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United States	Air and Radiation	EPA 430-N-93-003
Environmental Protection	6202J	April 1993
Agency
&EPA Green Lights
Update
reen
Lights
Highlights...
The Green Lights
Surveyor Ally Program	2!
What's Wrong With
This Picture?	4
New Ally Hotline Number	5
Tucson Solar Village	6
Aveda Corporation Hosts
Earth Day Event	"7
Public Relations
Benefits for Participants	"7
New Participants	8
Region V Sets Its Sights
On Green Lights	9
Green Lights
Lighting Upgrade Progress	9
Old North Church
Upgrades Lighting..,. 	10
Light Bulb Banquet
At the Westin in Seattle,., 	11
Enlightening America:
Earth Day, April 22, 1993
Get in the spirit of Earth Day by celebrating your organization's Green Lights
commitment. April 22 is set aside as a day to highlight the valuable natural
resources our planet offers, but more important is to show what an organiza-
tion can do to appreciate them. There are a number of activities your organi-
zation can initiate to show your environmental leadership as a Green Lights
participant. Introduce employee education programs by challenging others to
prevent pollution. Organize environmental awareness events by working with
your local utility to display energy-efficient products, to distribute educational
materials, or to offer rebates. Sponsor Green Lights/Earth Day poster, essay,
and photography contests. Develop an award program to recognize an indi-
vidual's environmental achievement, such as changing to energy-efficient
lighting in the home, recycling, or riding a bicycle to work. Your organiza-
tion 's commitment to Green Lights is a commitment to the environment. Help
others follow your example on Earth Day.
401 M Street, SW (6202J), Washington, DC 20460
Green Lights Hotune 202 775-6650 • Fax 202 775-6680

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Gkken Lights Update, April 1993
Questions and Answers About
The Green Lights Surveyor Ally Program
Who is a
Green Lights
Surveyor Ally?
Green Lights Surveyor Allies are individ-
uals who have demonstrated knowl-
edge of the Green Lights approach to
SpetHTWg ht;fftiftg;'Uf8g(|^e projects and
are committed to helping Program
Partners fulfill their obligations under
Green Lights.
What is required to
become a Green Lights
Surveyor AUy?
¦	Attend a 2-day EPA-sponsored Light-
ing Upgrade Workshop.
IK Pass the examination given to all work-
shop attendees.
¦	Sign the Memorandum of Under-
standing (mailed to Surveyor Ally can-
didates who pass the examination).
Do I need to
attend more than
one workshop?
No, but all Surveyor Ally candidates must
take the exam that is held at the work-
shop. In March 1993, EPA will present
and distribute the new version of the
Decision Support System (GL/DSS),
which includes both the Office and
Warehouse/General Retail analysis mod-
ules. Even if you have already attended
a prior workshop, it makes sense to get
updated information and analysis tools
at a current workshop. To reserve space
to take the exam, it is necessary to pre-
register and be confirmed for attendance
at the workshop.
Can my company qual-
ify as a Green Lights
Surveyor AUy?
No. Only individuals can be identified
as Green Lights Surveyor Allies, because
individuals must make a personal com-
mitment in the Memorandum of Under-
standing and must demonstrate their
knowledge by passing the examination.
Is HP A
certifying
surveyors?
No. Like the other Green Lights Ally pro-
grams, EPA is encouraging members of
the lighting industry to work with the
Green Lights Program by promoting the
proper application of energy-efficient
technologies that maximizes energy sav-
ings and pollution prevention.
Q
What are the
benefits for
surveyors like me?
¦	EPA plans to develop a Directory of
Surveyor Allies that will be available to all
Green Lights participants.
¦	EPA will provide an exclusive logo for
Surveyor Allies to use on business cards.
¦	EPA will provide and update the Deci-
sion Support System and other analyti-
cal tools to help Surveyor Allies conduct
surveys and analyze options.
