Air and Radiation
(6202J)
EPA 430-R-98-001
April 1998
vvEPA Helping Build A Better Future
ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights' 1997 Year hi Renew
BUILDINGS
55 Lights
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONGRATULATIONS FROM CAROL M. BROWNER t
BUILDING STRONG BUSINESS STRATEGIES 2-3
Graph: Total investments in energy-efficient building upgrades
PLUGGING INTO ENERGY EFFICIENCY 4-5
Graph: Annual energy savings from completed upgrades
Graph: Total square footage recruited
ADDING UP THE SAVINGS 6-7
Graph: Annual energy cost savings from completed upgrades
Graph: Total square footage upgraded
CLEANING THE AIR . 8-9
Graph: Annual carbon equivalent prevented from completed upgrades
Fulton County's success story: Brightening the future
ENERGY STAR BUILDINGSSM AND GREEN LIGHTS*
PARTNERS AND ALLIES OF THE YEAR 1O-13
UPGRADING AMERICA: ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING
AND BUILDINGS PROJECTS 14-15
PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GREEN LIGHTS IN 1997 16-17
BENEFITING ALL BUSINESS 18-19
Graph: ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights participation
Churchs Chicken's success story: Increasing comfort and profits
RAISING ENERGY AWARENESS 2O-21
Communications materials: EPA, Blockbuster, Cox Newspapers and
Bank of America outreach efforts
WORKING TOGETHER To SAVE 22-23
Verle A. Williams' success story: Building new business
BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE 24-25
Graph: ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights goals, 1998-2000
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April 1998
CONGRATULATIONS TO ENERGY STAR BUILDINGS AND GREEN LIGHTS PARTICIPANTS:
Your partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proof that
environmental protection and economic progress go hand-in-hand. Over the past seven
years, ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights participants have voluntarily worked to
incorporate energy-efficient technologies into current business strategies, resulting in
dramatic reductions in air pollution emissions associated with global climate change,
smog, and acid rain. Your leadership validates both the remarkable economic and
environmental benefits of energy efficiency.
To date, ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights participants have:
• Improved building lighting for 40 percent less energy;
• Completed energy-efficient lighting and whole-building upgrades in 2.8 billion
square feet of facility space;
• Prevented more than 11 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year;
• Reduced electricity use by more than 7 billion kilowatt-hours per year; and saved
more than $514 million per year in energy costs.
Your investments in energy efficiency mean less air pollution, reduced operating costs,
stronger and more competitive organizations, and increased opportunities for
reinvestment in the American economy.
EPA wishes to thank the ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights participants for your
continuous leadership in utilizing energy-efficient technologies. Your enterprise is
helping to solve the enormous problems of air pollution and global climate change in a
cost-effective, commonsense way.
Carol M. Browner
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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BUILDING STRONG BUSINESS STRATEGIES
ENERGY STAR Buildings
is a smart business decision.
It keeps costs down and is
good for the environment.
- Kathy Loftus
Manager
Energy and Regulatory Affairs
Shaw's Supermarkets
The ''survival of the fittest" nature of
business has prompted innovative ways
to cut expenses and remain competitive.
Since 1991, corporations, hospitals,
universities, and other organizations
have eliminated waste in a commonly
overlooked area - energy bills. Through
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's ENERGY STAR Buildings5" and
Green Lights® Partnership, more than
2,600 organizations have cumulatively
reduced energy waste by almost
$1 billion. Their investments in energy
efficiency have also helped to
improve their work space quality
and strengthen their
environmental leadership.
Energy efficiency
represents an important
opportunity for
American organizations.
The energy to run U.S.
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commercial and industrial buildings
costs about $110 billion every year and
produces 19 percent of I'.S. carbon
dioxide emissions - a major contributor
to global climate change. If implemented
nationally, ENFRC.Y STAK Buildings and
(ireen Lights could cut cumulative
energy bills by $130 billion by 2010
and reduce carbon dioxide emissions
equivalent to eliminating the pollution
from more than 20 million cars over
the next decade.
In 1997, the accomplishments of
KM-UC,Y STAR Buildings and Green Lights
participants set an important precedent
for energy performance within the
commercial and industrial marketplace-.
