategy,
           they can reduce  their  energy con-
           sumption by as much as 50 percent.
           By endorsing the program, you can
           show them how.
You'll be providing a value-added ser-
vice to your members. You can help
your members achieve their poten-
tial energy savings  by uncovering
opportunities  through  ENERGY
STAR Buildings.

You'll be doing something good for the
environment. By promoting the
ENERGY STAR Buildings goals, you
and your members will be helping
prevent air pollution.

How Can ENERGY STAR Build-
ings Help Your Organization?
   By helping you communicate the
benefits of energy efficiency to your
members. We can help you get the
message to your members by helping
to prepare a mailing to your mem-
bers, writing  an article  for your
newsletter, or participating in your
annual conference or meetings. Or
tell us—we'll be happy to work with
your organization to  provide you the
support your members need.
How Can ENERGY STAR Build-
ings Help Your Members?

   By showing your members how
they can benefit from  energy-effi-
cient upgrades. If your  members
choose  to adopt the ENERGY STAR
Buildings  strategy, we can offer
additional benefits, such as: unbiased
technical information, communica-
tion support, no-cost software tools,
and  a  customer support team  to
answer  questions.

How Your Organization Can
Become an Endorser
   All you need to  do is sign a one-
page Memorandum of Understand-
ing (MOU). For more  information
or a sample MOU, call the toll-free
ENERGY STAR Hotline  at  1-888-
STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937). H
For a list of charter Endorsers, seepage 13.
          Jeanette Marrero of the Chicago
          office of the EPA presents an
          award to board chair Chuck
          Thoele (I) and CEO jack Curley
          (r) in recognition of the Catholic
          Health Association's (CHA)
          participation in the ENERGY STAR
          Buildings and Green Lights
          Programs. CHA recently became
          the first healthcare association to
          endorse the ENERGY STAR
          Buildings Program.
                                                              Prescription For A
                                                             Healthier Community
12 • Summer 1997

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                                                                                              ; tiMERCY STAR Buildings
                                                                                               &  Green Lights
                                                                                              tfPDATE
         LIGHTING   UPGRADE  WORKSHOPS
        Were Improving the Lighting Upgrade Workshop...
  Since  1991,  EPA's Green  Lights®
  Program  has  been  sponsoring
Lighting Upgrade  Workshops de-
signed to show how energy-efficient
lighting can save money while improv-
ing lighting quality.  Today, Green
Lights is the first stage of the build-
ing-wide program—ENERGY STAR®
Buildings. As a result, EPA has refined
the workshops to address  not  only
lighting but more importantly the role
of  lighting   in  whole-building
upgrades.
   Starting in November 1997, EPA
is launching a new series of technol-
ogy-specific,  interactive, technical
sessions  entitled "Building Know-
How." These one-day sessions will
bring together small groups of facili-
ties managers to  address  specific
technical issues  in  one  of  the five
stages of the ENERGY STAR Buildings
Program. These  stages include light-
ing, building  tune-ups,  other  load
reductions, fan systems, and heating
and cooling plant improvements.
   Building   Know-How   sessions
focusing on lighting will be open to
all  ENERGY  STAR  Buildings  and
Green   Lights  participants.  The
morning session will cover such top-
ics as target light levels, light and bal-
last technology, lighting controls, and
lamp and ballast disposal. The after-
noon session will be customized to
the specific interests and  needs of
program participants. Subjects  on
lighting equipment, operations and
maintenance, and lighting  design
will  be addressed  by local guest
speakers, including Green  Lights
and ENERGY STAR Building Allies.