¦	EPA will provide other technical
and marketing materials to Surveyor
Allies, including:
• Green Lights Update monthly
newsletters.
« National Lighting Product Informa-
tion Program Specifier Reports.
Computerized Green Lights
Financing Directory,
Occupancy Sensor video.
Other technical, informational,
and marketing materials.
How will Program
Partners know that
am a Surveyor AUy?
The Green Lights Directory of Surveyor
Allies will be maintained on the Green
Lights Electronic Bulletin Board, which
is accessible to all participants. In addi-
tion, a hard copy version will be made
available to Green Lights Partners.
Q
WiU I be aUowed to use
the Surveyor AUy logo on
business stationery?
No. The Surveyor Ally logo may only be
used on business cards, which must in-
clude the name of the Surveyor Ally. Vio-
lations of this rule can disqualify the
surveyor from further participation in
the Program.

What does the Memoran-
dum of Understanding
commit me to?
¦	When performing lighting surveys for
Partners, you commit to analyze the
upgrade options with the assistance of
the GL/DSS to produce lighting specifi-
cations that maximize energy savings, to
the extent that the projects are (1) prof-
itable and (2) do not compromise light-
ing quality.
¦	With permission from client Green
Lights Partners, you commit to submit
Implementation Reports on their behalf—
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prior to the start of installation—that indi-
cate the lighting components and con-
trols of the existing and proposed
upgrade systems.
¦	When designing new lighting sys-
tems for client Partners, comply with
the Program efficiency standards.
¦	Assist EPA in marketing Green Lights
to prospective organizations.
When am I required
to use the Green
Lights/Decision Sup-
port System in my analyses?
Surveyor Allies are required to recom-
mend the use of the GL/DSS to all client
Green Lights Partners in applications
for which it has been designed. Unless
otherwise requested in writing by the
client Green Lights Partner, the GL/DSS
is to be used to assist in developing
lighting upgrade specifications that
maximize energy savings and maintain
or improve lighting quality. Applica-
tions for using the GL/DSS include
offices, conference rooms, hallways, rest
rooms, lobbies, warehouses, distribu-
tion centers, transfer stations, stock-
rooms, supermarkets, and general-retail
(high-volume) sales floors. In some
cases, the output of the DSS will need
to be reviewed, tested, and/or modified
(with professional judgment) prior to
final specification.

How can I help
market the Program
to my clients?
After you have met the requirements for
participating as a Surveyor Ally, you will
be sent materials and information to help
you market the Green Lights Program.
These materials will include marketing
guidelines, prospect referral sheets, a sam-
ple Partner Memorandum of Understand-
ing, and a Green Lights Brochure.
Am I required to
submit Reports
for my clients?
Surveyor Allies must submit Implementa-
tion Reports on behalf of client Green
Lights Partners, with their permission.

Why is an
examination given
at the workshop?
The examination is offered to all atten-
dees to determine how well they under-
stand the concepts presented in the
workshop and to measure their apti-
tude in applying these concepts in hypo-
thetical situations. If surveyors can
demonstrate in the open-book exam that
they can efficiently retrieve reference
information and correctiy apply the infor-
mation, EPA is assured that Surveyor
Allies have the resources to follow
through on their commitment to the
Green Lights Program.

What will
the examination
cover?
The exam will address only the concepts
and applications covered in the work-
shop, the Lighting Upgrade Manual, the
GI/DSS User's Manual, Quikalc software,
and GL/DSS software (Demonstration Ver-
sion only). In general, the exam subjects
include:
•	EPA Green Lights Program goals,
objectives, and principles.
•	Lighting efficiency fundamentals,
technologies, and practices.
•	Technical and financial analytical
methods and software tools.
For more details, refer to the 2-day train-
ing workshop agenda on the back page
of this this newsletter.
What
preparation
is necessary?
Surveyor Ally candidates are encouraged
to review the materials that are mailed to
them prior to the workshop for which
their attendance has been confirmed.