On average. ever\ SI invested saxes
SO.31 in energy costs and prexents
the release of 6.7 pounds of carbon
dioxide per year. The partnership
demonstrates that the environmental and
financial benefits of energy efficiency
can advance any organization's mission.
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING UPGRADES
$2 BILLION
$1.6 BILLION
$1.5 BILLION
$1 BILLION
$784.2 MILLION
$378 MILLION
$500 MILLION
$160 MILLION
$45 MILLION
$17 MILLION
1991 1992 1993 1994
1995
1996
1997
ALL GRAPHS INCLUDE PARTICIPANT-REPORTED DATA AND UPGRADE ESTIMATES
DETERMINED BY STATISTICAL SAMPLING OF PARTICIPANTS. ADJUSTMENTS APPLY
PROGRAM AVERAGES FOR COST SAVINGS AND POLLUTION PREVENTION.
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PLUGGING INTO ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The
ire receireil
from Green Lights nntcle
I:.\/:K<,} \y.-iA- Buildings
(in easy decision. "
- I'bil Sh
, \ssisldiit Director
Ciiircrsity of. Missouri at (,'oli/nibid
rr
rail' of 1997 ENERGY v/ \K
^ find (,'reen l.ii>lits
L'\\ h stir/Hi's is ct/iuil In
/>niri'l'ill}> (ill I be bullies ill
Vennniil fur . >' T years.
ENKI«.^ S'IAK Buildings and (liven Lights
participation has grown to ~.^ billion
square feet - 10 percent of ILS.
commercial and industrial facility space.
Partners include school districts,
small businesses, governments, and
.-i I percent of fortune 500 companies.
Over the last two years, HPA's
partnership has expanded to help
organi/.ations capture all energy savings
within a building and cut
energy costs by approximately
30-3^ percent. F.NI:R(,Y STAR
Buildings is based on
making profitable investments
in energy efficiency and
applying a strategic approach
to building upgrades. Key
elements of the partnership
include benchmarking, monitoring
real energy use, and taking advantage
of system interaction.
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Reali/ing the substantial savings
potential, Green Lights participants
and other organi/ations have joined
I-:\I:K(,Y STAK Buildings. As a result of
current commitments, HPA expects the
partnership's energy savings to more
than double in the next five years.
At the same time, recruitment trends
indicate e\en greater benefits in the
next decade.
ANNUAL ENERGY SAVINGS FROM COMPLETED UPGRADES
8 BILLION KWH
6 BILLION KWH
4 BILLION KWH
2 BILLION KWH
563 MILLION
75 MILLION
193 MILLION
*+ BlbklV
I
2.9 BILLION
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE RECRUITED
8 BILLION
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
ALL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS COMMITTED TO LIGHTING UPGRADES (GREEN LIGHTS).
THE SHADED AREAS (1995-1997) REPRESENT SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT GOES BEYOND
LIGHTING AND PURSUES WHOLE-BUILDING UPGRADES (ENERGY STAR BUILDINGS).
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ADDING UP THE SAVING
ENERGY STAR Buildings allows
us to save more than $4 million
in energy costs each year. ''
-Jim Tucker
Associate Vice President
University of Cincinnati
The rate of 1997 ENERGY STAR
Buildings and Green Lights
energy cost savings is equal
to the average annual college
tuition of23,323 students.
By the end of 1997, the ENERGY STAR
Buildings and Green Lights strategy was
helping to eliminate energy waste at
7 billion kilowatt-hours annually and
to save more than $514 million per year.
Once thought of as an uncontrollable
overhead expense, energy has become
an area for high-return investment and
strategic management through the
efforts of ENERGY STAR Buildings
and Green Lights participants.
Unlike most high-yield
investments, whole-building
energy-efficiency upgrades
involve little financial risk,
while yielding a return on
investment averaging between
20-30 percent. In comparison, stock
market earnings, on average, have
only generated an approximate
11 percent return each year over
the past 20 years.
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The benefits of strategic energy
management are becoming increasingly
important as energy markets change.