        Surveyor Ally
       Program Closes


   As we are changing the focus of
the program, the Green Lights Sur-
veyor Ally Program will be  closed to
new members on November 1,1997.
   The last Surveyor Ally exams will
be administered  at the  Lighting
Upgrade Workshops scheduled in:
   Houston, TX        Oct. 1-3
   White Plains, NY  Oct. 15-17
   San Francisco, CA     TEA
   Call the toll-free Hotline  at
1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937)
or   visit   our   web   page   at
www.epa.gov/greenlights to reserve
your space.
   After October, EPA recommends
that lighting professionals pursue a
certification  program such  as that
offered by the  National Council  on
Qualifications for the Lighting Pro-
fessions (NCQLP). Those who pass
the NCQLP Lighting Certification
Examination will have demonstrated
an  understanding  of basic lighting
principles  and their  application.
They will be  entitled  to  use  the
appellation LC (Lighting Certified)
after their name. We will be encour-
aging ENERGY STAR Buildings and
Green Lights Partners to look for the
NCQLP or Surveyor Ally certifica-
tion when selecting a lighting profes-
sional.
   The first NCQLP  examination
will be held on November 1,1997 in
20 cities across the country. Prepara-
tion review courses begin  in  early
Fall. For more information, contact
NCQLP  at   301-654-2121   or
through   their   web   Page   at
www.lrc.rpi.edu/NCQLP/.W
  We are happy to recognize the following organizations as our charter Endorsers:
,  Alpharetta Clean & Beautiful Commission
,- American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
 , Arizona yospital and Healthcare Association
 '-Arkansas Hospital Association
 , Association of Energy Service Professionals
 -Association of Professional Energy Consultants
 -California State Association of Counties
-; Catholic Health Association
'  Clean Water Action
" Colorado Hospital Association
 Invironmental Awareness Foundation
  Evangelical Environmental Network
  Georgia Hospital Association
                  Greater Philadelphia Hotel Engineers Association
                  Hawaii Hotel Association
                  International Institute for Energy Conservation
                  Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center
                  Long Island Associations, Inc.
                  National Association of Physicians for the Environment
                  National Association of Power Engineers
                  National Electrical Contractors Association
                  New Hampshire Business and Industry Association
                  New jersey Business and Industry Association
                  Puerto Rico Hospital Association
                  Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
                  Virginia Association of Counties
                                                                                                  Summer 1997  •  13

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GREEN LIGHTS  IMPLEMENTATION REPORT  CODES
       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
   36  Exit sign-incandescent
   37  Exit sign-fluorescent
   38  Exitsign-LED
   39  Exit sign-electroluminescent
   40  Exit sign- tritium
   41  Exit sign- luminescent
   43  Incandescent - any
   44  Compact Fluorescent
   45 HID-indoor - any
   46 HID-outdoor - any

      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

      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-12 VHO(1 SOOma)
 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

    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
 2005 **Green Lights Surveyor Ally
 2006 **Green Lights Distributor Ally
 2007 **Green Lights Manufacturer Ally
 2008 **Green Lights Utility Ally
 2009 **Green Lights Lighting Management Company Ally
 2010 in-house personnel
 2012 electrical contractor
 2013 utility representative
 2015 lighting management company
 2024 Electrical Distributor
 2025 other

      Equipment Provided by
 2105 **Green Lights Surveyor Ally
 2106 * *Green Lights Distributor Ally
      **Green Lights Manufacturer Ally
      **Green Lights Utility Ally
      **Green Lights Lighting Management Company Ally
2107
2108
2109
 2020 lighting equipment supplier
 2023 contractor
 2027 other
 2205
 2206
 2207
 2208
 2209
 2030
 2031
 2032
 2034
     Installation by
     "Green Lights Surveyor Ally
     **Green Lights Distributor Ally
     **Green Lights Manufacturer Ally
     **Green Lights Utility Ally
     **Green Lights Lighting Management Company Ally
     in-house staff
     contractor
     utility
     other
      Financing by
 2037 **Green Lights Distributor Ally
 2038 **Green Lights Utility Ally
 2039 **Green Lights Lighting Management Company Ally
 2040 internal funds
 2041 conventional loan
 2042 utility
 2043 lease/lease-purchase
 2044 shared savings
 2045 other
* * A Green Lights Ally is a lighting industry
  participant in the Green Lights program.
                                                     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
                                                        saved
                                                  SO2:  kWh/yr
                                                        saved
                                                  NOx:  kWh/yr
                                                        saved
                     emission
                     factor
                     emission
                     factor
                     emission
                     factor
Ibs/yr

g/y
g/y
  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, MI, 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: IA, KS, MO, NE
Emission per      CO2      SO2   NOx
kWh saved:         2.0       8.5    3.9
                                                  REGION 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
                                                  Emissionper      CO2      SO2   NOx
                                                  kWh saved:         2.2       3.3    3.2
                                                  REGION 9: AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam, ArnSamoa
                                                  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.