These materials include:
•	The Lighting Upgrade Manual.
~	The GL/DSS User's Manual (with
supporting materials).
~	The GL/DSS Demonstration
Version (with sample problem).
•	Quikalc software.
No other preparation is necessary. Calcu-
lators are allowed during the exam.

When will I
be notified if I
pass the exam?
You will be notified in writing within
60 days of the date of the examination.

What will I receive
when J become a Green
Lights Surveyor Ally?
¦	Congratulatory letter from EPA.
¦	Certificate for completing the lighting
upgrade training.
¦	Surveyor Ally logo sheet.
¦	Marketing and technical informa-
tional materials.
If you have any further questions about
the Green Lights Sur-
veyor Ally Program,
please call the Green
Lights Ally Hotline at ^ Ugtl,s
202 293-4527.	survevok ally
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Green Lights Update, April 1993
What's Wrong With This Picture?
Green Lights Partner Unwittingly Illustrates What Not to Do
In the world of lighting up-
grades, there are always do's and
don'ts with regard to choosing the
right type of lighting hardware for
a particular space. This is a story
about a Partner who completed an
upgrade with a few of the "don'ts"
History of the Upgrade Project
The Partner joined Green Lights
almost 2 years ago. It is a relatively
small corporation with numerous
locations comprised of about a quar-
ter of a million square feet of office
space. Completed in November
1992, the upgrade project involved
almost 176,000 square feet.
Each of the 2,445 original fix-
tures was equipped with four stan-
dard T12 40-watt fluorescent tubes
and two standard magnetic ballasts.
No controls other than manual
switches were in place; relamping
was being done on a "spot" basis
and there was no fixture cleaning.
There were 3,144 annual lighting
operating hours,
The Completed Lighting Upgrade
The completed lighting upgrade
saved the company almost 550,000
kilowatt-hours per year. This light-
ing reduction of 37 percent isn't the
worst that has ever been achieved,
but it does fall short of the Green
Lights principle of maximizing
energy savings while maintaining
lighting quality and profitability.
The Components of the Upgrade
Let's look at the components of
the upgrade. The 40-watt tubes were
exchanged for T12 energy-saving
34-watt tubes. The standard mag-
netic ballasts were replaced with
hybrid magnetic ballasts. Group
relamping was instituted, as was fix-
ture cleaning,
Although this Partner is realiz-
ing energy savings of about $38,500
annually, the apparent reluctance
of this Partner to look beyond con-
ventional technology has resulted in
a below-average lighting upgrade.
What Makes It a Below-Average
Upgrade
Note that the upgrade did not
What They Did Better Upgrade GL Upgrade
Lamps/Fixture
Ballasts/Fixture
Occupancy Sensors
% Energy
Savings
Relative Light Output
(100% = original system)
Color Rendering Index
IRR
NPV (@ 10%)
Cost
(4) 34W T12
(2) Partial-Output
Hybrid Magnetic
None
37%
73%
62
$448,000
$195,000
(4) 32W T8
(1) Partial-Output
Electronic
None
50%
82%
75
40%
$579,000
$199,000
(4) 32W T8
(1) Partial-Output
Electronic
600 motion sensors
58%
75
37%
$657,000
$244,000
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Green Lights Update, April 1993
include T8 systems and that occu-
pancy sensors were not installed. If
T8 lamps had been installed with 4-
lamp electronic ballasts, an addi-
tional 184,000 kilowatt-hours could
have been saved. The lighting elec-
tricity reduction would have in-
creased to 50 percent.
If occupancy sensors had been
installed to reduce operating hours
by about 30 percent when applica-
ble (about half of the space), the
annual kilowatt-hour reduction
would have exceeded 800,000,
representing an annual energy
savings of $59,000.