By tracking and understanding energy
needs, KM-KCY STAR Buildings and
Green Lights participants are also
better positioned to negotiate during
utility restructuring or with vendors of
equipment and services. Energy
efficiency is a smart business strategy.
ANNUAL ENERGY COST SAVINGS FROM COMPLETED UPGRADES
$60O MILLION
$514 MILLION
$500 MILLION
$400 MILLION
$300 MILLION
$2OO MILLION
$112 MILLION
$48 MILLION
$100 MILLION
$16 MILLION
$5.4 MILLION
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE UPGRADED
3 BILLION
2.5 BILLION
2 BILLION
1.5 BILLION
$223 MILLION
1 BILLION
570 MILLION
500 MILLION
235 MILLION
78 MILLION
27 MILLION
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
1.2 BILLION
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CLEANING THE AIR
It's i>o<>(/ to knotc that our
rcuies bclf) k'ccp the
ciiriroiinicnt clean. '
- At'// l-'.lkai
l-'ctcililY Miiii(i.i>cniciil Direct (ii-
St. Mary's //i>s/>itf 199 ' ENERGY 5? :
ccirhtni (liaxiile surings is
L'(/iuil i<> i>luiitini> /.5 million
iici\'.\ i if trees, ifbich irould
carer Ceiilml I 'ark' /.,s' /. ! limes.
By reducing energy waste in their
buildings. I:.M:R<;Y STAR Buildings and
Green Lights participants prevent the
release of emissions at l.-i million
metric tons of carbon equivalent
(MMTCE) per year. This air pollution
reduction is comparable to planting
more than 1.5 million acres of trees or
eliminating the pollution associated
with more than 1 million cars.
The energy produced to
run commercial and
industrial buildings is
usually generated by
burning fossil fuels, such
as coal. oil. or natural
gas. The generation of 10.000
kilowatt-hours of electricity, the
average energy need ol an American
household, also produces 7.S tons of
carbon dioxide and 25 kilograms of
nitrogen oxides. Carbon dioxide
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emissions contribute lo global climate
change. while nitrogen oxides are
linked to urban smog and aeid rain.
Ik-cause the energy to run I ,S.
commercial and industrial buildings
accounts lor 19 percent of carbon
dioxide and 12 percent of nitrogen
oxides emissions, eliminating energy
waste in buildings significantly
improves the air we breathe.
ANNUAL CARBON EQUIVALENT PREVENTED FROM COMPLETED UPGRADES
1.SMMTCE 1.4MMTCE
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
BRIGHTENING THE FUTURE
K\rKC,y STAR Buildings participants reali/.e immediate benefits
after completing Green Lights, Stage One of the partnership.
Fulton County. Georgia, saved 2.8 million kWh ==
shortly after upgrading the lighting in S million £\«""'TB
square feet. While improving its work space, **t*
the County annually prevents the pollution ES
equivalent to removing 420 cars from the road. FULTON COUNTY
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ENERGY STAR BUILDINGS AND GREEN LIGHTS
PARTNERS AND ALLIES OF THE YEAR
EPA is dedicated to recognizing its
participants' proactive efforts to prevent
air pollution. The ENERGY STAR Buildings
and Green Lights Partnership annually
distinguishes "Partners and Allies of the
Year" - exemplary organizations that
have combined environmental concerns
with smart business decisions. As a
result, the successes of these
institutions are spotlighted locally,
within trade organizations, and nationally.
In fact, the 1997 Partners and Allies of
the Year were acknowledged for their
accomplishments in publications
including Business Week, Fortune, and
National Real Estate Investor.
THE 1998 PARTNERS AND
ALLIES OF THE YEAR
INCLUDE:
ENERGY STAR Buildings Partner of the Year
M o B i u CORPORATION
ENERGY STAR Buildings Ally of the Year
THE TRANE COMPANY,
WORLDWIDE APPLIED
SYSTEMS GROUP
Corporate Partner of the Year- Green Lights
COMPAQ COMPUTER
CORPORATION
Government Partner of the Year- Green Lights
LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON
COUNTY METROPOLITAN
SEWER DISTRICT (MSD)
Healthcare Partner of the Year- Green Lights
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL
Hospitality Partner of the Year- Green Lights
WALT DISNEY WORLD Co.
