ENERGY STAR
Profiles in Leadership
2010 ENERGY STAR1 Award Winners
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ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence
3M
Advantage IQ, Inc.
APS (Arizona Public Service)
ArcelorMittal
Austin Energy
Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA) International
CalPortland Company
CB Richard Ellis
CenterPoint Energy
Council Rock School District
Energy Inspectors
Energy Trust of Oregon
Food Lion, LLC
Ford Motor Company
GE Appliances & Lighting
Giant Eagle Incorporated
Gorell Enterprises, Inc.
Gresham-Barlow School District
Mines
ITW Food Equipment Group - North America
Ivey Residential, LLC
J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
The Joint Management Committee
representing Massachusettes New Homes
with ENERGY STAR
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity
National Grid
New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority (NYSERDA)
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
Oncor
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Pella Corporation
PepsiCo, Inc.
ProVia Door
Raytheon Company
Rocky Mountain Power, Inc.
SENERCON
Servidyne
Southern California Edison Company
Southern Energy Management
Sponsors of Northeast Energy Efficiency
Partnerships (NEEP)
TIAA-CREF
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, Inc.
TRANSWESTERN
USAA Real Estate Company
Whirlpool Corporation
Winton/Flair Custom Homes
Wisconsin Focus on Energy
ENERGY STAR Partner of the
Advanced Energy
Andersen Corporation
Bosch Home Appliances
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
CEMEXUSA
Colorado Governor's Energy Office
Energy Diagnostics Inc.
Energy Education
EnergyLogic
Environments For Living/Masco Home
Services
Evergreen Public Schools
FetterGroup
Frostbusters & Coolth Co.
Year
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
Georgia Power
Good Earth Lighting, Inc.
Hanesbrands Inc.
HEI Hotels & Resorts
Home Energy Defense
JELD-WEN, inc.
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Jones Lang LaSalle
Kennedy Associates
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kohl's Department Stores
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
Loudoun County Public Schools
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro
Government
Manitowoc Foodservice
New Mexico Gas Company
Nissan North America, Inc.
Panasonic Home & Environment Company
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)
Puget Sound Energy
Questar Gas Company
Saint-Gobain
Sears Holdings Corporation
Sunoco, Inc.
Technical Consumer Products, Inc.
ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence
Actus Lend Lease, LLC
City of Topeka Department of Housing 1
Neighborhood Development
ComEd
Community Housing Partners
Continental Refrigerator
DIRECTV, Inc.
HearthStone Homes, Inc.
Houston Habitat for Humanity
KB Home
M/l Homes
Menards
Metro Lighting
Nationwide Marketing Group
On Top of the World Communities, Inc.
PK Management, LLC
Richmond American Homes
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Sharp Electronics Corporation
Southern California Gas Company
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
(SMMPA)
Please turn to page 75 for a listing of where these companies and organizations are mentioned in this report.
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Profiles in Leadership: 2010 ENERGY STAR Award Winners
Overview 1
Overview of Awards 3
Award Winner Profiles 10
Sustained Excellence 10
Partner of the Year 36
Excellence 56
Special Recognition 66
Appendix: ENERGY STAR Award Criteria 70
Companies and Organizations Mentioned in the Report 75
List of Figures and Tables
Figure 1. ENERGY STAR Benefits Continue to Grow 2
Figure 2. Geographic Distribution of Winners 3
Table 1. Overview of the 2010 ENERGY STAR Award Winners 5
Table 2. Award Winners by Category 6
For additional information, please visit the ENERGY STAR Web site at www.energystar.gov.
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Overview
Recognizing Energy Efficiency Leaders
It's time to take action. The scientific consensus is that, as
a result of human activities, greenhouse gas concentrations
in the atmosphere have reached unprecedented levels,
threatening public health and the environment.1 Combined
with volatile energy prices, energy security, and the current
economic downturn, the time for action is now. Our homes,
buildings, and industries cause more than two-thirds of
the nation's carbon dioxide (C02) emissions—the primary
greenhouse gas.2 Many of them could use up to 30 percent
less energy through money-saving investments in energy
efficiency. The more efficiently we use energy, the fewer
greenhouse gas emissions we release into the atmosphere
from the burning of fossil fuels at power plants.
The solution is at hand. "Green" investments provide one of
the best available paths to economic recovery, energy security,
and environmental protection. Energy efficiency improvements
represent the fastest, cheapest, and largest untapped solution
for reducing energy use, lowering energy bills, and preventing
greenhouse gas emissions. Implementing cost-effective,
energy-saving strategies would create jobs, cover more than
half the expected growth in energy demand over the next 20
years, save more than $100 billion annually, and significantly
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.3
ENERGY STAR® makes the solution possible. Since
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched
ENERGY STAR in 1992, the program has helped dramatically
increase the use of energy-efficient products and practices
throughout the country, helping us reduce greenhouse gas
emissions while saving money. From its modest beginnings
with a few manufacturers offering energy-efficient office
equipment, the ENERGY STAR program has expanded over
the years into a broad platform that partners with over 17,000
organizations, impacts energy use at work and at home, and
is now recognized by over 75 percent of Americans. ENERGY
STAR is not just a product-labeling program; its national
reach encompasses thousands of businesses and public
organizations and millions of consumers, all of whom have
implemented widespread efficiency improvements in the
nation's housing, buildings, and industrial facilities.
The ENERGY STAR program has proven success in showcasing
and implementing cost-effective energy efficiency solutions
across the commercial, industrial, and residential sectors.
Joined in this effort by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
since 1996, EPA has overcome many market barriers to
achieve impressive results (see Figure 1). In 2009 alone,
Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, prevented 45
million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions—equivalent
to the annual emissions from 30 million vehicles—and saved
nearly $17 billion on their utility bills. Savings are expected to
grow substantially in the coming years as more households,
businesses, and organizations rely on ENERGY STAR for
guidance on investing in energy-efficient products, practices,
and policies.
ENERGY STAR award winners are leading the nation.
In 2010,110 organizations, selected from more than 17,000
program partners, are being recognized for their leadership,
accomplishments, and commitment to energy efficiency. In
the face of difficulties presented by the current economic
state, these organizations remain dedicated to investing
in energy efficiency solutions and answering EPA's call to
action. By adopting superior management strategies for
energy efficiency and seeing these strategies through to
results, these organizations are helping themselves, their
communities, and all of us reap the benefits. This report
celebrates their accomplishments—recognizing not only what
they have achieved individually, but also how they are helping
revolutionize the market for cost-effective, energy-efficient
products and services.
The 2010 ENERGY STAR award winners are a diverse group,
reflecting the breadth of ENERGY STAR partners. They include
large and small organizations from across the country (see
Figure 2), both those with long track records of success and
those quickly excelling in their new
partnership with ENERGY STAR.
These award recipients are leaders
across many different sectors of
our economy. They are setting an
example for others—making even
greater efficiency improvements
so that our nation can achieve the
significant savings that energy
efficiency offers in the fight against
climate change.
1. For more information, see "EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment." EPA Press Release: 12/07/2009. U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPAI. 2009.
2. EPA. 2009. ENERGY STAR and Other Climate Protection Partnerships 2008 Annual Report. Available online at http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/annualreports/
annual_report_2008.pdf
3. National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency. 2008. National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency Vision for 2025: A Framework for Change. Available at: www.epa.gov/
eeactionplan
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Overview
The award categories include:
• Sustained Excellence. 50 organizations are recipients
of this most prestigious ENERGY STAR award for their
long-term commitment to protecting our environment
through superior energy efficiency. These winners exhibit
outstanding leadership and achievements year after year.
• Partner of the Year. 40 organizations are recognized
as Partner of the Year. This award honors partners for
strategically and comprehensively managing their energy
use and promoting ENERGY STAR products and practices
in their own operations, and/or providing efficient products
and services to consumers and within their communities.
• Excellence. 20 organizations are recognized for a specific
activity to promote energy-efficient products, homes, or
buildings and thereby helping to expand the reach of the
ENERGY STAR program.
The 2010 award winners are exemplary models as we
continue to invest in energy efficiency and safeguard the
environment. The profiles in this report (starting on page
10) are offered to honor the organizations that have earned
national recognition for their leadership and accomplishments,
as well as to highlight the successful approaches and
practices as examples for others. In the years ahead, we look
to these partners to lead the way with investments in new
"green" jobs, ever more efficient products, and new energy-
saving practices.
Figure 1. ENERGY STAR Benefits Continue to Grow
1HQ 191
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Energy Saved (Billion kWh)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Emissions Saved in Vehicle Equivalents (Millions)
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Inspiring Through Real Results
The success of the ENERGY STAR program depends on the
efforts of its more than 17,000 public- and private-sector
partners. These partners are a diverse group of organizations
taking meaningful steps to advance energy efficiency in their
businesses and day-to-day activities across the United States.
The top-performing partners being recognized with ENERGY
STAR awards in 2010 include:
• Affordable Housing Stakeholders. These 5 partners lead
the way for the housing finance agencies, state and local
governments, public housing authorities, asset management
companies, builders, developers, and building owner
partners who incorporate ENERGY STAR measures into new
and existing housing. Such improvements provide a long-
term value proposition benefiting investors' bottom line and
the well-being of the community and our environment.
• Builders of New Homes. 8 builders out of more than
8,500 partners across all states who construct new homes
to the beyond-code efficiency levels required by ENERGY
STAR rise to the top for their exceptional dedication to
energy efficiency.
Energy Efficiency Program Delivery Sponsors. These
27 partners offer education, technical assistance, and
incentives across their customer classes to help them save
energy. Together, they set the standard for the utilities,
nonprofits, and state and local government entities
administering energy efficiency programs that service 75
percent of U.S. households.
Home Energy Raters and Providers. 9 exemplary
partners stand out in a pool of more than 1,000 home
energy raters and providers who offer third-party verification
of ENERGY STAR qualified new homes through onsite
testing and inspections.
Industrial Firms. These 12 leading firms—along with more
than 600 automobile manufacturing, cement manufacturing,
chemicals, refining, Pharmaceuticals, food processing,
and other industrial partners—work with ENERGY STAR
to identify ways to manage energy strategically, improve
overall energy efficiency, minimize energy risks, and
Figure 2. Geographic Distribution of Winners4
if Sustained Excellence
D Partner of the Year
O Excellence
'' Each point represents one company as defined in the legend. Points with numbers represent more than one company in that location.
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earn distinction as environmental stewards. Many of
the industrial partner profiles in this report highlight the
significance of the energy savings achieved despite the
economic downturn. These savings are important because
many industrial firms cannot turn off their machines,
regardless of changes in demand.
Product Manufacturers. 19 manufacturers break new
ground for the nearly 3,000 partners across the country
using the ENERGY STAR label on highly efficient products to
help consumers easily identify models that will save them
money and help protect our environment.
Public and Private Sector Organizations. These 21
organizations are trailblazers for the states, municipalities,
counties, schools, commercial real estate firms, hotels,
hospitals, grocery stores, retailers, and others who are
taking the ENERGY STAR Challenge to set building energy-
savings goals of 10 percent or more. They assess the
efficiency of their buildings, implement strategies to achieve
their goals, and apply to have their most efficient buildings
recognized with the ENERGY STAR label, both to realize the
cost-saving and environmental benefits this provides and
to show others what can be accomplished through robust
energy management practices.
• Retailers. These 5 retailers lead the way for the over 1,500
partners at the national, regional, and local level who train
sales associates, provide in-store information, and run
special campaigns to help their customers find ENERGY
STAR qualified products.
• Service and Product Providers. These 4 organizations
are pioneers for the service and product providers in the
commercial sector that educate their customers, help them
achieve ENERGY STAR performance levels, and build a
robust marketplace for energy efficiency.
A complete list of the 2010 ENERGY STAR award categories
and additional information on the criteria used to assess the
winners can be found in the Appendix (starting on page 70).
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Table 1. Overview of the 2010 ENERGY STAR Award Winners
Sector/Type of Organization
Energy Management
(for buildings and industry, including
commercial real estate, industrial
operations, schools, and hospitals)
Sustained
Excellence
20
Partner of the
Year
13
Excellence in
ENERGY STAR
Promotion
Excellence in
Other ENERGY
STAR Areas
New Home Construction
(including sponsors of affordable housing
programs, new home builders, and home
energy raters)
Product Manufacturing
(for products, including appliances,
commercial appliances, doors/home
windows, electronics, home lighting, office
equipment, and energy efficient product
design)
Program Delivery
(including administration of programs in
the areas of new homes, appliances and
lighting, commercial building, multifamily
and public housing, and quality home
retrofits)
Retail
(including home improvement, lighting,
and appliances)
Service and Product Providers
(for commercial buildings)
Total 20101 ENERGY STAR
Award Winners
50
40
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Table 2. Award Winners by Category
Sustained Excellence
Energy Management
3M St. Paul, MN
ArcelorMittal Chicago, IL
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
International Washington, DC
CalPortland Company G/endora, CA
CB Richard Ellis Los Angeles, CA
Council Rock School District Newtown, PA
Food Lion, LLC Salisbury, NC
Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Ml
Giant Eagle Incorporated Pittsburgh, PA
Gresham-Barlow School District Gresham, OH
Mines Houston, TX
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Piano, TX
Merck & Co., Inc. Whitehouse Station, NJ
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY
PepsiCo, Inc. Purchase, NY
Raytheon Company Waltham, MA
TIAA-CREF New York, NY
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North
America, Inc. Erlanger, KY
TRANSWESTERN Houston, TX
USAA Real Estate Company San Antonio, TX
Technology Research and
Development
Iron and Steel
Commercial Buildings Benchmarking/
Improvement
Cement Manufacturing
Commercial Real Estate
Schools
Grocery
Vehicle Manufacturing
Grocery
Schools
Commercial Real Estate
Retail
Pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
Food and Beverage
Aeronautics
Commercial Real Estate
Vehicle Manufacturing
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate
New Home Construction
Energy Inspectors Las Vegas, NV
Ivey Residential, LLC Evans, GA
Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity Nashville, 77V
SENERCON El Paso, TX
Southern Energy Management Morrisville, NC
Winton/Flair Custom Homes El Paso, TX
Home Energy Rater/Provider
New Home Builder
Affordable Housing
Home Energy Rater/Provider
Home Energy Rater/Provider
New Home Builder
Product Manufacturing
GE Appliances & Lighting Louisville, KY
Gorell Enterprises, Inc. Indiana, PA
ITW Food Equipment Group - North America Troy, OH
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc. Danvers, MA
Pel la Corporation Pella, IA
ProVia Door Sugarcreek, OH
Whirlpool Corporation Benton Harbor, Ml
Appliances/Lighting
Doors/Home Windows
Commercial Food Service Equipment
Home Lighting
Doors/Home Windows
Doors/Home Windows
Appliances
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Sustained Excellence (continued)
Program Delivery
APS (Arizona Public Service) Phoenix, AZ
Austin Energy Austin, TX
CenterPoint Energy Houston, TX
Energy Trust of Oregon Port/and, OH
The Joint Management Committee representing
Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR
Lexington, MA
National Grid Waltham, MA
New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA) Albany, NY
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
Portland, OH
Oncor Dallas, TX
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
San Francisco, CA
Rocky Mountain Power, Inc. Salt Lake City, LIT
Southern California Edison Company Hosemead, CA
Sponsors of Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
(NEEP) Lexington, MA
Wisconsin Focus on Energy Madison, I/I//
Commercial Buildings Benchmarking/
New Homes
Home Performance with ENERGY
STAR/Home Retrofits
New Homes
Home Retrofits/New Homes
New Homes
Home Retrofits/Products
Commercial Buildings Benchmarking/
Home Retrofits/New Homes/Power
Management
Commercial Buildings Benchmarking/
Electronics
New Homes
Commercial Food Service/
Commercial Buildings Benchmarking/
Electronics/Office Equipment
New Homes/Appliances
Commercial Food Service/
Electronics/Home Lighting
Appliances/Home Lighting
Commercial Food Service/Home
Retrofits/New Homes
Retail
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Mooresville, NC
Appliances/Home Improvement
Service and Product
Providers
Partner of the Year
Energy Management
Advantage IQ, Inc. Spokane, WA
Servidyne Atlanta, GA
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CEMEX USA Houston, TX
Evergreen Public Schools Vancouver, WA
FetterGroup Louisville, KY
Hanesbrands Inc. Winston-Salem, NC
HEI Hotels & Resorts Norwalk, CT
Jones Lang LaSalle Chicago, IL
Kennedy Associates Seattle, WA
Commercial Energy Service
Commercial Energy Service
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Cement Manufacturing
Schools
Healthcare/Paint and Coatings
Industry
Retail
Hospitality
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Building Benchmarking
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Partner of the Year (continued)
Energy Management
(continued)
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Dallas, TX
Kohl's Department Stores Menomonee Falls, I/I//
Loudoun County Public Schools Ashburn, VA
Nissan North America, Inc. Franklin, 77V
S a i nt- G o ba i n Valley Forge, PA
Sunoco, Inc. Philadelphia, PA
Health and Hygiene
Retail
Schools
Vehicle Manufacturing
Flat Glass Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
New Home Construction
Advanced Energy Haleigh, NC
Energy Diagnostics Inc. Valparaiso, IN
EnergyLogic Berthoud, CO
Environments For Living/Masco Home Services
Daytona Beach, FL
Frostbusters & Coolth Co. Grand Junction, CO
Home Energy Defense Lincoln, NE
Home Energy Rater/Provider
Home Energy Rater/Provider
Home Energy Rater/Provider
Home Energy Rater/Provider
Home Energy Rater/Provider
Home Energy Rater/Provider
Product Manufacturing
Andersen Corporation Bayport, MN
Bosch Home Appliances Huntington Beach, CA
Canon U.S.A., Inc. Lake Success, NY
Good Earth Lighting, Inc. Wheeling, IL
JELD-WEN, inc. Klamath Falls, OH
Manitowoc Foodservice New Port Hichey, FL
Panasonic Home & Environment Company
Secaucus, NJ
Technical Consumer Products, Inc. Aurora, OH
Doors/Home Windows
Appliances
Imaging Equipment/Information
Systems
Home Lighting
Doors/Home Windows
Commercial Food Service Equipment
Vent Fans
Home Lighting
Program Delivery
Colorado Governor's Energy Office Denver, CO
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) Gainesville, FL
Georgia Power Atlanta, GA
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Uniondale, NY
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
Louisville, KY
New Mexico Gas Company Albuquerque, NM
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
Albuquerque, NM
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) Tulsa, OK
Puget Sound Energy Bellevue, WA
Questar Gas Company Salt Lake City, UT
Government
Home Performance with ENERGY
STAR
New Homes
Home Performance with ENERGY
STAR
Commercial Building Benchmarking
New Homes
New Homes
New Homes
Home Lighting
New Homes
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Partner of the Year (continued)
Retail
Sears Holdings Corporation Hoffman Estates, IL
Appliances/Electronics/Home
Improvement
Service and Product
Providers
Energy Education Dallas, TX
Johnson Controls, Inc. Milwaukee,
Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion
Actus Lend Lease, LLC Nashville, TN
ComEd Chicago, IL
Continental Refrigerator Bensalem, PA
HearthStone Homes, Inc. Omaha, NE
KB Home Los Angeles, CA
M/l Homes Columbus, OH
On Top of the World Communities, Inc. Ocala, FL
Richmond American Homes Denver, CO
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Suwon, South Korea
Southern California Gas Company Los Angeles, CA
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA)
Rochester, MN
Excellence in other ENERGY STAR Areas
Affordable Housing
City of Topeka Department of Housing &
Neighborhood Development Topeka, KS
Community Housing Partners Christiansburg, VA
Houston Habitat for Humanity Houston, TX
PK Management, LLC Richmond Heights, OH
Commercial Energy Service
Vehicle Manufacturing
^H
New Home Builder
Cross-Program Areas
Commercial Food Service
New Home Builder
New Home Builder
New Home Builder
New Home Builder
New Home Builder
Electronics
Home Retrofits/Products
Appliances/Commercial Food Service
Equipment/Home Lighting
Government
Nonprofit
Nonprofit
New Home Builder
Energy Efficient Product
Design
DIRECTV, Inc. El Segundo, CA
Sharp Electronics Corporation Mahwah, NJ
Electronics
Electronics
Retailing
Menards Eau Claire, I/I//
Metro Lighting St. Louis, MO
Nationwide Marketing Group Winston-Salem, NC
Home Improvement
Lighting
Appliances
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Award Winner Profiles:
Sustained Excellence
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
3M
3M
St. Paul, Minnesota
3M, a diversified technology company with operations in
more than 65 countries, manages its energy footprint by
continuously improving energy efficiency and by developing
products that support energy efficiency. This is 3M's sixth
ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition honoring the
company's continuing growth in energy management. Key
2009 accomplishments include:
• Reducing energy use by 13.5 percent on an absolute basis
compared to the previous year, which is equivalent to
powering two of 3M's largest plants or 15,500 homes for a
year.