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ENERGY STAR® Buildings (ESB) Annual Facility  Report  version i.3,uuiy3,1997
                                                                                        OMB #2060-0347  Exp. 4/30/99
1. General Information
Partner Name:

Facility Name:
Facility Street Address:

City, State, Zip: 	
Facility Square Footage:
Have you previously submitted a Green Lights Report Form for
this facility?  Yes	   No	   Don't Know	
Is this facility your Pilot Building? Yes.
           No
For the Energy Star Buildings Program, will you upgrade ONLY
the lighting in this facility? Yes	  No	
Is this facility new construction?   Yes
           No.
4. Annual Energy Use and Costs
-enter current year utility data


Year

Electricity (kWh)
Electricity Costs ($)
Natural Gas (circle one): ccf, mcf, therms
Natural Gas Costs ($)
Fuel Oil (gallons)
Fuel Oil Costs ($)
Purchased steam/hot water (mmBtu)
Purchased steam/hot water costs ($)
19 	












Baseline (first report only)
-enter 3 years of pre-upgrade data

19 	
19 	 I 19 	

























2. Facility Type (check one principal use)
                              5. Stages Complete
Done?
 Y/N
                                             6. Changes Relative to Baseline Years
   . Office
   . Warehouse & Storage
   . Mercantile &  Service
   . Lodging
   . Education
    Public Order  & Safety
    Manufacturing
    Other (describe):	
   . Parking Garage
    Food Sales
	Health Care (in patient)
	Health Care (out patient)
	Food Service
	Public Assembly
	Religious Worship
Stage 1) Green Lights     	%  _
Stage 2) Tune-Up        	%  _
Stage 3) Load Reduction   	%  _
Stage 4) Fan System      	%
Stage 5) Heating/cooling   	%  _
Write "NP" for not profitable if IRR < 20%
           (Positive values indicate increase)
           Operating Hours   	%
           Floor Area
           # of Occupants
           Plug Loads
           Outside Air
3. Upgrade Cost Information
                              7. Additional Information
Costs Before Rebates Since Last Report($):_
Rebates/Grants Since Last Report($):	
                              Your Name:
Was a performance contract used? Yes	No	Unsure	
                              Phone Number:

                              Signature: 	
           Start date for ESB work in this facility	
           Are ESB upgrades complete?  Yes	 No
           Date ESB work ended in this facility  	
           Today's Date:	
Please include any explanatory comments about this report on a separate page. When completing the form, it is recommended you follow the instructions on the back of this page.
Send to: ENERGY STAR Buildings, US-EPA 6202J, 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460 or fax to (202) 233-9569. For more information, call toll-free 1-888-782-7937.   #92200

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Instructions for  Completing  the  ENERGY STAR®  Buildings Annual Facility  Report
Please submit baseline data for eack facility as soon as possible after joining.  In addition, submit one report with "current year" data for each
participating facility eacn year. You should submit this report even if you have not done any projects.

1.      General Information
        Previously Submitted Green Lights  Reports. To assist EPA in accurately tracking your information, indicate whether you have submitted a Green
        Lights Report Form for this facility at any time in the past.
        Pilot Building. Each Partner and Ally is required to perform a pilot upgrade within the first two years of program tenure.
        Type of Upgrade. Indicate whether this facility will undergo a lighting upgrade ONLY.  Partners are required to perform whole-building upgrades on 50%
        of their eligible square footage, and just Green Lights upgrades on an additional 40% of their eligible square footage.
        New Construction. Are you reporting on a building that is newly constructed? If so, enter a "Y" in the New Construction box.
2.      Facility Type
        Please check only one facility type.  If this facility has multiple uses, check the principal use.  (Use a separate page for comments if necessary.)
3.      Upgrade Cost Information
        Line 1: Enter the amount spent on ENERGY STAR Buildings (ESB) upgrades in this facility since the last report for this facility was submitted.
        Line 2: Enter the value of all rebates received for work in this facility since the last report for this facility was submitted.
4.      Annual Energy Use and Costs, and Baseline Data
        In the current year area, simply enter the information found on your utility till for the most recent completed year.  By year, we mean your organization's
        fiscal year. It is important that you use the same definition of a year each time you report and that each year covers 12 contiguous months.  In the baseline
        section, enter data covering the three years prior to your joining the ESB program. We encourage you to submit baseline data for each facility as soon as
        possible after joining.  Once you have submitted the baseline for a building, you do not need to include it in future reports for that facility. For example, if
        you joined the program in 1996, you should submit baseline data for 1993-95 as soon as you can.  Then, when 1996 ends you should submit "current
        year" data for 1996.  You should continue to submit "current year" data (once per year) for each facility until your seven years in the program have elapsed.
5.      Stages Complete
        Enter a percentage complete  for each stage, and indicate whether you have finished each stage.  For example, suppose you upgraded 50% of this facility's
        fan system and no additional profitable upgrades of the system were possible.  Under stage 4 you would write "50%" complete and  "Y" to show this stage is
        done because no more profitable upgrades are possible.  If an entire stage is not profitable, write "NP" on the line with the % after it to indicate "not
        profitable." Profitable upgrades are defined as having an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 20% or greater.
6.      Changes Relative to Baseline Years
        Enter your best estimate of changes you have experienced in each category since implementing your upgrades. A significant increase in any of these
        categories can help explain an energy use pattern that is rising despite efficiency upgrades.
1.      Additional Information
        Please print your name and enter a phone number where EPA may contact you if there are questions regarding your report.
        Start date for ESB work in this facility.  Please enter the date ANY ENERGY STAR Buildings upgrades began in the facility.  Even if the work began
        several years ago, please  enter that date, including the year. (An estimate is fine.)
        Are ESB upgrades complete?  Please enter a "Y" if you believe that no more ENERGY STAR Buildings work will be done in this facility.
        Date ESB work ended in this facility. If you have completed all the work that will be done in this building (that is associated with the program), please
        enter the  date the work ended. (An estimate is fine.)
Comments
 if necessary, please attach an additional page with any explanatory comments about the report.