Education Partner of the Year- Green Lights
DAVENPORT COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Retail Partner of the Year- Green Lights
MCDONALD'S
Ally of the Year- Green Lights
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
COMPANY (AEP)
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Mobil
E\£A'f,y STAR Buildings Partner of the Year
MOBIL CORPORATION
Mobil Corporation utilized the ENERGY STAR
Buildings strategy as a road map and
developed an energy management plan to
reduce energy costs by $125 million over the
next five years. Mobil's energy-efficiency
efforts in its facilities also annually prevent
a total of over 103 million pounds of carbon
dioxide, 500,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide,
and 35,000 pounds of nitrogen oxides. A
Charter ENERGY STAR Buildings Partner,
Mobil has assisted EPA in demonstrating the
viability of new energy-efficient technologies,
as well as communicating the benefits of
energy efficiency to its shareholders.
TRANE
EM'.RGY STAR Buildings Ally of the Year
THE TRANE COMPANY,
WORLDWIDE APPLIED
SYSTEMS GROUP
The Trane Company, Worldwide Applied
Systems Group, participated in ENERGY STAR
Buildings as both a Charter Partner and
Ally. Throughout 1997, The Trane Company
continued to actively promote the whole-
building strategy internally and externally.
In addition to recruiting several participants,
Trane increased the visibility of ENERGY STAR
Buildings by promoting its membership in
almost 70 publications, spotlighting the
performance of its pilot building, and
speaking at trade conferences.
COMPAQ.
Corporate Partner oj the Year- Green Lights
COMPAQ COMPUTER
CORPORATION
Compaq Computer Corporation upgraded
100 percent of its lighting in over 3 million
square feet in three years. While reducing
its associated energy costs, Compaq
improved the work environment of over
12,000 employees in its 13 administration
and seven manufacturing buildings. In
addition to integrating energy efficiency into
its buildings and corporate communications,
Compaq has incorporated energy savings
features into its products. Compaq was also
named ENERGY STAR Personal Computer
Partner of the Year in 1996 and 1997
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ENERGY STAR BUILDINGS AND GREEN LIGHTS
PARTNERS AND ALLIES of? THE YEAR
MSD
Louisville and Jefferson County
Metropolitan Sewer District
Government Fanner of the Year- Green Lights
LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON
COUNTY METROPOLITAN
SEWER DISTRICT (MSD)
Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan
Sewer District (MSD) enjoys the lowest
overall electric rates in the country - less
than 4.09 cents per kilowatt-hour. However,
through its Green Lights Partnership, MSD
reduced its energy consumption by over
5.6 million kilowatt-hours, totaling an annual
savings of $85,362. Additionally, MSD's
efforts annually prevent the release of
5.6 million pounds of carbon dioxide and
28,400 pounds of sulfur dioxide - emissions
linked to global climate change and acid rain.
. CATHOLIC HEALTH
INITIATIVES
St. Joseph Hospital
Healthcare Fanner of the Year- Green Lights
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL
St. Joseph Hospital, a 309-bed hospital
located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and a
member of Catholic Health Initiatives,
joined Green Lights in 1994. Its hospital-
wide effort entailed the retrofitting of nearly
6,500 lighting fixtures. In addition to reducing
its energy loads by 2.8 million kilowatt-hours,
these lighting upgrades save St. Joseph
Hospital more than $175,000 annually. Its
success with the first stage of ENERGY STAR
Buildings has prompted the Hospital to
work with EPA on whole-building upgrades.
Hospitality Fanner of the Year- Green Lights
WALT DISNEY WORLD Co.
Walt Disney World Co. has completed
Green Lights (Stage One of ENERGY STAR
Buildings) in over 50 percent of its 15
million square feet in less than two years.
Upon completion, Walt Disney World Co.
will save enough energy to annually power
its newest 500-acre theme park, Animal
Kingdom. In addition to communicating its
involvement to employees, Walt Disney
World Co. celebrated its commitment to
Green Lights on Earth Day at Epcot
Center. Its efforts annually prevent
27 million pounds of carbon dioxide
emissions - the equivalent of planting
more than 3,600 acres of trees.