• Completing energy efficiency projects that saved
$17.2 million.
• Developing strategies and procedures to reduce the energy
footprint of materials and services purchased by 3M.
Supporting the advancement of energy efficiency in the
United States by awarding $75,000 in grants for academics
to conduct energy-related research.
Engaging actively in the ENERGY STAR partnership to
benchmark 3M's energy management practices among the
industrial partners.
Communicating energy efficiency to employees around the
world through monthly networking conferences and the
Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR campaign.
Advancing new sustainability principles to guide business
unit strategies, including the Clean Tech Growth Initiative
launched to encourage new 3M ideation around renewable
energy, the Green Building Design Committee formed to
design and construct 3M buildings to be environmentally
sustainable, and new research and development projects to
seek innovative energy management solutions.
ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal
Chicago, Illinois
ArcelorMittal, the U.S. division of the largest steelmaker in the
world, services the global automobile, construction, household
appliance, and packaging markets. ArcelorMittal is receiving
ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition for the first
time for the continuous growth and accomplishments of its
energy management program and commitment to energy
efficiency and ENERGY STAR. Key 2009 accomplishments
include:
• Saving $18.75 million in ongoing energy costs through 18
non-capital projects.
• Launching a plant-wide energy assessment computer model
to improve operational decision making in various facilities
to maximize energy savings and reduce C02 emissions.
• Conceptualizing and planning a major blastfurnace project
that will capture gas flare at the Indiana Harbor plant. The
company received a matching grant of $31.6 million from
DOE through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
When complete, the project will utilize the captured gas to
produce electricity for the plant.
Promoting the ENERGY STAR Steelmaking Focus to other
companies in the steel industry and participating in the
development of plant energy performance indicators to
benchmark the energy performance of U.S. steel plants.
Investing in energy improvements, including converting two
roll heating furnaces from natural gas fired to electrically
heated units; adding stack oxygen sensors to increase
controls; implementing an automated pump management
system that responds to facility operating delay cues; and
reducing the amount of hot metal silicon to lower coke
consumption and increase productivity in the blast furnace.
Building upon successful employee energy training and
communication efforts, the company participated in the
ENERGY STAR Change the World pledge and issued energy
education tip cards to its 20,000 U.S. employees.
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Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International
Washington, District of Columbia
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
International, a leading commercial real estate trade
association, represents over 16,500 members who collectively
own or manage more than 9 billion square feet of office space
in North America—representing more than 80 percent of the
market. This is the second time BOMA has received ENERGY
STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments
include:
• Launching the BOMA 360 Performance Program—a
groundbreaking new program to recognize commercial
properties that demonstrate best practices in building
operations and management, including participation in
ENERGY STAR and benchmarking through EPA's Portfolio
Manager. In 2009, 37 buildings earned the designation.
• Advancing its 7-Point Challenge to achieve a 30 percent
improvement in energy efficiency by 2012. Through 2009,
more than 120 organizations representing over 3 billion
square feet of office space have endorsed the Challenge, an
increase of 1 billion square feet over 2008.
Streamlining and reoffering its 6-module course on
strategies for improving energy efficiency and using EPA's
Portfolio Manager—more than 14,000 industry practitioners
have been trained to date.
Encouraging its members to continue to benchmark and
share their buildings' energy performance with the BOMA
master account. To date, more than 1,000 member buildings
have been shared, totaling 270 million square feet and
achieving a portfolio-wide average energy performance
score of 78.
Promoting the use of its Green Lease Guide and Energy
Performance Contract Model among members.
CALPORTLAND
CalPortland Company
Glendora, California
CalPortland Company is a major supplier of cement, concrete,
concrete products, aggregates, and asphalt in the western
United States. The company continues to be a strong leader
in advancing new strategies in energy management. This is
the fourth time CalPortland has been awarded ENERGY STAR
Sustained Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments
include:
• Reducing total energy consumption by 27 percent and
energy intensity by 2.1 percent, resulting in savings
of more than 178,000,000 kBtu. These reductions are
equivalent to eliminating over 17,000 metric tons of C02
emissions.
• Completing energy efficiency projects—a $26 million
investment—with estimated energy savings of 24.7 million
kWh/yr and $2.2 million/yr. CalPortland strategically
acquired $1.8 million in utility rebates to facilitate the
projects.
Promoting energy efficiency throughout its energy value
chain to suppliers and customers. The company held
an Energy Management Summit to educate the largest
customers in energy management.
Enhancing energy performance assessment capabilities
through a new, comprehensive intranet Web site
that enables improved data, knowledge, and project
management across the company.
Promoting the company's partnership with ENERGY STAR
and the successes achieved in energy savings throughout
the construction materials industry and beyond. As a
result, many CalPortland customers and competitors have
become ENERGY STAR partners.
Serving as a leader in the ENERGY STAR Cement
Manufacturing Focus and generating new directions and
ideas for strategic energy management in the sector.
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CB RICHARD ELLIS
CB Richard Ellis
Los Angeles, California
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) is a global leader in real estate
services, managing more than 2.2 billion square feet
worldwide. CBRE is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained
Excellence recognition for the first time for its continued
efforts to leverage ENERGY STAR tools and resources
to develop sustainability programs that benefit clients,
tenants, and the communities in which it operates. Key
accomplishments include:
• Increasing the number of CBRE-managed properties
benchmarked in Portfolio Manager to nearly 1,300—
representing more than 230 million square feet.
• Earning the ENERGY STAR for 217 properties.
• Sustaining a partnership with the Building Owners and
Managers Association (BOMA) International by offering
weekly CBRE/BOMA Energy Efficiency Program training
sessions. Over 2,000 people participated in 2009, with more
than 7,000 trained since 2006.
Developing and launching a Web-based tool to track
the environmental performance of client properties and
portfolios, and fully integrating this resource with Portfolio
Manager to promote benchmarking.
Launching "Eco Knights"—CBRE's internal equivalent of its
client-facing "Green Knights" program—where operations
employees take on the responsibility of improving energy
efficiency, conserving natural resources, and reducing costs
in CBRE's occupied space.
Engaging employees and tenants in energy conservation
efforts by participating in the Change the World, Start with
ENERGY STAR campaign and leveraging internal channels,
such as newsletters and case studies, to share and promote
energy management best practices.
Council Rock School District
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Council Rock School District (CRSD), located in southeastern
Pennsylvania, serves 12,000 students in 17 facilities, totaling
1.8 million square feet of floor space. The school district is
receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition for
the first time for its continued success in improving energy
efficiency through its energy management policy, established
in 2005. Key accomplishments include:
• Saving $2.4 million in energy costs in 2009 alone, for a total
of more than $7.1 million in the past 4 years.
• Receiving ENERGY STAR Leaders recognition for reducing
energy use across the district's building portfolio by
40 percent since 2005, becoming the first organization
recognized by EPA for reaching this milestone.
• Earning ENERGY STAR Leaders Top Performer recognition
for achieving a portfolio-wide energy performance score of
84 in 2009.
Forming an Energy Management Benchmarking Committee
to compare CRSD's performance with other high-performing
districts, share activities across buildings, define best
practices, and assess building performance based on those
practices.
Developing a 2009 action plan to share and implement best
practices across buildings and improve the performance of
lower performing, smaller buildings.
Reducing its electricity use by over 34 million kWh and
fossil fuel use by more than 150,000 MMBTU since 2005.
Chartering the collaborative Energy Decisions Group where
business and facilities administrators from surrounding
school districts share best practices for energy management
and develop more sophisticated energy procurement
practices, such as participation in ENERGY STAR.
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Food Lion, LLC
Salisbury, North Carolina
Food Lion, LLC, a seven-time recipient of the ENERGY STAR
Sustained Excellence award, is a leading supermarket chain
with more than 1,300 stores in 11 southeast and mid-Atlantic
states and 74,000 associates. Food Lion, LLC prides itself on
being a responsible citizen of the planet and recently built
South Carolina's first "green" grocery store. Food Lion, LLC is
receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its continued energy
consumption reductions, as well as its strong corporate
commitment to promoting superior energy performance. Key
accomplishments include:
• Achieving energy consumption reductions in 2009
equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by more than 71
million pounds, planting 9,818 acres of trees, powering
3,228 American homes for one year, or taking 7,167 cars off
the road.
• Distributing more than 700,000 reusable grocery bags to
customers.
• Reducing energy use by over 110 BTUs—exceeding its
annual energy reduction goals by 10.2 percent—for a
cumulative reduction of 2.62 trillion BTUs since 2000.
Earning the ENERGY STAR for another 100 stores in 2009
for a total of 900 stores, securing Food Lion, LLC's title as
the owner of the largest number of ENERGY STAR labeled
buildings.
Achieving recognition as an ENERGY STAR Leader.
Expanding its energy specialist team by adding and creating
new positions despite challenging economic times and
reducing energy consumption by 10-30 percent per audited
store.
Partnering with Pepsi to install ENERGY STAR vending
machines at newly constructed Food Lion sites and retrofit
all existing machines to ENERGY STAR qualified equipment
by 2014.
Communicating the importance of energy efficiency
through announcements on store public address systems,
sponsoring the annual Charlotte Earth Day expo, and
promoting its ENERGY STAR partnership through flyers,
magazine ads, and in-store signage.
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, Michigan
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader
based in the United States, manufactures or distributes
automobiles across six continents. The company continues to
expand its energy management program through innovative
technology solutions, the replication of best practices, and
effective non-production shutdowns. This is the third time
Ford has been awarded ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition. Key accomplishments include:
• Improving energy efficiency by 4.6 percent per vehicle
produced, which extends its energy efficiency gains at
U.S.-based facilities to 13.6 percent over its 2006 baseline.
This is equivalent to the energy required to assemble more
than 90,000 Ford Escape Hybrids.
• Launching new energy management program elements
in Asia Pacific and Africa based on the ENERGY STAR
Guidelines for Energy Management.
Completing a successful building consolidation program
to improve the energy performance of targeted non-
manufacturing buildings.
Launching key projects in lighting and a smart grid energy
storage system.
Completing a 3-year consolidation of Ford IT centers and
equipment resulting in a reduction from 20 global data
centers to two data centers and two small IT hubs.
Expanding the scope of its energy program through a Green
Dealership Program designed to reduce the environmental
impact of Ford dealerships.
Continuing research on the efficiency of producing energy
from wastes such as volatile organic chemicals and paint
sludge.
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Giant Eagle Incorporated
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Giant Eagle Incorporated is one of the nation's largest food
retailers and distributors with approximately $8 billion
in annual sales. The company is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for continued commitment to superior energy
management, resulting in significant environmental and
financial savings. This is the fifth time Giant Eagle has
received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key
accomplishments include:
• Improving energy efficiency in 2009 for a total improvement
of 14 percent since 2003.
• Expanding its proven strategies and practices for improving
the energy performance of its stores—including power
monitoring through submetering, recommissioning, and
constructing new stores with white roofing.
Empowering its approximately 28,000 corporate store team
members to drive energy savings efforts through energy
management teams and energy champions at each store
and sharing store-specific best practices.
Saving over 18 million kBtu annually by constructing or
retrofitting stores with high-efficiency fluorescent lighting.
Communicating the company's commitment to energy
management to customers and employees by promoting
its partnership with ENERGY STAR through mediums such
as its Web site features, circulars, posters, press releases,
internal Web site, store announcements, and e-mails.
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Gresham-Barlow School District
Gresham, Oregon
As one of Oregon's largest school districts, Gresham-Barlow
School District (Gresham-Barlow) serves approximately 12,000
students in 11 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3
high schools, representing more than 1.6 million square feet.
The school district is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for
continuing to set and achieve ambitious energy performance
goals through its dedicated energy management program. This
is the second time the school district has received ENERGY
STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments
include:
• Reaching its goal of earning the ENERGY STAR for every
school in the district, bringing the total to 19.
• Improving energy efficiency by an additional 1 percent in
2009 despite a 17 percent cut in facilities and custodial
staff, for a total improvement of more than 30 percent since
its baseline year of 2003-2004.
Working with the Oregon Department of Energy as a model
for other school districts, spreading the message that
districts must engage their people in energy efficiency
to ensure that new equipment and controls are properly
operated and energy waste is eliminated.
Continuing to expand its successful energy and resource
conservation program by using ENERGY STAR guidelines,
resources, and tools.
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Hines
Mines
Houston, Texas
Hines is a privately owned, international real estate firm,
with more than 121 million square feet of property under
management. Hines is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for
the continued expansion and success of its corporate energy
management initiatives, and for the ongoing use of ENERGY
STAR tools and resources to promote energy efficiency to
clients, tenants, and employees alike. This is the third time
Hines has received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition. Key accomplishments include:
• Earning the ENERGY STAR label for 98 buildings; over 75
percent of Hines' U.S.-managed properties have now earned
the ENERGY STAR in one or more years.
• Benchmarking all of Hines' U.S.-managed properties in
Portfolio Manager.
• Achieving Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR for 3 building
projects, for a total of 12 properties representing 6 million
square feet to date.
Extending the Hines GREEN OFFICE®(HinesGO®) program
beyond Hines corporate-occupied space to include the
4,300 tenants in Mines-managed properties worldwide. This
initiative draws heavily upon Bring Your Green to Work with
ENERGY STAR, and offers recognition for energy efficiency
improvements and other sustainability achievements made
by building occupants.
Promoting the company's ENERGY STAR partnership
and achievements broadly to both internal and external
audiences, including the design of a magnet that can be
distributed to all building occupants at Hines properties that
have earned the ENERGY STAR.
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
Piano, Texas
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is one of America's leading
retailers, operating more than 1,100 stores throughout the
United States and Puerto Rico. The company is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for building a culture of and
long-term commitment to energy management within the
entire organization. This is the second time J.C. Penney has
received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition.
Key accomplishments include:
• Developing a comprehensive 5-year energy strategy with
strong endorsement and participation from all levels of the
company.
• Reducing electricity use by 5 percent in 2009 as compared
to 2008.
• Opening 10 new stores that were Designed to Earn the
ENERGY STAR.
Earning the ENERGY STAR at 20 stores in 2009, for a total
of 72 since the distinction became available for retail
stores in 2007.
Expanding its Advanced Energy Management model from
10 pilot stores in 2008 to 62 stores in 2009, reducing
annual electricity consumption by 11.7 million kWh.
Supporting the Change the World, Start with ENERGY
STAR campaign at the Piano Balloon Festival in Texas,
which more than 70,000 people from the Dallas-Fort Worth
area attended.