Potential Pollution Prevented
Had this company been willing
to go a few steps further, the car-
bon dioxide prevented from enter-
ing the atmosphere would amount
to over 1.2 million pounds per year,
about 50 percent over what its cur-
rent upgrade is achieving. It's as if
the company is taking the pollution
equivalent of 82 cars off the road
when it has the potential to remove
126 cars.
Take a look at the chart on the
previous page to get a clearer pic-
ture of what this Partner did, what
they could have done to make a bet-
ter upgrade by including T8 lamps,
and what other steps they could
have taken to achieve a complete
Green Lights upgrade.
Note that the Green Lights
upgrade (an upgrade that maxi-
mizes energy savings and maintains
or improves lighting quality)
requires a 25 percent higher invest-
ment, but yields the highest net pre-
sent value (profit) while earning a
very attractive rate of return of 37
percent. Green Lights not only
makes sense for protecting the envi-
ronment, but it also makes good
business sense.
Implementation
Projects
The following organizations and implementation managers have reported progress on lighting upgrades
during February.
Warner Lambert
Daniel Patterson
American Express
Robert Dauer/Peter Kane
Continental Insurance
Lawrence Dimino
Waste Management, Inc.
Leah Haygood
Hewlett-Packard
Robert Lanning
Colonial Pacific Leasing
Richard Viola
Meadowcreek
Luke Elliott
City of Portland, Oregon
David Tooze
Silverlight Corporation
James Zarlenga
Cooper Lighting
James Swiatek
Parrish Lighting and Engineering
Rod Parrish
Appliance Control Technology, Inc.
Richard Wyton
Portland General Electric Company
Carol Brown
New York Power Authority
Amy Gaimaro
Duke Power Company
E. Gordon Frampton
New Green Lights
Ally Hotline Number
Attention all Green Lights Allies and
prospective Allies—please call the new Ally
Hotline phone number at 202 293-4527,
or fax to 202 223-9534 for Green Lights Ally
information. If you are a lighting manufac-
turer, lighting distributor, lighting manage-
ment company, or utility interested in the
Green Lights Program, the hotline support
staff will be glad to provide materials and
answer questions on the Ally Program.
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Green Lights Update, April 1993
Tucson Solar Village:
Prototype for Energy-Efficient Communities
Hailed as the "Best Project of
1992" by the Arizona Planning Asso-
ciation, Green Lights Partner Tuc-
son Solar Village is a blend of
energy-efficient and environmen-
tally conscious planning and design.
The village will be a mixed-use com-
munity designed for a population
of 5,500 on 820 acres of land in
southeast Tucson, Arizona.
Outwardly, this low- to middle-
income community will resemble
many other southwestern residen-
tial developments: stucco walls, red
tiled roofs, and palm trees. The
design calls for a system of pedes-
trian biking trails linking housing,
shopping, and recreation areas. The
blueprints also call for a business
district that will accommodate about
1,200 people. However, a closer
look will reveal that every inch of
this solar community is being specif-
ically designed for energy efficiency.
Scheduled for construction in
1994, the $500 million village will
follow Green Lights' guidelines from
the beginning. A typical home in
Green Lights
In the Spotlight
In the Newsstands...
Green Lights continues to enjoy media cov-
erage in a variety of publications. In the March
edition of Continental Airline's Profiles, a mag-
azine that focuses on global business, travel,
and entertainment, Green Lights is highlighted
in an article entitled "Bright Lights, Big Profits."
In the magazine, several Program participants
are highlighted, including Gillette Company
and Jantzen Corporation.
In addition, keep an eye out for the Green
Lights "Environmental Revolution From Top to
Bottom" public service advertisement that
appears in the January/February issue of Facil-
ity Management Journal It also appeared in
the March 15 issue of BusinessWeek.
For more information on
Green Lights communications
and what your organization can
do to promote its commitment,
please contact the Green Lights
Hotline at 202 775-6650.
the village will use energy-efficient
fluorescent lamps instead of the tra-
ditional, inefficient incandescents.