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N Sctwti Diurici
The t&st placv :o team'
Education Partner of the Year- Green Lights
DAVENPORT COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Davenport Community School District's
main goal in partnering with EPA was to
improve the learning environment for its
17,500 students. In addition to improving
the lighting in its buildings, the school
district saves its community more than
$240,000 in energy costs. The renovation
in the district, where almost half of the
buildings are over 57 years of age, also
annually prevents the release of 5.9 million
pounds of carbon dioxide, 56,000 pounds
of sulfur dioxide, and 25,000 pounds of
nitrogen oxides.
McDonald's
Retail Partner of the Year - Green Lights
MCDONALD'S
McDonald's has retrofitted or incorporated
Green Lights (Stage One of ENERGY STAR
Buildings) into the new construction of
5,073 restaurants. The 40 percent reduction
in lighting energy use in its company-owned
franchises accounts for a reduction of 48
million kilowatt-hours. Because the average
McDonald's uses 500,000 kilowatt-hours
annually, this savings equals the electricity
needs for 96 restaurants. In terms of the
environment, its energy savings also
equate to preventing the release of more
than 40 million pounds of carbon dioxide
annually - the pollution associated with
the emissions of more than 4,000 cars.
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AMERICAN
ELECTRIC
POWER
AEP: America's Energy Partner -
Ally of I be Year - Green Ligbts
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
COMPANY (AEP)
American Electric Power Company (AEP)
has reduced its own energy use by
23.3 million kilowatt-hours in its 6.5 million
square feet. In addition, AEP has promoted
the benefits of energy efficiency to its
2.9 million commercial, industrial, and
residential customers. AEP's diverse
portfolio of communications tools includes
billing information, posters, and
videotapes. Additionally, AEP has used
trade publication articles to promote the
benefits of energy efficiency.
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UPGRADING AMERICA: ENERGY-EFFICIENT
LIGHTING AND BUILDINGS PROJECTS
LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
A major component of Lodi
I nilied School District's
three yr;ir energv-cfficiencv pi.in
involves improving I lie bottom line.
.Alter completing Stage One of
I-'\IK(,Y Si VK Muilclmgs. this California
school district already reali/es an
annual energy hill savings ol
nearly Sl'^.noo. \\iule enjoying
more comfortable classrooms.
WAL-MART
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
In addition to preventing the release of 3.4S million
pounds of carhon dioxide nationally. \\al-.Mart
combined day-lighting and light-level monitors in its
Lawrence F.co-Mart. My improving the (|iialiiy of
merchandise displays, the sales rate was significantly
higher than the same departments in other stores.
J.C. PENNEY
PLANO, TEXAS
l.C Penney found that its
S.S.1; million in annual energy
sa\'ings translLT direiily to the
compam s hoiiom line and its
core business. In fact, the
company equates every dollar
saved on lighting to SI S.Jo in
merchandise sale's.
CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS
Houston's seven facilities departments have upgraded its
health clinic's, public libraries, convention center, and most
of its ball fields. Performance contractors were used to complete
all of these1 energy-efficienc\ improvements, enabling the
city lo complete its upgrades without spending additional
funds from its budget. As a result, the City of Houston has
won praise' lor being both an environmental and fiscal leader.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN
After tlic first year in the Green Lights Partnership,
the Stale of Wisconsin achieved $7 million in annual
savings. Even though the local utility had scaled
hack its rebate program, the high return on
investment was enough to convince the governor to
allocate the additional funding needed to continue
ihe implementation plan.
COTTAGE HOSPITAL
WOODS vi LLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
As a result of its lighting and other
energy-efficiency investments. Cottage
Hospital is saving 1~0.()<)(> kilowatt-hours
of electricity while recouping investment
dollars at an 80 percent internal rate of
return. The upgrades in the 3~.3()0-
square-foot healthcare facility have also
dramatically improved the comfort level lor
its 175 employees, as well as its patients.
CHARLES E. SMITH MANAGEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C.
By reducing operating costs and
continuing to eliminate wasted energ\.