Displaying the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence logo on
all sales receipts generated at JCPenney stores and door
decals at every vestibule entrance to a JCPenney store.
Piloting the use of renewable energy by installing solar
power systems on nine JCPenney stores in California and
New Jersey.
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MERCK
Merck & Co., Inc.
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Merck & Co., Inc. is a global, research-based pharmaceutical
company known for vaccines and medicines. In November
2009, Merck and the global healthcare company Schering-
Plough merged to create the "New Merck," which is now
the second-largest pharmaceutical company in the world.
Merck & Co. is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition for a fourth time for its dedication to continuous
energy improvement. Key 2009 accomplishments include:
• Achieving an improvement in energy intensity equivalent to
eliminating 4,500 vehicles for one year or powering 3,000
American homes.
• Integrating two award-winning energy programs into a
single management system, preserving and building on the
best practices of each former program, such as rolling out
an energy project tracking database to all new Merck sites.
Earning the ENERGY STAR for its Cleveland, TN plant, one
of the first four pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in the
United States.
Focusing energy assessments on laboratory ventilation,
motor efficiency, steam traps and wraps, alternative energy,
and continued retro-commissioning studies.
Promoting ENERGY STAR and energy management in public
forums, including pharmaceutical trade and corporate
climate meetings.
Improving vehicle fuel efficiency in the global fleet by
piloting hybrids and implementing improved fuel efficiency
standards.
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NewYork, NewYork
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) is the largest hospital •
in New York City and one of the most comprehensive and
respected university hospitals in the world. Operating five .
main facilities, their healthcare facilities encompass 33
buildings and 8.6 million square feet, making NYP among
the top 2 percent of energy users in the New York City metro
area. NYP is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition for ongoing excellence in energy management. Key
accomplishments include: •
• Reducing energy use by 2.6 percent in 2009, for a savings of
more than $1.8 million.
• Developing a cogeneration system at the Weill Cornell
Medical Center campus, which is projected to reduce C02
emissions by more than 27,000 tons per year and save over
$6 million annually in operating costs.
Reducing energy use across their facilities by 10 percent
and being recognized as an ENERGY STAR Leader.
Participating as a pledge driver in the Change the World,
Start with ENERGY STAR campaign; in 2009, NYP affiliates
pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than
10 million pounds, exceeding its goal by more than 185
percent.
Outfitting its newly constructed Coleman Tower, a
residential high rise, with ENERGY STAR qualified
appliances, and creating tenant guidelines for energy and
water conservation.
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PepsiCo, Inc.
Purchase, New York
PepsiCo, Inc., a leader in the food and beverage industry, is
committed to making energy management a successful and
integral part of its corporate sustainability efforts. This is the
third time PepsiCo has received ENERGY STAR Sustained
Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments include:
• Achieving a 36 percent improvement in energy intensity
over the last 11 years and nearly a one percent reduction
in energy intensity over the past year. PepsiCo's energy
management efforts save the company over $80 million
annually and prevented 570,000 metric tons of greenhouse
gas emissions in 2009, which is equivalent to the energy
consumption of more than 50,000 single-family homes in
the United States.
• Promoting energy management and ENERGY STAR to the
company's suppliers, resulting in more than 90 of these
companies becoming ENERGY STAR partners. As a result,
PepsiCo's suppliers are now encouraging companies within
their own energy value chains to manage energy use with
ENERGY STAR.
Participating actively in EPAs ENERGY STAR Food
Processing Focus and assisting in the development of two
energy performance indicators for benchmarking the energy
performance of plants producing baked cookies and crackers
and fruit juices.
Developing and implementing energy projects that have a
combined projected annual savings of more than $5 million
in energy costs.
Organizing the PepsiCo Global Environmental Sustainability
Summit where more than 400 of PepsiCo operations,
contract manufacturing, and franchise bottling associates
from 15 countries convened for training and recognition for
energy and sustainability achievements.
Implementing "RECON," a 3-day training and energy
assessment tool, in North American beverages operations
to identify opportunities for improvement. Already, $7
million in utility improvements have been identified.
Raytheon
Raytheon Company
Waltham, Massachusetts
Raytheon Company is a technology and innovation leader
specializing in defense, homeland security, and other
government markets. Raytheon's mature energy program
continues to build on its solid foundation to sustain savings
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is the third time
Raytheon has received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition. Key accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Reducing energy intensity by 10 percent, equivalent to
saving 117 billion Btu. The company's savings of over 20
million kWh is equal to the amount of electricity required to
power a community of 2,000 homes.
• Expanding its successful Energy Citizens Campaign, an
energy culture development program, to achieve the
participation of 29,000 U.S. employees, or 44 percent,
exceeding Raytheon's enterprise-wide goal.
• Enhancing the company's data management system to
track not only energy, but also water, renewables, and
greenhouse gas emissions.
• Training hundreds of new Energy Champions in 2009 to
strengthen its site-based energy teams.
• Sharing Raytheon's energy management program with other
businesses and federal, state, and local organizations-
many of which are existing and prospective ENERGY STAR
partners.
Raytheon is also an active member in EPA's Climate Leaders
program. The company exceeded its first greenhouse gas
reduction goal of 33 percent normalized for revenue by 5
percent and achieved it one year early in 2008. In 2009, it
established a 10 percent absolute greenhouse gas reduction
goal to be achieved by 2015.
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TIAA
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TIAA-CREF
New York, New York
TIAA-CREF is one of the largest institutional real estate
investors in the nation with investments in approximately 45
million square feet of Class A office space, 12,000 multifamily
units, more than 20 million square feet of retail properties,
and significant investments in other real estate asset types.
This is TIAA-CREF's first ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition. Key accomplishments include:
• Benchmarking 100 percent of its office and multifamily
properties' energy performance using Portfolio Manager.
• Reducing energy use in its office portfolio by 4.8 percent in
2009, for a total of 7.3 percent adjusted energy reduction
since 2006, the baseline year.
• Achieving an 8.2 percent adjusted energy reduction across
the multifamily portfolio since 2007, the baseline year,
including a 6.5 percent reduction in energy use in 2009
alone.
Earning the most recent ENERGY STAR label for 68
buildings, for a total of 82 buildings earning the ENERGY
STAR at least once since 1999—representing 26.2 million
square feet.
Leveraging EPA's Change the World, Start with ENERGY
STAR campaign to distribute free CFLs to tenants.
Promoting ENERGY STAR and the benefits of energy
efficiency to employees, property managers, tenants,
the real estate industry, and the public via speaking
engagements, presentations, articles, strategic
partnerships, and EPA recognition.
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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
Erlanger, Kentucky
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America,
Inc., serves as the manufacturing headquarters for 14 vehicle,
engine, and parts plants that employ more than 35,000 Team
Members. Toyota's success is due to an exceptional energy
management system supported by the commitment of its
Team Members to continuous improvement. This is the sixth
time Toyota has received ENERGY STAR recognition. Key
accomplishments include:
• Developing successful new strategies to drive absolute
energy use down by 17 percent in spite of market
contractions and energy reductions already achieved in
recent years. The company studied ways to reverse the
ratio of variable to fixed energy in the assembly process
while several of the company's assembly plants re-tooled
or were under construction.
• Continuing to identify new methods for reducing energy
consumption in paint and casting operations through
customized energy analysis of key production machines
among the company's lines and plants. A reduction
potential of 400,000 MMBtu has been identified to date
and work is ongoing to capture noncapital-dependent
improvements.
Educating more than 20 percent of the key Tier 1 supply
chain on Toyota's "Treasure Hunt" process; to date an
estimated 50,000 MMBtu in savings have been identified
in supplier operations.
Undertaking a complex study of alternative humidification
technology in paint air make-up to eliminate the need for
steam generators, an inefficient process. A pilot study of
one air make-up unit shows savings of 15,000 MMBtu;
Toyota will be able to apply this across its assembly plants.
Engaging employees from all manufacturing sites in the
Toyota "Race for the Green," a new competition in 2009
designed to "drive down" plant shutdown energy.
Sharing Toyota's approach to industrial lighting
improvement among ENERGY STAR industrial partners,
including small- and medium-size companies throughout
the United States.
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TRANSWESTERN
TRANSWESTERN
Houston, Texas
TRANSWESTERN, one of the largest privately-held
commercial real estate services and development firms
in the United States, manages and leases more than 230
million square feet of commercial real estate nationwide. The
company is committed to leadership and innovation in energy
management and, since becoming an ENERGY STAR partner
in 2002, has continued to refine its energy management
programs. Transwestern is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained
Excellence recognition for the fifth time this year. Key
accomplishments include:
• Increasing its average energy performance score to 81—a
3-point improvement over 2008—across more than 340
benchmarked properties representing 56 million square feet.
• Earning the ENERGY STAR label for 150 properties in 2009.
Reducing portfolio-wide energy consumption by 31.2 million
kWh, or nearly 5 percent, over 2008, and avoiding 22,451
metric tons of C02 emissions.
Saving 10.8 million gallons of water in 2009, which also
leads to a reduction in energy use and greenhouse gas
emissions.
Continuing to act as EPA liaisons, promoting ENERGY
STAR among constituencies such as corporate real
estate executives, tenants, institutional owners, peers,
communities, vendors, and the media.
Establishing new firm-wide energy management programs
under the leadership of the Energy and Sustainability
Operations Committee.
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USAA Real Estate Company
San Antonio, Texas
USAA Real Estate Company owns and manages more than
$5 billion in commercial real estate assets across the United
States. USAA Real Estate Company is being recognized for
Sustained Excellence for the sixth time this year for key
accomplishments including:
• Saving over $2.8 million in energy costs in 2009 and $15
million since 2000, which translates to a potential increase
in asset value of $35.5 million.
• Achieving ENERGY STAR Leaders recognition in 2009 for the
sixth straight year.
• Investing more than $3.7 million in energy efficiency
retrofits in 2009 alone.
Expanding preventative maintenance to incorporate a
greater focus on energy and water efficiency.
Continuing to improve the energy performance of USAA's
4.4-million-square-foot corporate headquarters, which is
ENERGY STAR labeled with a score of 91, a 15 percent
increase over its 2003 baseline.
Providing energy efficiency leadership in the real estate
industry—regularly communicating the financial, tenant
comfort, and environmental benefits of ENERGY STAR
internally and externally.
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Energy Inspectors
Las Vegas, Nevada
Energy Inspectors is an energy services company providing
marketing, home energy rating, and contracting services to
builders, homeowners, and utilities in five western states.
Energy Inspectors is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for
Sustained Excellence. Key accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Adding 45 new ENERGY STAR builder partners and
verifying more than 5,450 homes in 2009.
• Continuing to motivate major production builder partners to
construct 100 percent of their new homes to ENERGY STAR
performance levels across the country.
Enhancing its ability to promote ENERGY STAR by
becoming an accredited RESNET Training Provider.
Expanding its provider services to Idaho, increasing the
number of ENERGY STAR qualified homes in Idaho by 38
percent from the previous year.
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Ivey Residential, LLC
Augusta, Georgia
Ivey Residential, LLC, has been building ENERGY STAR
qualified homes since 2006. Ivey is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for continuing to make significant contributions
to the growth of ENERGY STAR qualified homes in its
region. This is the first time Ivey has received ENERGY STAR
Sustained Excellence recognition. Key 2009 accomplishments
include:
• Representing about 5 percent of the market share for new
homes in the Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC markets.
• Training all site agents on the importance of ENERGY STAR
and the benefits it offers buyers.
• Launching its "What Shade of Green Are You" program,
which educates buyers about additional energy-efficient
and environmentally friendly building options that go above
ENERGY STAR specifications while working within their
budgets.
Developing a showcase binder for site agents that
educates buyers on the benefits of buying an ENERGY
STAR qualified new home and offers pictures and
descriptions of the tests that are performed throughout the
construction process.
Informing potential buyers about ENERGY STAR through
social media, including Facebook and the Ivey Residential
blog.
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity, an ENERGY STAR partner
since 2006, develops and constructs affordable homes for
low-income families. Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity
is receiving its first ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition for its ongoing dedication to providing ENERGY
STAR qualified new homes to low-income families. By doing
so, Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity empowers families to
generate wealth through successful long-term homeownership
thereby breaking the generational cycle of poverty. Key
accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Building 29 ENERGY STAR qualified homes in 2009, for a
total of 147 since 2006.
Collectively saving homeowners a total of more than
$123,000 per year on their utility bills and reducing their
energy use by 42 percent.
Constructing approximately 35 percent of its new homes to
earn the ENERGY STAR.
Including four classes that incorporate ENERGY STAR
messaging in its HomeWORKS educational program for
homeowners and their children.
Continuing to inspire local for-profit builders to build
ENERGY STAR qualified new homes.
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El Paso,Texas
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SENERCON is a home energy rating company serving the El
Paso, Texas, market and is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition
for Sustained Excellence for the first time this year. Key
accomplishments include:
• Verifying more than 1,100 ENERGY STAR qualified new
homes, a 55 percent increase over the previous year;
ENERGY STAR qualified homes represent nearly 50 percent
of all new homes in the El Paso market.
• Promoting the construction of ENERGY STAR qualified
homes by offering rebates and incentives to first-time
ENERGY STAR builders.
Achieving more than 25 percent revenue growth in 2009
for ENERGY STAR services despite the real estate market
downturn.
Providing continuous on-site training for site supervisors,
subcontractors, and architects on ENERGY STAR
specifications to promote ENERGY STAR awareness.
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Southern Energy Management
Morrisville, North Carolina
Southern Energy Management is an energy efficiency and
solar technology services provider in North Carolina. Southern
Energy Management is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition
for Sustained Excellence for key accomplishments including:
• Verifying 1,500 ENERGY STAR qualified homes and adding
86 builder partners in the greater Triangle and Charlotte
metro areas despite the challenging economic climate for
new home construction.
• Offering ongoing training sessions for realtors and partner
marketing and sales staff about marketing the benefits of
ENERGY STAR.
Donating its ENERGY STAR verification services to
numerous affordable housing organizations including
Habitat for Humanity, faith-based housing groups, and
community development corporations.
Continuing to expand the number of ENERGY STAR
qualified multifamily projects with 16 multifamily projects
completed and 22 projects under construction, the majority
of which are affordable housing projects.
Providing ongoing training sessions for real estate
professionals and the sales staff of its ENERGY STAR
builder partners to raise awareness of the value and
benefits of ENERGY STAR.
Winton/Flair Custom Homes
El Paso, Texas
Winton/Flair Custom Homes is a leading custom home
builder in El Paso, TX. The company is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for Sustained Excellence for the second
consecutive year. Key accomplishments include:
• Strengthening its commitment to ENERGY STAR by
beginning the process to earn the ENERGY STAR for its
17,000-square-foot corporate headquarters commercial
facility.
• Doubling the number of ENERGY STAR qualified homes
sold in 2009, despite the downturn in the housing market.
Educating nearly 600 realtors and in-house sales agents
on the ENERGY STAR program through sales meetings and
training sessions.
Promoting the ENERGY STAR message through a variety
of media, including Web sites, radio advertising, television
ads, billboards, signs, and magazines.
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PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
GE Appliances & Lighting
Louisville, Kentucky
GE Appliances & Lighting is an industry leader in the
appliance, lighting, and electricity distribution technology
sectors. The company is being recognized for outstanding
efforts to produce and promote ENERGY STAR qualified
lighting and appliances. This is the fifth consecutive year GE
has earned ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition.
Key accomplishments include:
• Demonstrating its commitment to produce qualified lighting,
with 98 percent of GE CFLs earning the ENERGY STAR.
Introducing innovative products to the lighting market,
including incandescent-shaped glass covered CFLs.
Offering 98 new ENERGY STAR qualified appliances in 2009
for a total of more than 480 qualified models.
Producing 60 handouts about ENERGY STAR qualified
appliances accessed by 800 field sales managers for in-
store training—helping to educate more than 200,000 sales
associates in 2009.
WINDOWS & DOORS
Gorell Enterprises, Inc.
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Gorell Enterprises, Inc. is a manufacturer of specially
engineered, custom-manufactured windows for replacement
and new-construction applications. Gorell is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for its exceptional training, education, and
product labeling. This is the fifth time Gorell has received
ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key
accomplishments include:
• Meeting ENERGY STAR qualifications for almost 100
percent of its available products in 2009, a 15 percent
improvement over 2008; and increasing its ENERGY STAR
qualified sales to nearly 98 percent of total sales.
Embarking on a major initiative to encourage its retailers
and distributors to partner with ENERGY STAR, with 28 of
its retailers joining ENERGY STAR by the end of 2009.
Participating in the development of EPA's ENERGY STAR
specifications for windows and doors.
Promoting ENERGY STAR through various channels, such
as its "Go Green with ENERGY STAR Qualified Windows
Sweepstakes" which generated an impressive 1,800
homeowner entries.
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ir^ Food Equipment Group
ITW Food Equipment Group - North America
Troy, Ohio
ITW Food Equipment Group - North America—the parent
organization of independent companies including Hobart,
Traulsen, Stero, Vulcan, Baxter, and Wittco—designs and
manufactures commercial equipment for foodservice and food
retail customers. ITW is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition
for its continued support of the ENERGY STAR specification
development process and its education of the market on the
benefits of ENERGY STAR qualified equipment. This is ITW's
first time receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition. Key activities include:
• Offering an additional 84 ENERGY STAR qualified products
in 2009, for a total of 455.
• Promoting energy efficiency by prominently displaying the
ENERGY STAR on its qualified product packaging, Web
sites, catalogs, and promotional brochures.
Integrating energy management education and ENERGY
STAR messaging into sales force and employee training,
and encouraging them to promote ENERGY STAR qualified
products to end-users, dealers, and consultants during
national sales meetings, presentations, and other sales
opportunities.