In addition, thousands of pho-
tovoltaic solar cells will be hidden
in reflective windows, and solar
water heaters will be installed on
the roofs. The architects hope that
many of these special features will
save residents 75 percent of the
energy and 65 percent of the water
normally used. With the current
design, residents are expected
to save approximately $1,500
per household annually in
reduced energy, water, gaso-
line, and solid waste disposal
costs. In addition, the city will
not have to supply 144 million
gallons of water and 1,535 tons
of solid waste disposal annu-
ally, as it would for a typical
housing development of this
size and location.
A partnership of city,
county, state, and federal gov-
ernment agencies supported this
project, in cooperation with the
Southern Arizona Home Builders
Association and various citizens'
groups.
The city of Tucson is now pre-
paring to work closely with project
builders to evaluate plans submitted
for compliance with the 		,
energy-efficiency goals of -pr#*
Solar Village.
!civano:
rue m
M >
.. is a community in the spirit
of the "Civano" period,
a golden era in which
the Hohokam created
a culture based on
a balance between
natural resource*
and human nttedn
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Green Lights Update, April 1993
Aveda Corporation
Hosts Earth Day Event
Green Lights Partner The Aveda
Corporation, which specializes in
pure plant- and flower-based cos-
metic products, will open its doors,
along with its network of 20,000
salons worldwide, to the general
public in celebration of Earth Day
1993. Aveda hair stylists, cosmetic,
and skin experts will donate their
time to offer haircuts and beauty
treatments at a reduced cost. All pro-
ceeds will be donated to the Give
to the Earth Foundation, a not-for-
profit organization committed to
making a positive impact on the air,
land, water, and inhabitants of the
earth. The Aveda Beaut-A-Thon,
scheduled for April 18, gives cus-
tomers an opportunity to do some-
thing good for the planet while
doing something good for them-
selves. For more information, call
800 328-0849.
In addition to Green Lights,
Aveda's environmental activities
include a waste reduction, recycling,
and management team. The corpo-
ration also uses recycled paper, min-
imal packaging, and soy-based inks.
With a cafeteria that serves organic
Public Relations
Benefits for Program Participants
By signing the Memorandum of
Understanding, Green Lights partici-
pants agree to assist EPA in promot-
ing energy efficiency, and EPA agrees
to publicly recognize participants'
commitments to Green Lights.
The first step in raising the pub-
lic's awareness of the Green Lights
Program is developing a compre-
hensive employee education, public
relations, and marketing and adver-
tising plan.
The second step is executing the
plan through public relations. After
educating employees, participants
can announce their partnership with
EPA's Green Lights. By communicat-
ing their environmental commitment
to their customers, Green Lights Part-
ners gain public recognition, and
establish their position as environ-
mental leaders.
The following four steps provide a
guide to public recognition efforts:
STEP 1 The Green Lights liaison
introduces the program to the orga-
nization's public relations, market-
ing, and advertising staffs. Once
informed of the opportunity, pub-
lic relations and communica-
tions staffs can begin to actively
promote their partnership with
EPA's Green Lights and gain posi-
tive public recognition.
STEP 2 Announce your organ-
ization's Green Lights participation
in communications outreach. Use
the Green Lights logo on letterhead,
in newsletters, and in corporate-
identity publications. Issue a press
release announcing your partner-
ship with EPA's Green Lights.
STEP 3 Green Lights and the
Green Lights logo are featured in
image-building public relations
vehicles, press articles, environmen-
tal reports, and annual reports.
food, an on-site childcare center,
exercise rooms, 65 acres of grounds,
and its new commitment to energy-
efficient lighting as a Green Lights
Partner, Aveda offers a balanced
environment for all employees.
Green Lights encourages parti-
cipants to celebrate Earth Day 1993.
Send your ideas for ways to incor-
porate the Green Lights message
into your Earth Day activities to EPA
Green Lights, 401M Street, S W (6202J),
Washington, DC 20460, or call the
Green Lights Hotline ,
at 202 775-6650. ^wEDA.