Charles E. Smith Management is working
to increase its property values. With the
use of EPA software. Smith Management
performs financial analyses of building
upgrades and recommends profitable
energy investment opportunities to building
owners and tenants throughout the
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE , VIRGINIA
In addition to preventing 7 million pounds of carbon
dioxide emissions, the University of Virginia's energy strategy
contributes to overall school management. As a result of
its lighting and building upgrades. S2SS.OOO is contributed
annually to the operating fund, which finances services
and materials including scientific equipment, grounds
maintenance, and hooks.
Represents a lighting or whole-building project in progress or completed.
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PARTICIPANTS WHO H A v E -C'Q.
GREEN L i G H T s * IN 1997 '"
AES Corporation
ALLTEL Information
Services. Inc.
Advanced Lighting Products
Limited
American Broadcasting
Companies. Inc.
Amway Corporation
Bailey Corporation
Bank of America
Barney Roth Co.
Barr Laboratories
Beverly I lealth and
Rehabilitation Sen ices. Inc.
Bluffton College
Bone and Joint I lospital
Boulder Community
I lospital
Bradytrane Service
Buckeye Local Schools
Buffalo State College
Burger King Corporation
Burkburnett Independent
School District
CF Industries, Inc.
Camp Dresser & McKee,
Inc.
Carr Realty Corporation
Centerplex. Seattle'
Chestnut I till I lospital
Cincinnati Public Schools
Citv of Chula Vista, CA
City of Santa Rosa, CA
College of Saint Rose
College of the Mainland
Community College of
Philadelphia
Community Hospital -
Anderson/Madison Co.
Connecticut College
Contra Costa Community
College District
Corpus Christ! Independent
School District
Cosmair, Inc.
Countrywide Home Loans
Darling Store Fixtures
Davenport Community
School District
Dayton Board of Education
Dayton Hudson Corporation
Department Stores Division
Dean Witter Realty
Delta Air Lines Headquarters
Diamond Foods Inc.
Duke Power Company
El Paso County Community
College District
Fli/abethtown College
Fnergy Simulation Specialists
Facility Management
Consultants
Fa it-field City School District
Fairmont School District
Fayette County School District
Fit/patrick F.lectric Supply
Forbes Regional Hospital
Fordham Preparatory School
Foxboro Company
Fremont I'nitied School
District
GDI: Systems. Inc.
GPU Service Corporation
Gallipolis City School
District
Georgia Institute of
Technology
Goletu Valley Cottage
Hospital
Grand Court
Greenville Utilities
Commission
Halliburton Company
Harbor Hospital Center
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Haxeltine Corporation
Hofstra University
Home Savings of America
IGF Inc.
Illinois Agricultural
Association
Illuminating Technologies
Independence School
District
Indiana State University
Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers
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Intermountain Health Care
Long Beach Memorial
Medical Center
MBNA Corporation
MCI Telecommunications
Incorporated - Richardson, TX
Maryville College
Meadow Wood Hospital
Mecklenburg County Public
Schools
Medical Area Total Energy
Plant Inc. - Harvard Univ.
Medina Valley Independent
School District
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
Millipore Corporation
Milwaukee Public Schools
Mobile Tool
Murray City School District
Natick Village Condominiums
Association
National Jewish Hospital
New Hampshire School
Admin. Unit #51
New York Life Insurance &
Annuity Corp.
New York Power Authority
New York State Office of
Mental Health
Newport Hospital, RI
Noithridge Associates, L.L.C.
Nu-Lite Electrical
Wholesalers, Inc.
Ocean County College
Omaha Public Power District
Pajaro Valley Unified School
District
PanEnergy
Parley Redd Mercantile
Peninsula Conservation
Center Foundation
Philadelphia Newspapers Inc.
Philips Electronics North
America Corp.
Phoenix Earth Food
Cooperative
Physicians Memorial
Hospital
Pomona Valley Hospital
Medical Center
Portland Public Schools
Primo Lighting Management
Public Citizen
Quad Graphics
Saint Agnes Hospital
St. Mark's School, MA
St. Mary's Hospital, IL
Salt River Project
San Diego Convention
Center
Savannah Electric Power
Sealed Air Corporation
Seventh Generation, Inc.
Simkar Lighting Fixture
Company, Inc.