Proactively engaging in discussions within the industry
and with government organizations about ENERGY STAR
updated specifications.
Educating consumers and end-users about the advantages
of using ENERGY STAR qualified equipment and the
benefits of energy efficiency, water saving, and waste
management, and sharing customer best practices for
achieving energy and water savings, including the use of
ENERGY STAR qualified equipment.
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OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
Danvers, Massachusetts
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc. is the second largest light and
materials company in the world, employing over 11,300
people in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and
Mexico. OSRAM SYLVANIA is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for its continued development of innovative
CFL products. This is the fifth time OSRAM SYLVANIA has
received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Recognition.
Key accomplishments include:
• Introducing 40 new ENERGY STAR qualified CFL models
in 2009 for a total of 350, including 25 new micro-mini
products using T2 technology and its innovative Living
Spaces 13W lamp.
• Launching Bright Ideas, an online e-newsletter that is
distributed quarterly to 30,000 registered users. Each
newsletter offers information on issues such as CFL
recycling and protecting the environment through use of
ENERGY STAR products.
Expanding its utility sponsored rebate program by 100
percent in 2009.
Joining utility sponsors and retailers to present 107
programs in all classes of trade, which resulted in
nationwide retail distribution/outreach to more than 1,500
retail locations.
Securing over 15 million media impressions promoting
ENERGY STAR qualified products through broadcast, print,
and internet placements.
Demonstrating its continued dedication to the company's
ENERGY STAR partnership by participating in a Change the
World, Start with ENERGY STAR campaign event and being
recognized as one of the top five pledge drivers in the
business category.
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Pella Corporation
Pella, Iowa
Pella Corporation is a leader in designing, testing,
manufacturing, and installing quality windows and doors for
new construction, remodeling, and replacement applications.
This is the second time Pella has received ENERGY STAR
Sustained Excellence recognition. Pella is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for key accomplishments including:
• Increasing its ENERGY STAR qualified product sales to 97
percent of total sales in 2009, a 27 percent increase over
2008.
• Continuing its outstanding promotion of ENERGY STAR
through labeling, training, sales and marketing, tradeshows
and exhibits, public relations, and consumer/end-user
education efforts—totaling more than 2 billion impressions
in 2009 alone.
Training more than 15,000 Sales and Showroom personnel
and national retailer sales associates on ENERGY STAR in
2009.
Continuing to enhance product design, with virtually
every Pella product ENERGY STAR qualified or able to be
upgraded.
ProVia Door
Sugarcreek, Ohio
ProVia Door is an industry leader in offering a professional-
class door for residential applications that provides durability,
security, beauty, and energy efficiency. ProVia is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for its continued commitment to
consumer education, employee training, and high performance
products. This is the third time ProVia has received ENERGY
STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments
include:
• Demonstrating its commitment to offering homeowners
energy-efficient entry doors; almost 100 percent of the entry
doors listed in the 2009 product catalog and over 98 percent
of all products shipped were ENERGY STAR qualified.
• Training more than 4,100 sales associates on the
significance of ENERGY STAR at nearly 725 dealer locations
across the United States, a 53 percent increase over 2008.
Continuing to expand its energy management consumer
education efforts, including distributing more than 293,000
pieces of point of purchase literature to homeowners that
included ENERGY STAR messaging, a 21 percent increase
over 2008.
Offering innovative ENERGY STAR qualified products such
as the Signet fiberglass entry doors so homeowners no
longer have to sacrifice beauty for energy efficiency.
Releasing an ENERGY STAR television commercial,
which was shown at tradeshows and in showrooms, and
broadcast to homes throughout the nation on television and
via YouTube.
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Whirlpool Corporation
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Whirlpool Corporation is a global home appliance industry
leader, marketing some of the world's most recognized
appliance brands, including Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid,
Jenn-Air, Amana, Bauknecht, Brastemp, and Consul. The
company is being recognized for its exceptional efforts to
manufacture, market, and promote ENERGY STAR qualified
products. This is the fifth time that Whirlpool is receiving
ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key
accomplishments include:
• Manufacturing over 390 ENERGY STAR qualified appliances
in 2009, a 25 percent increase over 2008.
• Delivering ENERGY STAR training and marketing to
retailers, housing industry representatives, utility
companies, and consumers. Whirlpool's 2009 national
print media featured creative executions that included the
ENERGY STAR mark, along with energy and water efficiency
messaging that reached over 550 million consumers.
Expanding its suite of ENERGY STAR qualified appliances
with the addition of products such as the Whirlpool Duet
washer and dryer laundry pair; the washer uses 80 percent
less energy and 74 percent less water than traditional top-
load washers.
Educating and training more than 61,000 national retailer
sales associates on the benefits of ENERGY STAR qualified
products.
Continuing to demonstrate its leadership in the community
by donating an ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator to every
new Habitat for Humanity home built in North America.
PROGRAM DELIVERY
APS (Arizona Public Service)
Phoenix, Arizona
APS (Arizona Public Service), Arizona's largest and longest
serving electric utility, serves more than 1.1 million customers
in 11 of the state's 15 counties. APS kicked off its ENERGY
STAR Homes program in 2006 and the program has quickly
excelled. Additionally, APS augmented its ENERGY STAR
activities with strong promotion of energy performance
benchmarking for commercial buildings. APS is receiving
Sustained Excellence recognition for the first time this year.
Key accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Overseeing the construction of over 1,300 ENERGY STAR
qualified new homes in 2009, for a total of more than 6,200
since 2006, despite the downturn in the housing market.
• Recruiting 15 new builders to participate in its ENERGY
STAR homes program, including seven of the top 10
Arizona production homebuilders, for a total of 40 builders.
Introducing its ENERGY STAR + Solar Homes program,
which requires builders to meet all ENERGY STAR
specification requirements to be eligible for APS solar
rebates.
Expanding its builder training efforts by making its
"Success with ENERGY STAR" training mandatory for all
new participating builders.
Promoting specific incentives for benchmarking;
encouraging local governments and schools to benchmark
as part of the energy efficiency community block grants;
providing multiple, hands-on benchmarking training
workshops for customers; and supporting Greater Phoenix
BOMA's Kilowatt Krackdown competition.
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Austin Energy
Austin, Texas
Austin Energy is an electric utility delivering power to more
than 330,000 households in the Austin area, adding 11,000
households in 2009. The company is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for its long-standing effort to truly transform the
market of energy efficiency. Austin Energy has become the
"go-to" expert, resulting in a large number of residents and
contractors who participate in its efficiency programs. This
is the fourth time Austin Energy is receiving ENERGY STAR
Sustained Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments
include:
• Achieving remarkable results by exceeding its Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR retrofit goals by
completing more than 2,600 retrofits in 2009, for a total of
8,400 retrofits since the program launched in 2006.
Saving approximately 5.2 MWh and 4.8 MW in 2009
through its loan and rebate programs, an increase of 20
percent over the previous year.
Improving its rebate process by conducting an additional
six contractor orientations for a total of 20, ensuring that
participating companies are equipped to guide customers
through the process.
Working with realtors to deliver efficiency upgrades at point
of sale, in response to Austin City Council's new mandate
for all homes older than 10 years to have an energy audit
before selling a home.
CenterPoint
Energy
CenterPoint Energy
Houston, Texas
CenterPoint Energy is an electric transmission and distribution
utility serving 5 million customers in the Houston metropolitan
area. This is the fifth time CenterPoint Energy has received
ENERGY STAR recognition for Sustained Excellence. Key
accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Expanding its ENERGY STAR Homes program by adding
eight new builder partners, a 25 percent increase over 2008,
for a total of 44 builders.
• Enhancing its sales training efforts geared toward the
realtor community by partnering with several builders
to host the continuing education course, "Be a Star with
ENERGY STAR," which educates realtors on the benefits of
ENERGY STAR qualified homes; to date, approximately 265
licensed realtors have registered for the course.
Saving 10.5 MW and over 9,300 MWh in 2009, for a total
savings of 149 MW and 176,000 MWh since the program's
inception in 2001—representing more than $17.6 million for
Houston homeowners.
Continuing to incentivize the construction of 9,000 ENERGY
STAR qualified homes in 2009, despite the economic
conditions, for a total of over 84,000 homes since 2001.
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EnergyTrust
of Oregon
Energy Trust of Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Energy Trust of Oregon is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to helping Oregonians benefit from saving energy and tapping
into renewable resources. Energy Trust is receiving its first
Sustained Excellence recognition for its innovative consumer
marketing and piloting of "on-bill" payment via the Clean
Energy Works collaborative with the city of Portland and
county of Multnomah. Key accomplishments include:
• Improving the efficiency of more than 930 homes through
home retrofits for a savings of more than 300,000 kWh
and 80,000 therms in 2009; since 2007, over 2,500 home
retrofits have been completed.
• Evolving its all-encompassing, three-tier market strategy-
visual, written, and educational—to successfully streamline
the complexities of Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
into an interactive experience for its consumers.
Launching its statewide Home Energy Makeover contest,
which increased awareness of Home Performance with
ENERGY STAR and demonstrated the benefits of home
energy management; over 6,000 homeowners registered for
the contest.
Piloting the Home Energy 10 Workshop, where more than
190 participants at 14 locations learned how to turn interest
into action by working through Home Performance with
ENERGY STAR for future home improvements.
Leading an on-bill payment option where consumers pay
nothing up front—with repayment through their utility bills
via the Clean Energy Works pilot.
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The Joint Management Committee representing Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR
Lexington, Massachusetts
The Joint Management Committee (JMC), the sponsor of
Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR, is a multi-
utility and energy efficiency service provider effort, including
Bay State Gas, Berkshire Gas, Cape Light Compact, New
England Gas, National Grid Gas & Electric, NSTAR Gas &
Electric, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company. This
joint effort is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition for the first time this year for its ongoing
accomplishments. Key achievements in 2009 include:
• Recruiting 255 new home builder partners into the ENERGY
STAR program.
Providing training for more than 1,700 home builders,
contractors, and architects on the proposed ENERGY STAR
new homes specification.
Recruiting over 2,000 new homes slated for 2010-2015
completions.
Completing approximately 1,900 new homes, saving
homeowners 2,500 kW of summer and 2,900 kW of winter
peak demand savings for Massachusetts homeowners in
2009.
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The power of action:
National Grid
Waltham, Massachusetts
National Grid is an energy delivery company serving
customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
and Rhode Island. This is the second time National Grid is
receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition
for its continued aggressive promotion and delivery of energy
efficiency across all sectors. Key achievements in 2009
include:
• Launching a campaign that challenges individuals and
communities to reduce their energy consumption by 3
percent over the next 10 years.
• Facilitating the installation of nearly 2.2 million ENERGY
STAR qualified products in customer homes through
collaborative partnerships with utilities and energy service
providers.
Working with NSTAR and Berkshire Gas under the
statewide MassSAVE program to perform home energy
audits for 13,400 one-to-four family units, immediately
followed by sealing of air leaks for these units. One-third of
these units proceeded to implement other comprehensive
home performance improvements as well, including
insulation upgrades, domestic hot water replacements, high
efficiency HVAC installations, and window projects.
Promoted the ENERGY STAR Pledge across Massachusetts
and collected over 1,200 signed pledges.
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Albany, New York
The New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA), a public benefit corporation, aims
to help New York meet its energy goals: reducing energy
consumption, promoting the use of renewable energy
sources, and protecting the environment. This is the fifth time
NYSERDA has received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition, firmly establishing itself as the national leader in
delivering energy efficiency programs. Key accomplishments
include:
• Completing more than 5,000 Home Performance with
ENERGY STAR retrofits in 2009 and 28,000 projects to date
for a cumulative savings of 20 million kWhs and 898,000
MMBTUs.
• Benchmarking more than 150 million square feet of
office space—representing about one-third of the total
commercial office square footage in New York City-
through its Focus on Commercial Real Estate Program.
Helping 200 K-12 school districts reduce energy
consumption by an average of 22 percent and lower C02
emissions by 18 percent; eight school districts achieved
ENERGY STAR Leader milestones and earned the ENERGY
STAR for 97 buildings.
Training more than 2,100 students as part of NYSERDA
energy efficiency workforce development initiatives.
Increasing supply and demand for ENERGY STAR qualified
products in partnership with retailers and manufacturers;
NYSERDA estimates that ENERGY STAR qualified products
currently account for 66 percent of appliances, 89 percent of
room air conditioners, and 60 percent of lighting fixture and
CFL sales in retail partner stores.
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NORTHWEST
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ALLIANCE
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
Portland, Oregon
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is a nonprofit
organization supported by the Northwest's regional electric
utilities. NEEA is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its
promotion of energy-efficient products and services in the
commercial market through its BetterBricks Initiative, and its
sponsorship of the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes Program.
NEEA is receiving Sustained Excellence recognition for the
first time this year. Key accomplishments include:
• Partnering with the Building Owners and Managers
Association (BOMA) to train 84 Northwest building
professionals on EPA's Portfolio Manager, Building Upgrade
Value Calculator, and Guidelines for Energy Management
in 2009, for a total of more than 1,000 professionals since
2007.
• Helping more than 15 buildings earn the ENERGY STAR in
2009, for a total of nearly 55 since 2007.
• Partnering with BOMA's Portland Showdown to benchmark
32 buildings representing over 11 million square feet in
2009, a 30 percent participation increase over 2008.
• Partnering with BOMA to benchmark 53 Seattle buildings
representing over 18 million square feet of office space or
20 percent of the Puget Sound market.
Benchmarking hospitals representing 25 percent of the
region's beds using Portfolio Manager as a result of the
NEEA's hospitals initiative.
Promoting EPA's Target Finder by training more than 40
Portland architects on the tool and recommending its use
for AIA Portland's Committee on the Environment Award
submissions, for which 50 projects used Target Finder to
calculate carbon reductions.
Participating in the national 80 PLUS initiative to influence
purchases of high-efficiency electronics, resulting in the
sales of more than 7,000 ENERGY STAR 5.0 qualified power
supply units, over 16,000 ENERGY STAR 4.0 qualified power
supply units, and more than 16,400 80 PLUS qualified power
supply units in 2009.
Supporting more than 460 active home builders across
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington through
marketing materials and customized TV ads to increase
awareness for ENERGY STAR new homes.
Developing a market-funded builder co-op model as a
cost-effective tool to increase builders' advertising of
ENERGY STAR homes—38 co-op campaigns and marketing
initiatives were conducted across 11 target geographic
markets, leveraging $260,000 of consumer advertising funds
to produce $1.8 million valued media.
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Dallas, Texas
Oncor is a regulated electric distribution and transmission
business operating the largest distribution and transmission
system in Texas, delivering power to approximately 3 million
homes and businesses, and operating approximately 117,000
miles of distribution and transmission lines in the state. Oncor
is receiving its fourth ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence
recognition for its continuous commitment to the ENERGY
STAR for New Homes program. Key achievements include:
• Sponsoring the construction of 3,300 ENERGY STAR
qualified homes in 2009, despite the economic downturn,
and yielding an estimated 6 MW and 6,500 million kWh of
annual energy savings.
Launching the Oncor ENERGY STAR Low-Rise Multi-Family
program and qualifying nearly 1,175 multi-family units
for ENERGY STAR, achieving over 360 kW and 1.5 MWh
savings in 2009.
Providing intensive ENERGY STAR training and outreach to
program partners, including builders, developers, real estate
professionals, manufacturers, and distributors of building
materials.
Expanding its quality assurance and quality control program
to ensure that all homes are meeting ENERGY STAR
specifications by reviewing a sample of homes submitted by
Home Energy Raters.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
San Francisco, California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is one of the
nation's largest utilities, serving approximately 6 million
customers across 70,000 square miles in northern and central
California. PG&E is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for
innovative approaches to pursuing greater energy efficiency
in commercial buildings and kitchens, as well as computers
and consumer electronics. This is the second time PG&E has
received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key
2009 accomplishments include:
• Adding nearly 1,100 buildings as users of PG&E's automated
benchmarking system (ABS), for a total of more than 2,300
buildings since 2007.
• Enhancing its ABS to automatically notify account managers
when a customer has enrolled, giving them an additional
means to engage customers in the utility's portfolio of
energy efficiency programs.
Saving businesses and consumers 4.37 MW and 25 GWh
through its efforts to promote ENERGY STAR qualified
computer and electronics products, which involved training
more than 1,400 sales associates, placing 15,000 point
of purchase materials, garnering over 65 million media
impressions, and developing a strategic relationship with
CNET
Facilitating the purchase of 1,000 units of ENERGY STAR
qualified commercial food service equipment, saving its
food service customers nearly 3.8 million kWH and more
than 150,000 therms annually, and providing in-depth
technical expertise and advice through its Food Service
Technology Center.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWER
Rocky Mountain Power, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Rocky Mountain Power, Inc. is a large electric utility that
operates PacifiCorp's Utah service territory. Rocky Mountain
Power has a suite of energy efficiency programs, including an
ENERGY STAR New Homes program, which launched in 2005,
as well as an ENERGY STAR lighting and appliance program.
Rocky Mountain Power is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained
Excellence recognition for energy efficiency program delivery.
Key 2009 accomplishments include:
• Recruiting 44 builders to participate in the ENERGY STAR
New Homes program for a total of 128, with several
building 100 percent ENERGY STAR qualified homes.
• Sponsoring the construction of more than 1,900 ENERGY
STAR qualified homes in 2009—a 13 percent increase over
the previous year—bringing the total to over 7,400 homes.
Hosting the fifth annual Utah ENERGY STAR Summit,
presenting topics, such as "How to Sell Homes in a
Sluggish Market," to help ENERGY STAR partners to cope
with the difficult economic times.