STEP 4 Organize environmental
awareness events; demonstrate
energy efficiency as an example of
steps that your organization has
taken to prevent pollution and to
preserve the environment. Celebrate
Green Lights during Earth Day activ-
ities by demonstrating your organi-
zation's environmental leader-
ship. Hold a press conference pro-
moting the benefits of energy-effi-
cient lighting.
Public relations efforts are an
important step toward raising public
awareness of the environmental and
economic benefits of Green Lights.
The marketing and advertising of
your partnership with EPA's Green
Lights will be the focus of articles in
future issues of the Update,
For more information about how
you can publicize your Green Lights
commitment, please call the Green
Lights Hotline at 202 775-6650, or fax
your questions to 202 775-6680.
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Green Lights Update, April 1993
Green Lights Welcomes New Participants
The Green Lights membership roster grew to
over 800 participants in March and continues to
increase. The newcomers include organizations
from across the nation such as the Atlanta Area
Presbyterian Homes, the New Jersey-based Com-
munity Medical Center, Baltimore Gas & Electric
Company, and the Texas Association of Business.
Green Lights welcomes the new Partners,
Allies, and Endorsers to the program. Camp-
ing World, based in Kentucky, is "extremely
interested in protecting our environment," says
Tom Walker, Camping World's director of real
estate. A retail business geared to senior citi-
zens, Camping World is "always looking for
new technologies and ways to upgrade its 22
stores, 2 warehouses, and its corporate head-
quarters," Walker adds. Walker is already exper-
imenting with occupancy sensors in the
company's corporate headquarters.
Another new Partner, the Community Med-
ical Center, plans to upgrade its 16-acre facil-
ity, including its hospital, administrative
buildings, and a daycare center. "We are the
largest electricity user in the Ocean County
area. It's important to keep our costs down and
be environmentally responsible," notes Deb-
bie Harrington, assistant marketing director.
Because of the Center's status as a hospital, it
has preliminary approval on a federal match-
ing-funds grant that will pay for half of the
upgrade cost, according to Chuck Faella, direc-
tor of plant operations.
The Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments (COG) recently joined the Green
Lights Endorser Program because of the "ben-
eficial effects that energy efficiency and pollu-
tion prevention have on the local government
and our environment," notes George Nichols,
environmental affairs officer of COG. COG is
comprised of 17 local governments surround-
ing the nation's capital. Part of COG's mission
is developing regional responses to such issues
as air and water quality, and economic devel-
opment and growth. "We are encouraged by
the fact that investments in energy-efficient
lighting can be so profitable in a reasonable
amount of time," Nichols adds. COG plans to
work with EPA's Green Lights to develop an
information-sharing program for the benefit
of COG's member jurisdictions by conducting
detailed work sessions explaining what it means
to be a Green Lights Endorser.
Please call the Green Lights Hotline at
202 775-6650 for more information.
PARTNERS (7)
Atlanta Area Presbyterian Homes * Camping World ¦ Community Medical Center
¦ Illinois State University ¦ Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. ¦ St. Mark's School
¦ Stafford Township Board of Education
ALLIES (7)
American Scientific Lighting ¦ Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. ¦ Direct Enterprises
¦ Eclipse Technologies, Inc. ¦ Madison Gas & Electric Co.
¦ National Lighting Maintenance Supply Corp. ¦ United Illuminating Company
ENDORSERS (7)
Clean Ocean Action ¦ Community Associations Institute ¦ Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments ¦ Rails-To-Trails Conservancy ¦ Texas Association of Business
¦ United States Telephone Association ¦ West Virginia Manufacturers Association

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Green Lights Update, April 1993
Region V Sets Its
Sights on Green Lights
The Environmental Protection Agency's
Region V is actively promoting the Green
Lights Program across Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
Chicago-based Region V is launching a
major campaign to recruit the many universi-
ties in the area. Region V is sponsoring a 1-
day Green Lights Partner workshop targeted
to higher-education institutions. The work-
shop will be divided into question-and-answer
sessions and will feature experts from current
Green Lights Partners in academia. A presen-
tation is also planned by the Chicago Depart-
ment of Energy to field any questions about
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and its effects
on program participants. Stay tuned for fur-
ther announcements in the Update for the date
and location of this Region V workshop.