Society for the Protection of
NH Forests
Staples, Inc.
State of New York
Stillpoint Bed & Breakfast
Summit Medical Center
Uintah Basin Medical Center
United Hospital (Children's
Hospital)
United Water New Jersey Inc.
Unity College
University of Missouri at
Columbia
University of Redlands
University of Rochester
Vermont Law School
Wall Technology, Inc.
Washington County Hospital
Western EXTRALITE
Company of St. Louis
Wheatstone Energy Group,
Inc.
Winslow Township School
District
Wisconsin Electric Power
Company
Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
World Vision
York Hospital of Maine
Zapata County Independent
School District
*Green Lights is the first stage
ofExERGY ST.IR Buildings.
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BENEFITING ALL, BUSINESS
Through ENERGY STAR Buildings, we've
been able to add an ambulatory
care unit to our facilities without
facing an increase in utility costs. "
- Jeff Davidson
Manager
Maintenance
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
Since 1991, ENERGY STAR Buildings
and Green Lights participants have
upgraded more than 2 billicm square
feet, which is equal to all the office
space in New England, New York,
New Jersey, and Pennsylvania,
Although diverse, ENERGY STAR Buildings
and Green Lights participants have
helped to establish a comprehensive
energy strategy that can advance any
organization's mission. Healthcare
participants, for example, utilize their
energy savings to control costs without
compromising patient care. By 2002,
these healthcare organizations are
expected to save over $200
million - approximately
$899 per bed annually.
Through ENERGY STAR
Small Business5", more
than 100 organizations
have found that energy
efficiency increases
their competitiveness.
While reducing operating costs,
whole-building upgrades improve
merchandise presentation and make
customers more comfortable.
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In addition to improving the quality
of their workplace, federal, state, and
local governments save their
communities S3^ million annually in
energy costs - the second highest
budget item alter salaries. Their
results, similar to other businesses.
demonstrate that the benefits of
energy efficiency are not limited by
an organization's size or purpose.
ENERGY STAR BUILDINGS AND GREEN LIGHTS PARTICIPATION
CORPORATIONS
95O
ENERGY STAR
SMALL BUSINESS
134
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
581
SCHOOLS/
UNIVERSITIES
374
FEDERAL/STATE/
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
248
HOSPITAL/HEALTHCARE
285
INCREASING COMFORT AND PROFITS
ENEKC.V SIAK Buildings can add to an organization's bottom line
in sex era 1 xxays. In addition to reducing energy costs, Churchs
Chicken received positix'e feedback on the increased le\-el of
comfort from employees and customers. For participants
such as Churchs Chicken, the atmosphere
improvements have resulted in increased
productivity and higher sales.
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RAISING ENERGY AWARENESS
Customers irant
to sn/)port a company that
supports the c'lirironmcnt. *
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in national publications
In 1997, ENERGY ST\K Buildings and
Green Lights participants continued to
assist HPA in educating the public on the
environmental and financial benefits of
energy efficiency. Participants developed
ne\v and innovative outreach campaigns
including print advertisements, company
newsletters, environmental annual
reports. Internet Web
sites, radio commercials.
promotional contests, and
other media.
Participant efforts
complemented Kl'A's
K\I:KC,Y ST\K Buildings and
Green Lights public
education outreach.
Throughout 199", various public
service advertisements and editorials
highlighting participants' achievements
appeared in local and national
newspapers, broadcast news programs.
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trade publications, and magazines across
ihe country. Publications included
l)iiilc/ing Operating Management.
(.'hicagu Si/n 'I'inics. Energy I'ser \eii'x.
Harvard liiisiness Rerieic. \eirsireek,
and San }-'rancisc<.> H.\ami>ier. In tact.
articles on KM:K<,Y Sr\u Buildings and
Green Lights reached a total of more
than 1-t million readers; public service
announcements were circulated to more
than IS million readers.
National and regional recognition
ceremonies were also held to promote
the environmental leadership of
ENERGY STAR Buildings and (ireen Lights
participants. Throughout IW, 1'1'A
recognized air pollution prexenlion
efforts with initiatives such as the IW
Honor Society, the 19T Atlanta 1-arth
Day Challenge, and Partner and Ally of
the Year. These e\ ents celebrated the
accomplishments of over 200 participants
within their various industries and in
their local communities.