Offering more than $20,000 in cooperative marketing
support for 18 markets, giving builders the opportunity
to use the ENERGY STAR and Rocky Mountain's logo in
advertising and promotional materials by funding up to one
third of the cost of marketing projects.
Working in conjunction with other PacifiCorp subsidiaries
to deliver a consistent ENERGY STAR lighting and
appliance program across five states in the northwest; the
program is aimed at educating customers and engaging
retailers in delivering energy-efficient products to market.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EDISON
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Southern California Edison Company
Rosemead, California
Southern California Edison (SCE) Company, an investor-owned
utility serving 13 million electric customers, is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for continued success in promoting
ENERGY STAR qualifying residential and business products to
customers. This is the fourth time SCE has received ENERGY
STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments
in 2009 include:
• Delivering approximately 800 million kWh of annual energy
savings and over 145 MW of demand reduction through
2009 installations of ENERGY STAR qualified lighting,
air conditioning, appliance, computer, and entertainment
products.
• Demonstrating that a consistent, market-friendly approach
to program delivery can help transform the market for
energy-efficient products over the long term, and in the
process protect the environment for future generations.
• Increasing the number of retailers that carry ENERGY STAR
qualified lighting products; retailer participation has doubled
since 2006 with more than 600 retailers and 2,000 stores
participating in 2009.
Working with manufacturers and retailers to launch
a Business and Consumer Electronics Program (BCEP)
aimed at reducing the growing area of plug-load energy
consumption. Five months after the program's inception,
ENERGY STAR qualified TV sales rose from 47 to 81 percent,
and computer monitor sales rose from 20 to 58 percent at
39 participating Best Buy locations.
Developing catchy, mass market radio commercials,
targeted direct communications, and face-to-face
engagements to educate customers on the benefits of
ENERGY STAR qualified products. SCE also teamed up with
Southern California Gas Company and Southern California
Metropolitan Water District to sponsor the Change the
World, Start with ENERGY STAR Campaign Exhibit House at
the LA County Fair.
Remodeling its Foodservice Technology Center with displays
including more than 600 pieces of primarily ENERGY STAR
qualified foodservice equipment and educating more than
550 customers on the benefits of energy-efficient food
service operations.
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Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.
Sponsors of Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
Lexington, Massachusetts
The Northeast Retail Products Initiative is a regional effort
spanning eight states, facilitated by Northeast Energy
Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP). NEEP and its sponsoring
organizations— Cape Light Compact, National Grid
(Massachusetts, Rhode Island), NSTAR Electric, Western
Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO), NHSaves
(National Grid, Unitil, Public Service of New Hampshire, New
Hampshire Electric Co-op), Efficiency Vermont, Efficiency
Maine, Connecticut Light & Power, the United Illuminating
Company, Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), New York State
Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (New Jerseys Clean
Energy Program™! are receiving ENERGY STAR recognition
for their consistent demonstration of the effectiveness of
regional collaboration in transforming the market for ENERGY
STAR qualified products. Despite multiple jurisdictions,
through coordinated efforts, the Northeast Retail Products
Initiative has maintained consistent messaging, reduced
potential market confusion, and leveraged its collective
market influence to get suppliers to stock and consumers to
purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products. This is the third
time Northeast Retail Products Initiative has received ENERGY
STAR Sustained Excellence recognition. Key accomplishments
include:
Leveraging more than $3 million in combined manufacturer
and retailer discounts to promote the sale of about 11
million ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs and 219,000 ENERGY
STAR qualified light fixtures.
Leveraging over $3.2 million in direct consumer incentives
to promote the sale of more than 67,000 ENERGY STAR
qualified appliances; increasing market penetration of
ENERGY STAR qualified products in the region—market
share for qualified room air conditioners increased from 41
percent in 2008 to 60 percent in 2009.
Working with more than 3,200 lighting and/or appliance
retailers ranging from big box and membership warehouse
chains to grocery and hardware retailers to train them on
why to stock and how to educate consumers about the
benefits of ENERGY STAR qualified products.
Conducting a comprehensive advertising and marketing
campaign employing radio, television, Web, and print
advertising; sponsoring a variety of community and retailer
events; and leveraging the Change the World, Start with
ENERGY STAR campaign.
Reducing regional greenhouse gas emissions by more than
3.8 million metric tons (lifetime savings from measures
installed in 2009).
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Wisconsin Focus on Energy
Madison, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Focus on Energy is a statewide energy efficiency
program. This is the fifth time Wisconsin Focus on Energy has
received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition for
its continued excellence in promoting and delivering energy
efficiency programs for new home construction, commercial
and industrial products, affordable housing, and home
performance. Key accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Sponsoring construction of more than 1,200 ENERGY STAR
qualified homes in 2009, for a total of more than 11,700
since 2001.
• Recruiting more than 50 new builder partners in 2009, for a
total of nearly 315 builders and increasing the market share
of ENERGY STAR qualified new homes built in Wisconsin to
23 percent, despite the continued downturn in the market.
Saving 134,192 therms and 85,231 kWh under the Focus on
Energy's new homes program, and 2,466,000 therms and
184 million kWh under its commercial program.
Providing targeted outreach and programming for the
food service sector, including communicating the smart
equipment choices available through ENERGY STAR.
Achieving an 80 percent increase in the number of units
installed in the food service sector—a 182 percent increase
in kW savings, a 200 percent increase in kWh savings, and
a 108 percent increase in therms savings over 2008.
Completing more than 1,600 whole-house retrofit projects
in 2009—a 77 percent increase from 2008—for a total
of 10,600; Home Performance with ENERGY STAR is now
available throughout all of Wisconsin.
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LOUIE'S
Lets Build Something Together'
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Mooresville, North Carolina
Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 50 company that
serves approximately 14 million customers a week at more
than 1,675 home improvement stores in the United States and
Canada. Lowe's is the first Product Retailing partner to receive
the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence award. Lowe's is
receiving this honor for its ongoing top-to-bottom commitment
to energy efficiency in the sales and marketing of ENERGY
STAR products. Key accomplishments include:
• Continuing to grow the quantity and variety of ENERGY
STAR products in store, particularly in appliances and
lighting where sales of these products from January
to November saved customers close to $30 million on
their energy bills and reduced greenhouse gas emissions
equivalent to those from 30,000 cars.
• Generating more than 1.6 billion media impressions in 2009,
increasing exposure by nearly 14 percent over the previous
year.
• Promoting ENERGY STAR qualified products three times as
much in 2009 as in 2008 across a wide range of consumer
education vehicles from advertising to online, in-store
marketing, PR, events, direct marketing, and more.
Creating an innovative online portal system that allows
energy efficiency program sponsors to better promote
energy efficiency and ENERGY STAR qualified products.
Demonstrating its commitment to marketing ENERGY
STAR qualified products by creating a full-time Utilities
Marketing Manager position to work directly with state and
local program sponsors to promote energy efficiency and
ENERGY STAR; Lowe's worked with more than 40 efficiency
programs in 2009 to plan or execute rebate events.
Developing educational content for its employees as part
of its Life Track Goes Green campaign, including energy
efficiency stories, explanations of ENERGY STAR qualified
product benefits, and an interactive quiz resulting in more
than 225,000 impressions.
Hosting "Rock the Bulb" turn in events with 125,000
incandescent bulbs exchanged during the 12 events held in
2009.
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Advantage Id, Inc.
Spokane, Washington
Advantage IQ, Inc. offers sustainable solutions for managing
utility expenses to multi-site companies across the United
States. Advantage IQ is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition
for its continual success in automating the benchmarking
of client buildings. This is the fourth time Advantage IQ has
received ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence recognition.
Key 2009 accomplishments include:
• Providing energy performance scores for more than 34,500
buildings, representing about 63 percent of all buildings
receiving automated benchmarking services, and delivering
more than 129,000 individual building scores to clients
throughout 2009.
• Supporting over 75 clients that are ENERGY STAR partners,
including companies with large portfolios in the retail,
hospitality, commercial real estate, and healthcare sectors.
Helping clients earn the ENERGY STAR for more than
230 buildings in 2009, and supporting three clients
that received 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
recognition.
Providing information services to over 1,100 of the more
than 1,500 ENERGY STAR qualified supermarkets to
date, representing nearly three-quarters of the qualified
buildings in this sector.
Promoting the importance of energy management through
a monthly Webinar series called the "Energy Game
Plan," as well as through other Webinars and conference
presentations, some of which were held in partnership
with ENERGY STAR.
Servidyne
Atlanta, Georgia
Servidyne provides comprehensive energy efficiency,
demand response, and sustainability consulting services that
significantly enhance the operating and financial performance
of existing buildings around the world. Servidyne is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for helping building owners and
managers to lower energy and operating costs, reduce
environmental impacts, and gain recognition through ENERGY
STAR. Servidyne is receiving ENERGY STAR Sustained
Excellence recognition for the fourth time this year. Key
accomplishments include:
• Helping clients earn the ENERGY STAR for 86 buildings in
2009, for a total of more than 200 qualified buildings to
date.
• Providing energy performance scores for more than 400
customer commercial buildings in the United States in 2009
alone, for a cumulative total of nearly 1,000 buildings.
Continuing to promote ENERGY STAR tools and resources
for building and real estate professionals at conferences
and educational sessions nationwide.
Launching a new initiative piloting a comprehensive,
repeatable approach to energy management for retail
properties, using Portfolio Manager to document energy and
financial savings. Servidyne is dramatically expanding this
program in 2010.
Introducing Fifth Fuel Management™, a comprehensive
demand response and energy efficiency product line to
benefit energy consumers and utilities. This tool provides a
real-time energy optimization and demand response system,
further assisting customers to effectively manage energy.
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Building the future"
CEMEX USA
Houston, Texas
CEMEX USA is a leading global producer of construction
products, providing cement and concrete products throughout
the United States. Its operations include 14 cement plants,
nearly 50 distribution terminals, 115 aggregate quarries, and
more than 335 ready-mix concrete plants. CEMEX is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for its energy management
accomplishments and exceptional communication of
energy efficiency and the benefits of ENERGY STAR. Key
accomplishments include:
• Reducing overall energy intensity by 2.2 percent in 2008.
Over 1.1 million MMBtus were saved through such
measures as commissioning two new cement lines using
state-of-the-art vertical roller mills for finish grinding,
replacing and repairing compressed air systems, and
upgrading plant lighting. These energy savings resulted in
cutting 107,500 metric tons of C02 emissions and are equal
to providing electricity to 14,900 American homes for one
year.
Evergreen Public Schools
Evergreen Public Schools
Vancouver, Washington
Evergreen Public Schools is the fifth largest school district in
the State of Washington, serving more than 26,000 students
in 35 schools. Evergreen Public Schools is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for making swift improvements in energy
performance in a short time period while educating students
and staff about the importance of energy efficiency. Key
achievements include:
• Designing and implementing an energy management
plan, saving $723,000 in only 9 months, equivalent to the
resources required to support 14 teachers or almost 20
support staff members.
• Achieving recognition from EPA as an ENERGY STAR Leader
for improving its portfolio-wide energy use by 20 percent
from a 2008-2009 baseline.
Developing a strategic communication plan to educate key
audiences on energy efficiency and ENERGY STAR. CEMEX
built solidarity among employees through training and
motivational signage in plants and on employee uniforms
and gear, and externally discussed its ENERGY STAR
participation in articles published in Managing Automation
and Fortune magazines.
Leading the cement industry by addressing embedded
energy in suppliers' products and operations. CEMEX
issued key energy performance metrics developed through
the ENERGY STAR Cement Manufacturing Focus to its key
suppliers, informing them that the company would evaluate
future purchases based on these metrics.
Mentoring new ENERGY STAR partners in the refinement of
their energy management programs and sharing best energy
management practices with its industry.
Joining with DOE to commit resources to study and develop
Carbon Capture and Sequestration technology to reduce C02
emissions from a cement plant.
Earning the ENERGY STAR for 11 buildings in 2009, for a
total of 13.
Benchmarking and measuring program success through
tools such as EPA's Portfolio Manager, Utility Manager Pro,
and on-site demand meters and associated software.
Incentivizing district-wide participation in energy
management activities through competition, such as the
most innovative ideas to conserve energy.
Communicating the financial and environmental values
of energy management to the Board of Directors,
administrators, staff, and students through in-person
presentations and meetings.
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GROUP
FetterGroup
Louisville, Kentucky
FetterGroup is a holding company for two distinct divisions,
FetterLabel and FetterCMD. FetterLabel, one of the nation's
largest label providers to the paint and coatings industry,
also services the spirits and specialty consumer products
industries with innovative label and packaging production and
distribution. FetterCMD works with the healthcare industry to
create, manage, and distribute a variety of customized sales,
marketing, and communications materials. The company's
leadership emphasizes a strong commitment to sustainability
and actively includes energy management as a critical part of
that effort. FetterGroup is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition
for its comprehensive energy management program. Key
accomplishments include:
• Achieving a 22 percent reduction in energy intensity in 2009
and a 33 percent reduction since 2007.
• Developing a comprehensive energy management program
beginning in 2007 based on the ENERGY STAR Guidelines
for Energy Management. The company also utilized Portfolio
Manager, the Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator, and other
ENERGY STAR tools to refine its approach.
• Building capacity among FetterGroup employees through
targeted energy management training and awareness
events to create a diverse energy management team that
spans major operational areas of the company.
• Investing in energy improvements, including installing
lighting controls, efficient motors, and variable speed drives.
• Sharing the company's energy management experience
with other businesses. FetterGroup's CEO encouraged peer
companies to participate in ENERGY STAR.
• Communicating the value of energy efficiency to the
local community. The company participated in Louisville's
"Zootember" celebration reaching more than 20,000
individuals.
FetterGroup is a Climate Leaders Partner whose goal is to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in 5 years.
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Hanesbrands Inc.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Hanesbrands Inc. is a leading marketer of apparel essentials,
operating in more than 25 countries and employing
approximately 45,000 people. The company is committed to
responsible environmental stewardship by conserving natural
resources, minimizing energy consumption, and reducing
greenhouse gas emissions. Hanesbrands is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for its energy management program and
for its strategic energy communications reaching broad
audiences. Key accomplishments include:
• Reducing energy intensity by 9.2 percent, equivalent to $12
million in annual savings.
• Building its corporate-wide energy management program
using the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management
and reaching beyond the company through its Energy Value
Chain to impact customer energy performance.
• Benchmarking 200 retail outlet stores using EPA's Portfolio
Manager.
Investing in energy improvements at various facilities
including: completing a project to use agricultural residuals
to power a new biomass steam boiler; purchasing
geothermal and hydro power at two manufacturing
sites; and shifting to low-impact transportation (rail) for
its products for an estimated 41.3 percent reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions.
Communicating its commitment to the environment
through targeted outreach programs including an Earth Day
billboard, strategic ENERGY STAR signage in its facilities,
and a business-to-business campaign utilizing its catalogs
to promote corporate energy management and ENERGY
STAR, which could reach an estimated 100,000 unique
businesses.
Sharing best energy management practices with ENERGY
STAR partners and mentoring new ones.
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KENNEDY ASSOCIATES!
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A National Leader in Responsible Property Investing
Kennedy Associates
Seattle, Washington
Kennedy Associates is a full-service real estate investment
advisor, managing more than $7 billion of office, industrial,
multi-family, retail, and hospitality properties for select
institutional clients, including the Multi-Employer Property
Trust, public and corporate pension funds, university
endowments, and sovereign wealth funds. Kennedy, a leader
in Responsible Property Investing, is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for key accomplishments including:
• Benchmarking all eligible office buildings and warehouses
every month, including 92 office buildings and 61
warehouse buildings representing 22 million square feet,
and initiating a multi-family benchmarking program.
• Achieving an average energy performance score of 77 while
earning the ENERGY STAR for almost 50 percent of its
benchmarked portfolio representing nearly 11 million square
feet and approximately $1.6 billion in market value.
Meeting the ENERGY STAR Challenge by reducing energy
use by 10 percent, including a 6 percent reduction in 2009,
resulting in an estimated $2.4 million in energy savings.
Partnering with BetterBricks, the commercial initiative of
the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, to create and
pilot a Sustainable Tenant Improvement Guide to increase
the sustainability of its office portfolio in concert with its
"Green Lease."
Developing training toolkits, monitoring dashboards, and
education modules to help asset and property managers
monitor, analyze, and report on ENERGY STAR benchmarking
activities and energy efficiency improvements.
Implementing a policy requiring the use of ENERGY STAR
qualified appliances in multi-family units.
Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Dallas, Texas
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a leading global health and
hygiene company operating in 37 countries, whose products
are known in more than 150. The company's commitment
to sustainable growth incorporates energy management as
an integral part of its long-term strategy. Kimberly-Clark is
receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for the accomplishments
of its energy management program. Achievements in 2009
include:
• Improving energy efficiency globally by 1.3 percent over
2008 and 4.4 percent since 2005, representing annual
savings exceeding $27 million.
• Reaching outside the company to influence its Energy Value
Chain to address embedded energy in supplier operations.
In 2009, four strategic supplier facilities received energy
performance reviews.
• Investing in energy improvements including: completing
a project to utilize biomass to generate power on-site;
improving an existing combined heat and power plant;
building a plant heat recovery system to capture heat from a
process exhaust stack, which reduced the amount of natural
gas required by 100,000 MMBtu per year; and eliminating
nearly 13,300 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually by
using landfill gas for boiler power at a plant.
• Launching its Small Steps program, in which employees
take a step to improve the environment—purchasing
ENERGY STAR products is one of the nine standard
options. To date, 1,900 employees worldwide have made a
commitment.