In addition to the university recruiting
effort, the Region V staff have been busy vis-
iting various facilities to spread the word
about Green Lights, Region V Representative
Lee Ann Naue met with agency officials from
the state of Ohio and received a lot of posi-
tive feedback from them about Green Lights.
In addition, with the aid of Green Lights Ally
American Electric Power, Naue organized and
attended seminars with hospitals, an apart-
ment association, and an insurance company.
EPA environmental engineer Angela Bande-
mehr recently toured a fluorescent lamp recy-
cling facility in Minneapolis and met with
representatives of various Minnesota govern-
ment agencies. She also attended, along with
several Minnesota utilities, a mid-continent
area waste disposal workshop, where she
gave a presentation covering Green Lights
and waste disposal issues.
In the spirit of Earth Day, EPA Region V
is planning an outreach program to its
employees on April 22 to discuss Green Lights
and the program's impact on energy use and
our environment,
For more information on Green Lights
in Region V, please call Lee Ann Naue at
312 886-9383.
Green Lights
Lighting Upgrade Progress
Two years after the founding of
the Green Lights Program, participants
are reporting significant progress in
upgrading their lighting systems to
save energy and prevent pollution. As
of January 31,1993, Partners and Allies
have achieved an average reduction
in energy usage of 52 percent by
installing over 250,000 T8 lamps and
150,000 electronic ballasts. In addi-
tion, thousands of occupancy sensors,
compact fluorescent lamps, reflectors,
and other efficient technologies are
being installed every month.
Already, participants have re-
duced lighting electricity consump-
tion by over 100 million kilowatts per
year, and that's just the beginning.
With the 3 billion square feet com-
mitted to the Green Lights Program,
EPA estimates that implementation
projects in the next 5 years will
result in annual reductions in elec-
tricity usage of over 13 billion
kilowatt-hours.
What do these numbers mean for
the bottom line? At current average
electric rates, Green Lights partici-
pants have already reduced their elec-
tric bills by nearly $7 million each
year, and can expect to see a reduc-
tion of almost $1 billion by 1998.
These reductions will have a sig-
nificant effect on the environment,
reducing C02 emissions by 129 mil-
lion pounds per year. By 1998, up-
grades to the space already committed
to Green Lights will reduce C02 emis-
sions by 8.8 million tons—the equiv-
alent of removing over 2
million automobiles from {
our nation's highways!
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Green Lights Update, April 1993
Old North Church Turns on
To Compact Fluorescents
A revolutionary lighting up-
grade was made possible last
year when several Green
Lights participants teamed
up to improve the lighting
at the historic Old North
Church in Boston, Massa-
¦* chusetts. The church, a land-
mark that gained its fame
through the lighting signals of
"one if by land, two if by sea" during
Paul Revere's famous ride, now has
a new lighting system that has come
a long way since those oil lanterns.
A Green Lights Partner since
April 1992, the church benefits from
the services offered by two Allies,
enabling it to reduce energy costs
as well as prevent air pollution.
Working with Manufacturer Ally Syl-
vania Lighting, the church devel-
oped a strategy for improving the
energy efficiency of its lighting—in
large part by replacing existing
incandescent lamps with compact
fluorescent lamps. Utility Ally
Boston Edison Company then pro-
vided the funding for the upgrade
under its 1990-1992 retrofit program
for small commercial businesses.