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 GREEN  LIGHTS   IMPLEMENTATION  REPORT
                                                                                                              OMB # 2O6O-0255 Exp. 4/30/99
             SURVEY REPORT
             (fill in sections 1,2,4, and 10 below)
                                                        COMPLETED PROJECT REPORT
                                                        (fill in sections 1-10 below)
                                                                                             Date:   	
                                                                                             Page   	
                                                                                             (attach additional pages as needed)
                                                                                                       Of
1.  FACILITY INFORMATION
 Company Name:
 Facility Name:
 Facility address:
 City/St./ZipCode
 Facility type*
                            New Construction?
                                         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?
                                                                                                                                        sq.ft.
                                                                                                                                        sq.ft.
                                                                                       Yes
                                                                                        No
2. LIGHTING FIXTURES BEFORE UPGRADE
Fixture
Type'
Fixture
Quantity
Lamp
Type'
Lamp
Wattage
Lamps/
Fixture
Ballast
Type'
                                           (*use codes on back)
Lamps/
Ballast
Wattage
per Fixture
Lighting
hours/year
4. LIGHTING CONTROLS BEFORE UPGRADE   (*use codes on back)
    Type'
              Quantity
                             Type'
                                      Quantity
                                                   Type-
                                                              Quantity
                                                         3. LIGHTING FIXTURES AFTER UPGRADE
Upgrade
Type*
Fixture
Type*
Fixture
Quantity
Lamp
Type'
Lamp
Wattage
Lamps/
Fixture
Ballast
Type'
                                                                                                       (*use codes on back)
Lamps/
Ballast
Wattage
per Fixture
Lighting
hours/year
                                                                 5. LIGHTING CONTROLS AFTER UPGRADE
                                                                            Type'
                                                                                    Quantity
                                                                                                    Type'
                                                                                                             Quantity
                                                                                                               (*use codes on back)
                                                                                                                            Type'
                                                                                                                                     Quantity
 6. COMMENTS
7. PROJECT COSTS
                                        8. LIGHTING SAVINGS
                                                                                    9. IMPLEMENTATION METHODS:
    Total Project Cost
    Rebates/Grants
    Net Project Cost

    Life Cycle Cost
                                           Lighting Load Reduced
                                           Electricity Reduction
                                           % Lighting Savings
                                           Energy Cost Savings
                                           Internal Rate of Return
                                                                                 kW
                                                                               kWh/yr
                                                                                 Vyr
                                                                                Survey/Analysis*
                                                                                Equipment Provider*
                                                                                Installation Method*
                                                                                Financing Method*
10. SIGNATURE
Your role:
        GL Implementation Director
                                Facility Manager
                                                                    Other
                                                                             Green Lights Ally assistance received from:
                                                                                Name
                                                                                Company
Send to: Green Lights, US-EPA 6202J, 401 M St. SW, Washington DC 20460, or FAX to (202)233-9569. For questions, call our technical hotline, toll-free: 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).

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