• Leading its industry by actively supporting EPA's ENERGY
STAR Pulp and Paper Focus. The company participated
in testing plant energy performance indicators for
benchmarking and reviewed an Energy Guide on saving
opportunities in the industry's plants. Kimberly-Clark made
the Energy Guide available to all facilities through its
information sharing system.
Kimberly-Clark is a successful partner in several other EPA
programs: Climate Leaders, Green Power Partnership, Landfill
Methane Outreach Program, and SmartWay.
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Kohl's Department Stores
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Kohl's Department Stores is a family-focused, value-oriented
specialty department store. Kohl's operates more than
1,000 stores in 49 states. Kohl's is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for commitment and success in increasing energy
efficiency of its buildings and its dedication to sharing
the importance of energy efficiency with associates and
customers. Key accomplishments include:
• Tracking and ensuring data accuracy for all Kohl's stores,
distribution centers, and corporate buildings using EPA's
Portfolio Manager.
• Earning the ENERGY STAR at 243 stores in 2009 for a
total of 352 stores through November 2009, exceeding
its goal of earning the ENERGY STAR at 300 stores by
September 2009—Kohl's operates the largest group of non-
supermarket retail buildings that have earned the ENERGY
STAR.
Reducing energy use per store by 10 percent on a Btu/sq. ft.
basis compared to a 2007 baseline in advance of its 2013
target. The energy saved by Kohl's in 2009 alone would
power 5,264 average American homes for one year.
Upgrading Energy Management Systems at 60 stores,
allowing for automatic load shedding, which will reduce
each store's energy consumption by 15 kW.
Instituting a corporate sustainability department to drive
company-wide sustainability issues and supplement energy
team initiatives.
Holding a Kohl's Green Experience Event on Earth Day,
attended by more than 1,800 associates, to engage
employees in energy awareness and highlight sustainability
strategies, including ENERGY STAR.
Loudoun County Public Schools
Ashburn, Virginia
Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), the fourth largest
school district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, serves more
than 60,000 students across 10 high schools, 13 middle
schools, 51 elementary schools, a technology center, and an
alternative education school—representing over 8.4 million
square feet. LCPS is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition
for showing continued dedication to improving its energy
efficiency while educating students about the importance
of being good environmental stewards. Key achievements
include:
• Earning the ENERGY STAR for 24 buildings in 2009 for a
total of 25.
Performing energy audits at four schools and identifying
and resolving more than 190 issues, reducing district annual
utility expenses by $86,000 in these four schools alone.
Using EPA's Target Finder tool to ensure that all new school
buildings are Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR.
Earning ENERGY STAR Leaders recognition in January 2010
for improving its portfolio-wide energy efficiency by 10
percent.
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NISSAN
Nissan North America, Inc.
Franklin, Tennessee
Nissan North America, Inc. is the manufacturing headquarters
for three vehicle assembly and powertrain plants in the
United States and Mexico, along with marketing, sales, and
distribution operations. Nissan's commitment to creating a
sustainable mobile society drives the company to strategically
manage energy usage across its operations. Nissan is
receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for the achievements of
its energy management program and the company's strategic
energy communications that reach diverse audiences. Key
accomplishments include:
• Implementing strategies to achieve an absolute energy
reduction of 30 percent in spite of market contractions in
the auto industry.
• Earning the ENERGY STAR for its auto assembly plants and
its Americas headquarters building.
Educating employees, the public, and customers on the
value of energy efficiency and ENERGY STAR through
Nissan public events, plant tours, workstation screensavers,
and energy fairs.
Impacting the company's Energy Value Chain by helping
suppliers manage energy. Nissan asks its suppliers to
complete EPA's ENERGY STAR Energy Program Assessment
Matrix to gauge the maturity of suppliers' energy programs
and directs them to ENERGY STAR.
Actively supporting EPA's ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy
Efficiency in Motor Vehicle Manufacturing.
Sharing best energy management practices with ENERGY
STAR partners.
SAINT-GOBAIN
Saint-Gobain
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Saint-Gobain is a global manufacturer of flat glass, building
products, glass containers, and high-performance materials,
as well as a leading distributor of building materials. The
company is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its
achievements in energy management and exceptional
outreach on energy efficiency and ENERGY STAR. Key 2009
accomplishments include:
• Reaching a 2.2 percent reduction in energy intensity in
spite of the economic downturn. The energy savings are
equivalent to the energy required to produce 486 million
glass containers or to provide fiber glass insulation for more
than 100,000 typical U.S. homes, and the prevention of over
70,000 metric tons of C02 emissions.
• Expanding the company's network of energy champions to
impact 98 percent of its energy consumption, exceeding the
goal of 95 percent in 2009.
Improving the company's energy culture and in-house
resources, evidenced by an increased number of facility
energy assessments conducted internally by company
teams.
Contributing to EPA's completion of the ENERGY STAR
energy performance indicator for container glass plants by
extensively testing the tool.
Leading the glass container industry by encouraging
executives in the industry to take advantage of ENERGY
STAR resources to help them improve energy performance
in their companies.
Working within its Energy Value Chain to promote energy
management with ENERGY STAR, both upstream and
downstream of the company.
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Sunoco, Inc.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sunoco, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer
of petroleum and petrochemical products as well as
metallurgical-grade coke for the steel industry. Sunoco is
receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its continued success
in building upon the foundation of its corporate energy
management program and its successive energy savings in
2009. Key accomplishments include:
• Achieving a 5 percent energy intensity reduction (normalized
to 80 percent plant utilization) in the refining and supply
business and a 3.4 percent reduction in the company's
chemical business. Refining and supply accounts for 75
percent of Sunoco's energy use.
• Building in 2009 upon the existing energy management
program to embed energy management deeper in all of
its business lines through a new corporate-wide business
improvement initiative. Sunoco's successful plant "treasure
hunts" are a key part of the initiative, having identified 680
opportunities in energy savings in the refining business
alone. In 2009, the refining business has saved the
equivalent of 19 million gallons of imported oil through its
energy management program.
Adopting a "total cost of ownership" approach in the
Sunoco retail outlets. As a result, an Energy Management
System is being piloted in the retail setting to test its
efficacy in balancing customer needs with maximized
energy savings.
Completing conversion of a third of its fuel delivery trucks
to low resistance tires and another third to new, lower
emitting engines.
Communicating about its partnership with ENERGY STAR
and energy efficiency to audiences only Sunoco could reach.
Sunoco ran a public service announcement for its customers
at 106 retail outlets on TV monitors at pumping stations.
Supporting EPA's ENERGY STAR Petroleum Refining and
Petrochemical Focus.
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Advanced Energy
Raleigh, North Carolina
Advanced Energy is a full-service home energy rating and
provider organization that also performs testing and applied
research in building science. Advanced Energy is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for key achievements including:
• Partnering with utilities nationwide to train more than
300 builders, subcontractors, raters, and real estate
professionals on ENERGY STAR.
• Serving as a rater provider for 35 home energy rater
organizations that qualified 342 homes in 2009.
Holding seven "ENERGY STAR for Builders" workshops in
North Carolina for utilities and training 125 companies,
resulting in 19 new ENERGY STAR builder partners.
Promoting aggressively its "Success with ENERGY STAR"
program, which provides comprehensive training and
assessments to builders and their subcontractors to
transform their building processes to build consistently high
quality, energy-efficient homes.
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Energy Diagnostics Inc.
Valparaiso, Indiana
Energy Diagnostics Inc. is a home energy rating organization.
An ENERGY STAR partner since 1997, Energy Diagnostics
Inc. is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for key
accomplishments including:
• Verifying more than 1,000 ENERGY STAR qualified homes
in 2009 for a total of 10,000 homes since becoming an
ENERGY STAR partner.
• Expanding ENERGY STAR awareness through outreach
and marketing efforts and by donating its ENERGY STAR
verification services for an Illinois home featured on ABC's
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television show.
Adding more than 30 new ENERGY STAR builder partners
in 2009 while retaining 95 percent of its existing partners
despite difficult economic conditions.
Holding education and training seminars for code officials
in Michigan and Illinois on the ENERGY STAR specifications
and performance options to raise awareness of the value
and benefits of ENERGY STAR.
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Berthoud, Colorado
EnergyLogic is a full-service home energy rating and provider
organization in Colorado, providing services to 49 ENERGY
STAR builders across the Berthoud market. EnergyLogic is
receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for key achievements
including:
• Verifying directly 1,157 ENERGY STAR qualified homes in
2009, equal to approximately 20 percent of all homes built
in Colorado.
• Overseeing 32 ENERGY STAR rater partners under its
providership; these rater partners verified more than 2,460
ENERGY STAR qualified homes in 2009.
Providing training to their rater partners to ensure
successful participation in the ENERGY STAR program,
often traveling to partner locales for training and providing
marketing materials.
Offering builder partners a comprehensive suite of support
services, including the Northern Colorado ENERGY STAR
Homes guide, a comprehensive resource outlining each
ENERGY STAR New Home building requirement by category.
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ENVIRONMENTS FOR
Environments For Living/Masco Home Services
Daytona Beach, Florida
Masco Home Services, an organization that provides home
energy efficiency services, oversees the Environments For
Living program — a large provider of ENERGY STAR qualified
homes. Environments For Living/Masco Home Services is
receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for key achievements
including:
• Providing support to nearly 7,800 ENERGY STAR qualified
homes in 2009, for a total of 80,800 homes — representing
about 8 percent of the 1 million ENERGY STAR qualified
homes constructed through 2009.
• Expanding aggressively its business in key ENERGY STAR
markets including Texas, Nevada, Arizona, California, and
Florida.
Training 89 builders, raters, and utility providers on ENERGY
STAR specifications, and launching a new marketing and
training program with RESNET to increase the total number
and frequency of raters recommending Environments For
Living and ENERGY STAR to their builder customers.
Promoting ENERGY STAR in key publications, including
Home Energy magazine, Green Builder magazine, and Home
Energy e-Newsletter.
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Frostbusters & Coolth Co.
Grand Junction, Colorado
Frostbusters & Coolth Co. (Frostbusters) is a home energy
rating organization in Colorado. An ENERGY STAR partner
since 2007, Frostbusters is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for key achievements including:
• Increasing the market penetration of ENERGY STAR
qualified homes in Mesa County from less than 1 percent in
2007 to approximately 20 percent in 2009.
• Co-sponsoring Grand Mesa ENERGY STAR with the City
of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Housing Resources of
Western Colorado, and the Governor's Energy Office.
Expanding its rating services to other western Colorado
counties, including Garfield, Rio Blanco, Gunnison,
Montrose, and Pitkin Counties.
Advocating the creation of jobs associated with ENERGY
STAR building and improvement in Mesa County by
developing a proposal for workforce training and a training
curriculum for Colorado Mountain College.
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Home Energy Defense
Lincoln, Nebraska
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• Verifying 815 home energy ratings for new builders in 2009.
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Bayport, Minnesota
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manufacturer that manufactures more than six million wood environmental benefits of Andersen's ENERGY STAR
windows and doors annually, with sales worldwide. Andersen qualified products through a multi-media campaign that
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• Increasing total sales of ENERGY STAR qualified products
by nearly 40 percent over 2008 despite the economic
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Bosch Home Appliances
Huntington Beach, California
Bosch Home Appliances is a global leader in appliance
manufacturing, offering ENERGY STAR qualified clothes
washers, dishwashers, and refrigerators. Bosch is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for exceptional accomplishments in
product manufacturing. Key accomplishments include:
• Becoming the only manufacturer to launch 100 percent of
its major appliance products that meet or exceed ENERGY
STAR qualification criteria with 40 models.
• Introducing Bosch Vision™ Laundry, the most energy- and
water-efficient brand of full-size, front-load washers in the
United States. These clothes washers use more than 60
percent less energy than the industry average.
• Lowering the average energy use of its already-efficient
dishwashers to only 252 kWh/year.
Featuring a permanent ENERGY STAR installation at its
BSH Gallery and Training Center—which is seen by tens
of thousands of trade and consumer visitors each year—
and training sales associates on the environmental and
economic benefits of Bosch's ENERGY STAR qualified
appliances.
Participating in national partnerships and initiatives, such
as the "Make a COOL CHANGE" promotion—a cooperative
advertising initiative with Whole Foods Markets to educate
consumers about how saving money through energy
efficiency and ENERGY STAR can also save the planet.
Cation
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Lake Success, New York
Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a world class leader in professional and
consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon
is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for qualifying nearly
100 percent of its product line to ENERGY STAR specifications.
The company is also being recognized for its leadership
and engagement in ENERGY STAR power management
campaigns, its extensive communication efforts promoting
energy efficiency to a wide audience, and its ongoing efforts
to reduce environmental burdens in all stages of the product
lifecycle. Key accomplishments include:
• Adding 57 new ENERGY STAR qualified models to its suite
of products for a total of 241 ENERGY STAR qualified
models. One hundred percent of Canon's suite of copiers,
printers, scanners, and fax machines, and 98 percent of its
multifunction devices are ENERGY STAR qualified.
• Saving nearly two million kWhof electricity and $160,000
in 2009 by activating power management features on over
1,500 employee computers as part of its commitment to the
ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT campaign.
Expanding the company's ENERGY STAR outreach and
awareness efforts in both its internal and external sales
trainings and customer presentations. Canon developed
a recent Corporate Environmental/Sustainability video
highlighting partnerships with EPA and the ENERGY STAR
program.
Developing Web-based and instructor-led training courses
designed to educate Dealer Sales Representatives on
consumer demand for environmentally friendly products
and how Canon's products meet this demand with
environmentally conscious features, including energy-saving
technologies and ENERGY STAR.
Launching its imageRUNNER ADVANCE series, a new
document services platform that is developed using the
company's Life Cycle Assessment product design system—
which is expected to reduce C02 emissions by more than 30
percent by redesigning each phase of development, from
manufacturing, energy use, and logistics.
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Good Earth Lighting, Inc.
Wheeling, Illinois
Good Earth Lighting, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets,
and distributes residential and commercial lighting fixtures.
Good Earth Lighting is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for
key accomplishments including:
• Offering consumers 68 new ENERGY STAR qualified lighting
fixtures in 2009, for a total of 365 qualified fixtures—a 34
percent increase over 2008—80 percent of the products
offered in Good Earth's catalog are ENERGY STAR qualified.
• Designing and subsidizing ENERGY STAR signage, hang
tags, and consumer brochures that can be found at major
retailers throughout the nation.
• Adding four new ENERGY STAR qualified decorative lighting
collections to its catalog with many products already placed
with major retailers and distributors throughout the country.
Expanding sales of Good Earth's ENERGY STAR qualified
products into multi-family and temporary residential
environments.
Partnering with utilities and retailers across the country to
increase consumer awareness of ENERGY STAR qualified
products.
Introducing its first ENERGY STAR qualified LED lighting
fixture and a new line of ENERGY STAR qualified home
security lighting fixtures.
WINDOWS & DOORS
JELD-WEN, inc.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
JELD-WEN, inc. is a privately owned window and door
manufacturing company with over 150 divisions and more than
20,000 employees worldwide. JELD-WEN is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for outstanding product qualification efforts,
excellent training efforts, and impressive company-wide
energy saving improvements. Key accomplishments include:
• Offering consumers the largest selection of ENERGY STAR
qualified doors and windows with 1,943 door models
and 912,832 window configurations, a 29 percent and 22
percent increase, respectively, over 2008.
• Realizing 94 percent of total sales through sale of ENERGY
STAR qualified products in 2009.
Demonstrating its commitment to organization-wide facility
efficiency improvements by upgrading the hot melt oven
emitter at the Stayton Window Division and upgrading the
chilled water system at its Yakima Vinyl Extrusion Plant.
Educating consumers through a wide range of education
efforts representing at least 7 million impressions through
Bill Bailout contests, TV segments with Danny Lipford,
and advertising through print, radio, TV, direct mail, and
brochures.
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Qanitowoc
Manitowoc Foodservice
New Port Richey, Florida
Manitowoc Foodservice, a division of The Manitowoc
Company, Inc., designs, manufactures, and supplies
food and beverage equipment for the global foodservice
market. The company has a portfolio of brands including
Cleveland, Convotherm®, Delfield®, Fabristeel, Frymaster®,
Garland®, Jackson, Kolpak®, Kysor/Warren®, Kysor Panel
Systems®, Lincoln, Manitowoc® Ice, Multiplex®, Merrychef®,
Servend®, and Manitowoc® Beverage Systems. Manitowoc
Foodservice is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for key
accomplishments including:
• Expanding its ENERGY STAR qualified portfolio by about
140 models in 2009 for a total of 420—an increase of 50
percent over 2008—through product innovation, product
line extensions, and "upgrading" existing models.
• Introducing innovative new technologies like SteamSaver
Technology™ that saves energy and water in ENERGY STAR
qualified steamers and air assist technology that reduces
energy usage in ENERGY STAR qualified ice machines.
Prominently displaying the ENERGY STAR on all products,
packaging, advertising, literature, Web sites, and sales tool
collateral.
Ensuring that outside sales force and channel partners
understand what it means for a piece of Manitowoc
equipment to qualify for the ENERGY STAR through in-
person, hands-on training.
Including hands-on training about ENERGY STAR qualified
equipment at the Manitowoc University.
Panasonic
ideas for life
Panasonic Home & Environment Company
Secaucus, New Jersey
Panasonic Home & Environment Company (PHEC), a
unit company of Panasonic North America, is the hub of
Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service, and research and
development operations, and offers an advanced line of high
performance ventilation fans. PHEC is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for reaching efforts to manufacture and market
energy-efficient ventilation products. Key achievements
include:
• Qualifying 100 percent of its eligible Panasonic line
ventilation fans as ENERGY STAR and offering the highest
efficiency among currently qualified products of these types.
• Introducing eight ENERGY STAR qualified vent fan products
in 2009 for a total selection of 42, representing a 20 percent
increase over 2008.