The retrofit plan targeted four
areas of the church for lighting
improvements—the sanctuary struc-
ture and steeple, the gift shop and
fellowship hall, the choir building,
and the outside fixtures that illumi-
nate the church front. Inside the
sanctuary, existing 75- to 100-watt
incandescent lamps were replaced
with 18-watt, double twin-tube,
compact-fluorescent lamps. In some
cases, incandescent lamps were still
used; however, the upgrade made
use of lower wattage varieties. For
instance, the belfry and steeple are
now lit with the more efficient 45-
watt parabolic aluminized reflector
lamps (an upgraded incandescent
that uses a parabolic reflector), rather
than their 150-watt predecessors.
Throughout the gift shop, fel-
lowship hall, and choir building,
similar retrofits were undertaken. In
addition, fixtures that had used 40-
watt fluorescent tubes were retro-
fitted with 32-watt, rapid-start T8
lamps. Annual energy savings from
the upgrades within the church are
projected around 6,420 kilowatt-
hours per year.
The most impressive savings from
the Old North Church retrofit comes
from the outdoor lighting upgrades.
The floodlights were equipped with
400-watt mercury lamps to illuminate
the church front and steeple and to
provide lighting for security. These
were replaced with 100-watt, metal-
halide lamps, for a projected annual
savings of 5,670 kWh.
Robert Gollidge, the vicar of the
Old North Church, is pleased with
the upgrades. The changes inside
the church reduced the energy used
without affecting lighting levels or
quality. Generally, only lamps were
replaced, although in a few cases
the fixtures also needed upgrad-
ing. "Unless you stand under the
lights and look up, you can't tell that
anything's different," Gollidge ob-
served. Moreover, he noted that the
outdoor lighting now does a better
job, and the new outdoor fixtures
are much less obtrusive than the
large, bulky ones used previously.
At $.10 per kilowatt hour, Syl-
vania Lighting estimates that the Old
North Church can expect to save
$1,216 per year. Boston Edison fore-
casts that the church will also see a
demand reduction of 6 kilowatts
annually. The upgrades will lead to
cleaner air in the Boston area as pro-
jected reductions in air emissions
are realized. With its new lighting,
the church will produce 144.8 pounds
less S02, 76.5 pounds less NOx, and
9.728 tons less C02 each year.
Green Lights Resources
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Green Lights Update, April 1993
Light Bulb Banquet
At the Westin in Seattle
The Westin Hotel in Seattle has
found an innovative way to intro-
duce its employees to new, more
energy-efficient light bulbs. New
lighting technologies are often
labeled as "weird, different, and
strange" by hotel employees, ac-
cording to Dusty Rhodes, the hotel's
building superintendent. Because
the hotel's employees, like the gen-
eral public, don't feel comfortable
buying a familiar household prod-
uct in an unfamiliar shape, the hotel
has set up a display of different light-
ing technologies to educate its
employees about the world of effi-
cient lighting technologies.
Set up on a large table equipped
with electrical outlets, this electrical
display looks like an appetizing ban-
quet. Each new technology is accom-
panied by a 3x5-inch card listing the
name of the fixture, the conventional
lighting fixture the new technology
replaces, the cost of the bulb, and
the expected energy saving. The pro-
gram is "fairly successful," Rhodes
says, but "cost is still an issue. It's
hard convincing people to spend
what seems like an unusually large
amount of money up front."
But the word is spreading
quickly, and the bulbs that Westin
sells to its employees are catching
on. The ability to sell the fixtures at
cost to employees is an added
bonus, but it is of secondary impor-
tance on Westin's list of priorities.
According to Rhodes, the primary
goal is to familiarize the public with
the new bulbs. "If employees started
using these technologies in their
homes, they would seem less for-
eign, and would be more accepted."
Every payday when the banquet
table is wheeled out for all employ-
ees to see, Rhodes and resources
manager Will Williamson field the
inevitable questions. Probably the
most frequently asked question
is, "Do these bulbs really last
longer?" Both Williamson
and Rhodes are proud
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to say that they do.
Energy-efficient lighting in the lobby of
the Seattle Westin.
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