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hcnt.'fils iif
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WORKING TOGETHER To SAVE
^ With the help of ENERGY STAR
Buildings Allies, we now save
more than $2.6 million a year. ''
-/. William Naish
Energy Utilities Coordinator
San Diego Unified School District
The rate of 2997 ENERGY STAR
Buildings and Green Lights
carbon dioxide savings is
equal to eliminating the
pollution from all the cars
in Kansas.
Since 1993, ENERGY STAR Buildings and
Green Lights Allies have played a
large part in reinventing the way the
commercial and industrial marketplace
thinks about energy and its role in
operating U.S. business. ENERGY STAR
Buildings and Green Lights Allies
include energy-efficient product
manufacturers and distributors, energy
service providers, institutions
offering energy-efficiency
financing options, and
utilities. As a result of
their industry expertise
and their commitment
to upgrading their own facilities,
Allies possess the unique capabilities
of supporting and promoting EPA's
comprehensive, whole-building
energy-efficiency strategy. By assisting
current participants in performing
their energy-efficiency upgrades,
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recruiting new participants, and
promoting a comprehensive, whole-
building strategy, Allies work together
to build awareness of the benefits of
energy efficiency.
Allies have been instrumental in
recruiting many new ENERGY STAR
Buildings participants, including
Oklahoma City Schools, Universal
Studios, and Reebok International
Limited. In fact, as a result of both
EPA and Ally efforts, hundreds of
organizations have committed to
installing energy-efficient lighting and
building heating and cooling equipment
in more than 7 billion square feet of
facility space within the next seven
years. If current trends continue,
ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights
Allies will be responsible for recruiting
more than 1,000 new participants by
the turn of the century.
BUILDING NEW BUSINESS
Not only does ENERGY STAR Buildings equal smart business, it can
equal new business as well. With many companies looking to
reduce energy spending, ENERGY STAR Buildings Ally Verle A.
Williams and Associates has incorporated ENERGY STAR Buildings
into its marketing strategy. The San Diego-based energy services
firm has recruited and upgraded many current ENERGY STAR
Buildings Partners, including the San Diego
Unified School District, which now saves more
than $2.6 million annually.
tNERGY STAR
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BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE
We have always found a way to
clean the environment and grow
the economy at the same time.
And when it comes to global
warming, we'll do it again.
- President Bill Clinton
State of the Union Address
January 26, 1998
ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights
has helped to define the concept of
strategic energy management. Working
together, EPA and its voluntary
participants have established that
energy efficiency is not a question of
conservation or sacrifice. Using today's
advanced technologies, ENERGY STAR
Buildings and Green Lights participants
save energy, maximize profits, and
increase competitiveness. At the same
time, their energy-efficient upgrades
provide a more comfortable and
productive working environment for
their employees and customers.
The ENERGY STAR Buildings and
Green Lights Partnership
has also helped improve
the nation's air
quality. Profitable
lighting and building
upgrades have
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U.S.
reduced the nation's energy use, which
translates into less pollution - emissions
linked to global climate change, smog.
and acid rain. EM:I«,V STAR Buildings
and Green Lights is steadily positioning
the commercial and industrial market to
reduce air pollution levels to the 1990
rate by the year 2000. By the year 2010,
CI'A expects the HNHRGY STAR Buildings
and Green Lights Partnership to reduce
annual greenhouse gas emissions by
at least 2-\ million metric tons of carbon
equivalent (MMTCH). close to 10 percent
of projected emissions from
commercial buildings.
ENTROY STAR Buildings and Green Lights
participants have set the precedent
that environmental concerns can be
combined with smart business
decisions. Leading by example, their
innovation will continue to shape the
commercial and industrial marketplace
as well as help to build a stronger
economy and a better future.
1998-2000 GOALS FROM COMPLETED UPGRADES
ENERGY SAVINGS (KWH) CARBON EQUIVALENT PREVENTED
3O BILLION
25.4 BILLION
6 MMTCE
1998 1999 2OOO
1998 1999 2OOO
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