• Including ENERGY STAR information in brochures, ads, sales
promotions, and its Web site to highlight the importance of
using energy-efficient ventilation products.
Educating new manufacturers' representatives and
distributors on the value of ENERGY STAR qualification
including creating the Distributor Binder to educate all PHEC
vent fan distributors and retailers on the environmental
and economic benefits of PHEC's ENERGY STAR qualified
products.
Displaying ENERGY STAR qualified products with the logo in
its booth at 41 regional and national trade shows in 2009.
Including ENERGY STAR in media pitches, press releases,
sweepstakes promotions, and a MAT release article. As a
result, ENERGY STAR was included in 116 consumer and
trade placements that reached a total online and print
audience of nearly 8 million.
Promoting the ENERGY STAR program through a range of
sales representative and distributor marketing materials
including advertising, direct mail, brochures, signage, and
displays.
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Technical Consumer Products, Inc.
Aurora, Ohio
Technical Consumer Products, Inc. (TCP) is one of the largest
manufacturers of ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs in the United
States. TCP is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its
innovation and leadership in energy-efficient lighting. Key
accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Increasing its suite of ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs 17
percent over last year.
• Introducing the industry's fastest starting covered CFL—
Instabright G2—providing full brightness in seconds.
This technology improves lamp start-up lumens by more
than 100 percent, resulting in faster lamp run-up time and
outstanding initial lumen performance.
• Displaying the ENERGY STAR on all product packaging, sell
sheets, and marketing materials.
Educating sales staff about TCP's ENERGY STAR qualified
products and the environmental and financial benefits.
Partnering with QVC for Earth Day 2009 to educate
consumers about ENERGY STAR qualified light bulbs.
Sponsoring—in partnership with utilities—the CFL
recycling kiosks found in every Home Depot store in the
United States, which recycles approximately 1.9 million
CFLs annually with the help of TCP.
PROGRAM DELIVERY
—Governor's _ rr.
Energy Office
Colorado Governor's Energy Office
Denver, Colorado
The Colorado Governor's Energy Office (GEO) has been an
ENERGY STAR partner since 2005. The GEO is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for implementing Colorado's
innovative, energy efficient, residential new construction
program. Key accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Achieving a 28 percent market penetration of ENERGY STAR
qualified new homes in Colorado, an increase of 12 percent
from 2008.
• Helping 1,530 new homes earn the ENERGY STAR in
Colorado in 2009.
• Registering more than 70 new ENERGY STAR builder
partners, raising the state's total number of partners to over
350.
Awarding $248,500 in grants and leveraging $465,700 in
matching funds to more than 54 partner cities, counties,
nonprofits, and utilities to integrate its ENERGY STAR New
Homes program with local green building programs and
utility efforts as well as to engage homebuilders, to deliver
trainings, and to market the program.
Implementing a pioneering ENERGY STAR Mortgage
program that offers one discount point to access a lower
interest rate on a new home loan.
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SIM f
More than Energy
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) is the first utility in Florida
to develop a Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program.
GRU is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for building a
strong contractor infrastructure, which has changed the
traditional stand alone delivery of HVAC to the comprehensive
approach. Key accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Maintaining relationships with partnering contractors under
challenging economic conditions by offering free and/or
reduced cost training series.
• Requiring that all Home Performance with ENERGY
STAR jobs are reviewed with an established verification
or inspection method, ensuring quality, and supporting
partnering contractors.
Facilitating the completion of 451 home performance
improvements in 2009, a dramatic increase over the
previous year's output of 147.
Establishing a rebate program to offset initial homeowner
investment and helping homeowners determine which
improvement package best fits their needs.
Expanding Home Performance with ENERGY STAR market
awareness with an Energy Makeover contest.
A
GEORGIA
POWER
A SOUTHERN COMPANY
Georgia Power
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Power is an investor-owned utility serving 2.25 million
customers. An ENERGY STAR partner since 2004, Georgia
Power is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its new
homes program. The company is also being recognized for
successful promotion of ENERGY STAR products to customers.
Key accomplishments in 2009 include:
• Promoting ENERGY STAR to more than 5,900 builders and
other trade professionals through alliances and sponsorship
of over 120 events including monthly Home Builders
Association meetings and trade show exhibits.
• Achieving 11 percent market share for ENERGY STAR
homes—representing more than 2,600 qualified homes—
in 2009.
• Supplying builders who construct ENERGY STAR qualified
homes with marketing materials and support including
brochures, yard signs, local billboard and print ads, co-op
advertising, and listing on the Georgia Power ENERGY STAR
Web site builder locator page.
Launching "Sniff out Savings," a light-hearted, fully
integrated campaign aimed at training dogs to educate
consumers about "sniffing out" energy savings; the creative
pieces highlight ENERGY STAR throughout its multi-media
campaign when appropriate.
Leading the nation in the 2009 Change the World Start,
Start with ENERGY STAR campaign with over 325,000
pledges, representing more than $30 million in energy
savings.
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Long Island Power Authority
Long Island Power Authority (UFA)
Uniondale, New York
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) is a nonprofit municipal
electricity provider delivering electricity to nearly 1.1 million
customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaway
Peninsula in Queens, New York. LIPA is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for the dramatic increase in homes served
under its Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program in
2009—from 138 in 2008 to more than 1,000—by re-thinking
program delivery to maximize customer participation with an
easy entry and less costly approach. Key accomplishments
include:
• Redesigning its Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
model to deliver greater electricity savings through a more
cost-effective targeted approach.
• Piloting the "Home Performance Direct!" (HPD)
enhancement that combines direct installation and energy
audit services.
Encouraging the installation of cost-effective follow-up
electricity savings measures under Home Performance
with ENERGY STAR through sales tools such as customer
rebates.
Positioning HPD as a value proposition for Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR contractors by marketing
it as an opportunity to turn a "paid" sales lead into
additional work. To date, 40 percent of HPD participants
move immediately to have additional efficiency measures
installed.
Augmenting HPD with a "Big Gap" triage approach—where
obvious energy "gaps" such as disconnected ducts, un-
insulated attic hatches, leaky recessed light cans, and other
obvious "gaps" are immediately corrected—increasing
savings from direct install measures.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government recognizes
that existing commercial buildings present ripe opportunities
for cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
while lowering energy costs. Louisville-Jefferson County
Metro Government is being recognized for successfully
leveraging the ENERGY STAR platform to help building owners
achieve greater energy performance, as part of the Mayor
of Louisville's effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
community-wide. Key accomplishments include:
• Launching the 2009 Louisville Kilowatt Crackdown, a
challenge engaging 240 building owners and managers
in energy efficiency improvements through a year-long
competition that features ENERGY STAR tools and
resources.
• Forming the Louisville Energy Alliance with local chapters
of the Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA), Certified Commercial Investment Managers
(CCIM), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC),
International Facility Management Association (IFMA),
and the Kentucky Department for Energy Development and
Independence.
Promoting energy and greenhouse gas tracking in EPA's
Portfolio Manager, which resulted in more than 325
buildings benchmarked, representing 45.9 million square
feet of floor space—a 46 percent increase over 2008.
Recognizing six buildings that earned the ENERGY STAR in
2009 for a total of 16.
Training building owners and managers throughout the
Louisville community on ways to achieve cost-effective
energy improvements with ENERGY STAR.
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New Mexico
GAS COMPANY
New Mexico Gas Company and Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) and Public Service
Company of New Mexico (PNM) are receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for their partnership to sponsor and launch
an ENERGY STAR New Homes program in 2009. NMGC
provides natural gas services to more than 500,000 customers
throughout New Mexico. PNM also has approximately 500,000
customers and is the largest electricity provider in New
Mexico. Key accomplishments include:
• Recruiting 40 builders and 22 HERS raters to join the
ENERGY STAR New Homes program despite the downturn
in single-family housing permits.
• Sponsoring the construction of about 500 ENERGY STAR
qualified homes, exceeding program goals by 25 percent
and yielding an estimated 680 kW, 1,040 MWh, and 8,550
Dth of energy savings.
Achieving a 30 percent market penetration of ENERGY STAR
qualified homes within the NMGC and PNM service areas in
their first year.
Holding educational sessions and presentations on building
science and marketing and selling ENERGY STAR to over
600 individuals from local home builders associations, city
council, real estate professionals, and builders and their
sales agents.
PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY OF
OKLAHOMA"
A unit of American Electric Power
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is an electric
utility that serves approximately 527,000 customers across 230
cities and towns in Oklahoma. PSO is receiving recognition for
successfully growing the Oklahoma market for ENERGY STAR
qualified homes during its first year of participation with the
ENERGY STAR New Homes program. Key accomplishments
include:
• Recruiting 26 builders to partner with the ENERGY STAR
New Homes program notwithstanding a downturn in single-
family housing permits.
• Exceeding program goals by sponsoring the construction
of 550 ENERGY STAR qualified homes and yielding an
estimated 520 kW and nearly 1,200 MWh of energy
savings.
Achieving an 18 percent market penetration of ENERGY
STAR qualified homes in the PSO service area in the
program's first year.
Donating $150,000 to Tulsa Habitat for Humanity to ensure
that all affordable homes built in 2009 and 2010 are
ENERGY STAR qualified.
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Puget Sound Energy
Bellevue, Washington
Washington State's oldest local energy utility, Puget Sound
Energy (PSE), serves more than 1 million electric customers
and 750,000 natural gas customers in 11 counties. PSE is
receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its successful delivery
of a suite of residential lighting initiatives. Puget Sound
Energy's multiple strategies—engaging consumers as agents
of change through successful campaign events, promoting
installation of hard-wired fixtures through its ENERGY STAR
Advanced Lighting Package new construction initiative, and
advancing ENERGY STAR CFLs to reach new sockets and
market segments—together create an exemplary portfolio for
transforming residential lighting in an evolving marketplace.
Key accomplishments include:
• Working with builders to make hard-wired fixtures a
more common offering for consumers. More than 250
homebuilders of all sizes are installing ENERGY STAR
fixtures—a 250 percent increase from 2008. The region's
largest builder now prominently showcases ENERGY STAR
fixtures in its design showroom.
Installing more than 24,000 ENERGY STAR fixtures in new
homes in 2009, despite a major decrease in housing starts.
Launching "Rock the Bulb," an integrated campaign with
weekend bulb exchange events, grassroots education,
and an Energy Rock Star contest with more than 7,600
participating contestants.
Getting 11 million ENERGY STAR CFLs into the hands of
consumers since the program's inception in 2002—an
average of 11 per household.
Developing new program strategies, including promoting
specialty bulbs and offering targeted education to increase
the use of CFLs in rooms with high energy usage but low
saturation of CFLs, such as bathrooms and dining rooms.
CiUESTMR
Gas
Questar Gas Company
Salt Lake City, Utah
Questar Gas Company is a natural gas utility that has almost
900,000 customers in Utah, southwestern Wyoming, and
a small portion of southeastern Idaho. Questar is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for its strong commitment to
promoting and implementing the ENERGY STAR New Homes
program within its service areas. Key accomplishments
include:
• Recruiting 44 production builders to the ENERGY STAR
New Homes program in 2009, bringing the total number of
production builders to 91; these new builders contributed 10
percent of all homes qualified in 2009.
• Developing an innovative recruitment strategy through
which builders who obtain a permit are sent welcome
packets that include information on building ENERGY STAR
qualified homes, available rebates, and benefits of building
ENERGY STAR.
Sponsoring 1,757 ENERGY STAR qualified single homes and
437 ENERGY STAR qualified multi-family homes in 2009,
for a total of 6,067 single and multi-family ENERGY STAR
qualified homes to date.
Strengthening relationships with regional Home Builders
Associations (HBAs) through participation in seven Parade
of Homes events that more than 65,000 people attended
and by featuring ENERGY STAR in all events marketing
materials, advertisements, and publications.
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RETAIL
SEARS HOLDINGS
Sears Holdings Corporation
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest
breadline retailer with approximately 3,900 full-line and
specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada.
Sears Holdings is a leading home appliance retailer as well
as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics,
and automotive repair and maintenance. Sears is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for maximizing its 2009 partnership
efforts toward the sale and marketing of ENERGY STAR
products. Key accomplishments include:
• Expanding the number of ENERGY STAR qualified product
models in all eligible business units by introducing tools
and other products with qualified battery chargers, doubling
the number of ENERGY STAR qualified models in seasonal
lighting, and increasing the number of television and
appliance models promoted in-store and online by 102 and
35, respectively.
• Collaborating with vendors on optimizing ENERGY STAR
product quality and offerings, particularly with Kenmore on
ENERGY STAR qualified gas-storage and tankless water
heaters, ENERGY STAR qualified televisions, its Craftsman
battery-charged tools, battery-charged lawn mowers, and
seasonal and home lighting.
Generating a 40 percent increase in ENERGY STAR logo
exposures, accounting for nearly 50 billion impressions in
national print alone, in addition to billions of impressions
generated through in-store, broadcast, online, and direct
mail.
Ensuring a best-in-class ENERGY STAR sales force through
comprehensive outreach to more than 22,000 sales
associates, including over 100 road show training visits, the
development and distribution of training DVDs that feature
ENERGY STAR, and the creation of a Home Services training
lead at Sears stores.
Demonstrating its renewed commitment to the ENERGY
STAR partnership by supporting the Change the World, Start
with ENERGY STAR campaign event in Boston, Boys & Girls
Clubs of America energy efficiency projects, as well as the
ENERGY STAR partner meetings in Chicago.
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SERVICE AND PRODUCT PROVIDERS
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Energy Education'
Empowering Your Vision.
Energy Education
Dallas, Texas
Energy Education develops customized, comprehensive,
people-based energy conservation programs that help K-12
school districts, higher education, health care, and ministerial
organizations substantially reduce energy and water
consumption. Energy Education is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for key accomplishments including:
• Helping over 800 K-12, higher education, and hospital
buildings earn the ENERGY STAR label in 2009.
• Supporting 44 K-12 school districts that achieved ENERGY
STAR Leaders recognition in 2009, representing more
than 62 percent of the school districts achieving Leaders
recognition.
Aiding more than 90 clients in improving their energy
performance score by 10 points or more across their
portfolio.
Assisting two churches in receiving the 2009 ENERGY STAR
Congregation Award.
Helping more than 1,000 clients nationwide to save over
$2 billion in utility costs over 24 years, including more than
$220 million in reported savings in 2009.
Training more than 1,800 Energy Education Specialists to
conduct ongoing energy audits, benchmarking, reporting,
and training to ensure that client savings continue over
time.
Johnson
Controls
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Johnson Controls, Inc. provides energy efficiency solutions
for buildings and vehicles, and has over 133,000 employees
serving customers in more than 150 countries. Johnson
Controls is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its efforts
to engage its building efficiency sales staff and customers on
benchmarking and improving building energy performance. Key
accomplishments include:
• Benchmarking more than 900 buildings and helping 21
buildings earn the ENERGY STAR in 2009.
• Developing an ENERGY STAR Benchmarking Toolkit, which
provides all of the resources for service professionals to
gather information from customers, enter the data into
EPA's Portfolio Manager, and generate a custom energy
performance report.
• Training 425 salespeople in North America on energy
management and ENERGY STAR resources, such as
Portfolio Manager.
Developing Metasys® Sustainability Manager, a software
program that normalizes data between building control
systems and business applications to help identify the
relationship between a building's energy efficiency and its
maintenance and commissioning activities.
Expanding its Energy Hunt program to manufacturing
facilities by implementing 137 low- or no-cost projects that
achieved over $2.5 million in energy savings.
Launching its "Energy and Sustainability Champions"
project, engaging 150 project managers and salespeople
to benchmark the energy performance scores at 16 North
American branch offices.
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ENERGY STAR PROMOTION
Actus
Lend Lease
Actus Lend Lease, LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Actus Lend Lease, LLC is one of the nation's leaders in public/
private community development with more than 40,000
homes in its portfolio. Actus Lend Lease is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for its participation in the ENERGY STAR
for New Homes program for the second year. Key 2009
accomplishments include:
• Continuing its commitment to build 100 percent of its new
homes ENERGY STAR.
• Launching a corporate design guide that enforces ENERGY
STAR specifications as a corporate policy.
Featuring the 845 new homes in its Fort Drum Community-
the largest community of ENERGY STAR qualified homes
in New York—in the 2009 Green Buildings Open House
where participants learned about ENERGY STAR home
construction.
Expanding its Saving Your Nation's Energy (SYNERGY)
education program to include an interactive, incentive-
based pilot to engage residents in energy conservation.
Similar to a travel rewards program, participants receive
Conservation Credits for kilowatt hours saved each month.
Comid
An Exelon Company
ComEd
Chicago, Illinois
ComEd—a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation, one of
the largest electric and gas utilities in the United States-
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers
across northern Illinois. ComEd is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for its outstanding promotion of ENERGY
STAR in the commercial and residential sectors. Key 2009
accomplishments include:
• Collaborating with EPA to promote its enhanced Web-
based Energy Usage Data System, which automatically
transfers energy use data into EPA's Portfolio Manager;
ComEd promoted the tool through bill inserts to its 350,000
business customers, seven Webinars, and its newsletter-
more than 255 buildings have enrolled.
• Launching an e-mail marketing campaign to more than
105,000 customers promoting the Change the World, Start
with ENERGY STAR campaign; over 80 percent of the
recipients who opened the message clicked on the link to
the ENERGY STAR campaign Web site.
Educating the small business community about energy
efficiency opportunities through a direct mail campaign
offering three ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs and a catalog
of energy-efficient products, resulting in the distribution of
more than 100,000 CFLs.
Leveraging the ENERGY STAR brand in several additional
initiatives, including ENERGY STAR residential lighting,
appliance recycling, central air conditioning efficiency
services, multifamily all-electric energy efficiency upgrades,
and all-electric home performance tune-ups.
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Continental Refrigerator
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Continental Refrigerator is a major manufacturer of
commercial refrigeration products that are offered worldwide.
Continental Refrigerator is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition
for its efforts to promote ENERGY STAR qualified commercial
food service equipment. Key accomplishments include:
• Expanding its suite of ENERGY STAR qualified models
available to consumers by adding 350 models in 2009 for
a total of 475—representing a 650 percent increase over
2008 and embodying 92 percent of its solid door refrigerator
models.
• Having the most ENERGY STAR qualified products in the
commercial food service sector.
• Increasing its sales of ENERGY STAR qualified products to
65 percent of total sales in 2009 representing a 15 percent
increase over 2008.
Prominently displaying the ENERGY STAR logo on marketing
materials, its Web site, sales banners, and tradeshow
exhibits.
Adding an energy liaison position to manage energy
efficiency projects, address conservation initiatives and
opportunities, and to work with ENERGY STAR to qualify
products.
Training internal sales and customer service personnel to
educate end-users, operators, facilities designers, dealers,
and distribution partners on the financial and environmental
benefits associated with purchasing ENERGY STAR qualified
products.
HEARTHSTONE HOMES"
more home, less money.
HearthStone Homes, Inc.
Omaha, Nebraska
HearthStone Homes, Inc. is Nebraska's largest homebuilder,
constructing more than 800 homes per year. An ENERGY STAR
partner since 2008, the company is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for key accomplishments including:
• Committing to building 100 percent of its new homes
ENERGY STAR.
• Developing an ENERGY STAR utility bill guarantee program
that assures homeowners' utility bills will not exceed a
predetermined usage in any one-year period.
• Increasing the number of ENERGY STAR qualified homes
built in 2009 by approximately 30 percent over the previous
year.
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KB Home
Los Angeles, California
KB Home is one of the nation's largest site-built home builders
with markets in 12 states. KB Home is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for its continued commitment to the ENERGY
STAR for New Homes program. Key accomplishments in 2009
include:
• Building over 5,000 ENERGY STAR qualified homes, for a
total of 53,000 since partnering with the program in 2001.
• Integrating ENERGY STAR messaging into its marketing
efforts and sales processes through electronic and print
media, garnering nearly 5.5 million impressions.
• Training all staff on the features and benefits of ENERGY
STAR qualified homes and products through its My Home.
My Earth, online training course.
Educating the majority of KB Home sales, design center,
and customer service employees through an online training
course on how to effectively help homebuyers understand
the environmental and financial benefits of purchasing an
ENERGY STAR qualified home.
Featuring new educational displays in every one of its sales
offices that highlight the value of ENERGY STAR qualified
homes and other environmentally friendly products it offers.
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M/I Homes
Columbus, Ohio
M/I Homes is a national production site-built home builder
that builds ENERGY STAR qualified homes in 8 markets. An
ENERGY STAR partner since 2006, M/I Homes is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for key accomplishments including:
• Committing to building 100 percent of its new homes
ENERGY STAR.
• Featuring ENERGY STAR as a critical component of its
Confidence Builder Program (CBP), which distinguishes M/I
from its competitors. Through CBP, M/I offers a Personal
Construction Supervisor to work with the homeowner
throughout the building process, a 30-year Transferable
Structural Warranty, and a New Home Orientation.
• Prominently featuring ENERGY STAR on its Web site,
in sales centers, and on selling boards in addition to
developing and distributing brochures that highlight the
environmental and economic benefits associated with
building an ENERGY STAR qualified home.
Training its sales team on conveying the value of ENERGY
STAR qualified homes to prospective buyers and teaching
them how to distinguish between qualified and unqualified
homes.
Commanding a growing market share, including 32 percent
of all new homes built in Central Ohio.
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On Top of the World
Communities
On Top of the World Communities, Inc.
Ocala, Florida
On Top of the World Communities, Inc. develops active
adult communities in Ocala, Florida and has committed its
organization to building well-designed, high-performance
homes that are ENERGY STAR qualified. The company is
receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for key accomplishments
including:
• Building 100 percent of its homes ENERGY STAR.
• Training its sales team on the environmental and financial
benefits of ENERGY STAR and providing them with
materials—such as brochures, an ENERGY STAR Home
construction diagram, and a checklist for buyers to compare
its qualified homes with homes of other builders—all
detailing the features and benefits of qualified homes.
Showcasing an ENERGY STAR qualified home in its new
Model Home Center and organizing the "It's So Easy Being
Green" consumer expo for the grand opening. Building
industry partners spoke at the opening and helped educate
potential homebuyers on the energy savings associated
with qualified homes.
Expanding its advertising efforts to include detailed
information on the benefits of owning an ENERGY STAR
home, such as an ongoing savings of up to 30 percent
on energy costs and that the homes are tested by an
independent third party expert.
RICHMOND
'AMERICAN HOMES
With us, it's personal"
Richmond American Homes
Denver, Colorado
Richmond American Homes is a national site-built homebuilder
that has committed to building 100 percent of its homes
ENERGY STAR. Richmond American is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for key accomplishments including:
• Supplying every sales associate with its ENERGY STAR
"sales tool"—a laminated marketing tool that displays an
image of a house illustrating the many features available on
its qualified homes.
• Featuring the ENERGY STAR mark extensively on marketing
materials, plat maps, signage, banners, and Web
advertisements.
Training sales staff—including new hires—to educate
potential buyers on the benefits of ENERGY STAR and
expanding training for field staff and trade partners to
include building sciences and construction scheduling
processes.
Building over 865 new ENERGY STAR homes in 2009 for a
total of 4,035 since 2000.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon, South Korea
From its beginning as a small export business in Taegu, Korea,
Samsung has grown to become one of the world's leading
electronics companies. Today, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
a global leader in high-tech electronics and digital media,
holds approximately 20 percent of the U.S. television market
as well as the top global market share position for 13 of its
products, including semiconductors, TFT-LCDs, monitors,
and CDMA mobile phones. Samsung is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for its promotion of ENERGY STAR qualified
consumer electronics. Key accomplishments include:
• Partnering with EPA on the Change the World, Start
with ENERGY STAR campaign in Washington, DC, on
the National Mall and the ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT
campaign.
• Offering more than 900 ENERGY STAR qualified products,
an increase of 33 percent from 2008 including 100 percent
of Samsung television, monitor, printer, notebook computer,
and cell phone external power supply lines.
Qualifying its full suite of new LED backlit LCD televisions
as ENERGY STAR, which consume on average 40 percent
less energy than the current ENERGY STAR requirements.
Making use of the ENERGY STAR label on products,
packaging, instructions, brochures, specification sheets,
boxes, and its Website.
Integrating ENERGY STAR into sales force and employee
training.
Partnering with retailers, distributors, and utilities to
educate consumers on the benefits of ENERGY STAR
qualified products and to highlight product rebates.
Supporting ENERGY STAR specification development for
televisions as well as development of the online product
submittal tool.
Recycling 12 million pounds of electronics in 2009 according
to strict standards of materials management.
Southern
California
Gas Company
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Southern California Gas Company
Los Angeles, California
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), the nation's
largest natural gas distribution utility, serves 20.5 million
customers in more than 500 communities. SoCalGas, an
ENERGY STAR partner for over 10 years, is receiving ENERGY
STAR recognition for key accomplishments including:
• Sponsoring the Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR
campaign locally in partnership with Southern California
Edison and Southern California Metropolitan Water
District to bring a whole-house energy and water efficiency
message to consumers through the ENERGY STAR Exhibit
House.
Promoting the ENERGY STAR program and energy efficiency
through a variety of outreach methods—including e-mail
blasts, newsletters, bill inserts, Web site promotions, radio,
television, and coverage at the LA County Fairplex.
Educating consumers on energy management by
incorporating ENERGY STAR messaging into its signage and
outreach materials, including more than 50,000 outreach
pieces distributed from the SoCalGas booth at the 2009 LA
County Fair.
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MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA)
Rochester, Minnesota
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) is
a nonprofit wholesale municipal utility created by the 18
member municipal electric utilities it serves. An ENERGY
STAR partner since 2000, SMMPA is receiving ENERGY STAR
recognition for demonstrated effectiveness in collaborating to
promote ENERGY STAR qualifying products. Key achievements
include:
• Effectively leveraging ENERGY STAR tools and resources
across multiple jurisdictions to create consistent messaging,
reduce market confusion, and exert collective market
influence in encouraging consumers to choose ENERGY
STAR qualified residential and commercial products.
• Breaking down barriers to consumer adoption of ENERGY
STAR qualified products through strategic program
interventions, including tiered rebates to make specialty
CFLs more affordable, a dehumidifier trade-in program to
replace old, inefficient dehumidifiers with ENERGY STAR
labeled models, and targeted education along with a suite
of incentives on ENERGY STAR qualified commercial food
service technologies to help food service customers rein in
operating costs.
Encouraging proper recycling of inefficient appliances by
offering bonus incentives for recycling—an effort that was
recently highlighted in The Wall Street Journal's "Smart
Money" column.
Launching "Catch Savings in Preston," a community-wide
incandescent to CFL change out with 92 percent of Preston
households participating. The campaign featured nearly
12,000 CFLs of twenty-three different wattages and types,
for energy savings of 385,000 kWh and a reduction of 270
tons of C02 annually.
Saving more than 2.1 million annual kWh in 2009 and
over 11 million annual kWh since 2007—savings equal to
reducing C02 emissions by 11,500 tons annually.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
City of Topeka Department of Housing & Neighborhood Development
Topeka, Kansas
The City of Topeka Department of Housing & Neighborhood
Development is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its
commitment to promoting and providing energy-efficient
affordable housing to low-income families. Topeka continues
to implement a comprehensive plan to build and promote
ENERGY STAR qualified homes for low-income families and
serve as an example for what other small- to moderate-sized
cities can achieve. Key 2009 achievements include:
• Increasing the number of ENERGY STAR qualified affordable
housing units for low-income families by constructing 23 in
2009 for a total of 38 since 2007.
Declaring October "ENERGY STAR Awareness Month"
during a live television broadcast with the Mayor of Topeka
and announcing the city's 2nd Annual ENERGY STAR Expo.
Producing two videos, which were broadcast on local
networks, showcasing the early construction and finished
product of Topeka's newest ENERGY STAR qualified homes.
Demonstrating the value of ENERGY STAR by continuing its
study to compare the utility costs of ENERGY STAR qualified
and non-qualified homes, which found that ENERGY STAR
qualified homes use 52 percent less energy and save
homeowners 42 percent on utility bills.
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housing
partners
Community Housing Partners
Christiansburg, Virginia
Community Housing Partners (CHP) is a nonprofit community
development corporation that owns and manages more than
5,100 units of energy-efficient, affordable housing in 80
housing communities in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky,
and Florida. CHP is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for
its dedication to retrofitting affordable housing units across
the country to be more energy efficient. Key accomplishments
include:
• Helping low-income families save money through energy
efficiency by weatherizing more than 830 multifamily
housing units using ENERGY STAR qualified appliances and
equipment.
• Developing 180 ENERGY STAR qualified low-rise affordable
multifamily units and 21 single family homes in 2009.
Giving all CHP residents—homebuyers and renters—a
"green" maintenance manual to learn how to maintain
energy-efficient features in their homes, how to save money
on energy costs, and how to reduce their carbon footprint.
Training more than 2,900 individuals in energy management,
energy auditing, and weatherization at its New River Center
for Energy Research and Training in 2009 for a total of over
12,000 people in 25 states.
Purchasing a training facility in 2009 and beginning the
process of upfitting the building to create a full-service
energy conservation training center serving weatherization
and building contractors.
Houston
Habitat
for Humanity
Houston Habitat for Humanity
Houston, Texas
Houston Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit 501 (c)3 affordable
home builder serving buyers that are 60 percent or more
below median income in Houston, Texas. Houston Habitat
for Humanity is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for its
commitment to providing ENERGY STAR qualified homes to
low-income families who would otherwise not qualify for
homeownership. Key achievements in 2009 include:
• Building 100 percent of new homes to be ENERGY STAR
qualified.
Constructing 84 affordable ENERGY STAR qualified homes
in 2009—representing a savings of nearly 63,000 kWh—for
a total of more than 500 qualified homes since 2003.
Helping families purchase affordable, energy-efficient
homes by forging community partnerships to build simple,
quality homes and offering the homes to low-income
families with an interest-free mortgage.
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MANAGEMENT
PK Management, LLC
Richmond Heights, Ohio
PK Management, LLC is a nationwide management company
specializing in Section 8 affordable housing properties and
low-income housing Tax Credit properties. The company
manages nearly 100 properties, representing about 12,000
units across 13 states, all of which are part of individual
energy efficiency plans. PK Management is receiving
ENERGY STAR recognition for its work in ensuring all
housing units under its management are energy efficient. Key
accomplishments include:
• Retrofitting property common areas and offices with CFLs,
saving more than $50,000 in 2009.
Replacing vending machines with ENERGY STAR qualified
products on its properties, saving over $7,000 in 2009.
Installing ENERGY STAR qualified hot food cabinets,
commercial freezers, and commercial refrigerators on its
properties.
Conducting comprehensive energy audits for all properties,
which are then used to develop a detailed energy reduction
plan.
ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCT DESIGN
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DIRECTV, Inc.
El Segundo, California
DIRECTV, Inc. is the nation's number one satellite television
service provider, serving more than 18.6 million Americans.
DIRECTV is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for energy
efficient product design. Key accomplishments include:
• Designing and manufacturing all of its set-top boxes to
qualify for the ENERGY STAR in 2009, including six standard
receiver and six digital video recorder (DVR) models.
• Deploying more than 10 million ENERGY STAR qualified
set-top boxes in consumer homes in 2009 and working to
exceed 20 million by the end of 2010.
Training Customer Service and Home Services workforce
about the benefits of all current DIRECTV receivers being
ENERGY STAR qualified.
Educating consumers and end-users about the benefits of
ENERGY STAR qualified DIRECTV receivers and highlighting
the company's partnership with EPA through its Web site
and printed programming guide.
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Sharp Electronics Corporation
Mahwah, New Jersey
Sharp Electronics Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor
of home and office electronic products, appliances, and solar
panels in the United States for its parent company, Sharp
Corporation. Sharp is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for
energy efficient product design. Key accomplishments include:
• Offering consumers ENERGY STAR qualified products in nine
categories: televisions, room air conditioners, air purifiers,
fax machines, audio products, DVD players, and copiers,
printers, and multi-function devices.
• Introducing its line of LED backlit LCD televisions, which are
as much as 65 percent more energy efficient than current
LCD CFL backlit models, 85 of which are ENERGY STAR
qualified.
• Taking on leadership roles within the industry to develop
efficiency metrics that are a key element of the ENERGY
STAR program, including serving as project leader for IEC
60287 Ed 2.0, the On Mode test procedure for televisions
used by EPA and efficiency programs around the globe.
Developing consumer and retailer educational brochures,
manuals, and Web resources that relay how to use Sharp
products in a way that maximizes energy savings.
Training and recognizing dealers through its "Dealer of
Excellence in Promoting Energy-Efficient Products" program.
Launching an energy efficiency and renewable energy
education outreach program for elementary school children,
which has been taught in 32 schools—reaching over 3,000
U.S. students—since September 2008.
Upgrading its own facilities—reducing energy use by 20
percent and eliminating ozone depleting chemicals.
Offering consumers free recycling of Sharp TVs and printer
cartridges at more than 350 sites in all 50 states.
RETAILING
Menards
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Menards is a family-owned and operated home improvement
retailer with 252 stores across 12 midwestern states. Menards
is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for excellence in home
improvement retailing. Key accomplishments include:
• Increasing the selection of a comprehensive assortment
of ENERGY STAR qualified home improvement products
to more than 1,450 product models from lighting and
appliances to windows, doors, insulation, roofing, and much
more.
• Partnering with a broad set of vendors to create consumer
demand across the entire ENERGY STAR qualified product
mix.
Promoting ENERGY STAR messaging throughout numerous
in-store vehicles, including grand openings, in-store
announcements, product rebates, and signage. For example,
the 2009 ENERGY STAR corporate signing package included
2'x6' banners, 14"x 11" point of purchase signs, fact tag
backers, and bin tags.
Featuring ENERGY STAR in a variety of ex-store outreach
efforts, including direct mail, sales flyers, publicity, online,
and print and broadcast advertising, including 30 TV
commercials reaching 31 million households.
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I I G H T I H G
Metro Lighting
St. Louis, Missouri
Metro Lighting, a family-owned business, has grown into
Missouri's largest lighting distributor with seven locations
serving the greater St. Louis area and Cape Girardeau. Metro
Lighting is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for excellence
in lighting retailing. Key accomplishments include:
• Dedicating a section in each of its seven showrooms to
showcase ENERGY STAR qualified lighting fixtures and
CFLs.
• Partnering with AmerenUE to heavily promote ENERGY
STAR qualified lighting products in the St. Louis area
through a combination of print, television, and radio
advertising.
Offering customers greater product selection by stocking
and displaying more than 100 ENERGY STAR qualified
products including residential lighting fixtures, commercial
lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, exhaust fans, and CFLs.
Training each member of its 60+ sales force on the benefits
of ENERGY STAR qualified products and holding numerous
"lunch and learn events" with vendors.
Partnering with Nuvo Lighting to develop the "E-Star Builder
Plus" catalog which features ENERGY STAR qualified
lighting products. This catalog is distributed to all of its
builder accounts, and is used in the field to educate new
homebuyers about low-cost, qualified lighting options.
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Nationwide Marketing Group
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG) is a leading U.S. buying
and marketing organization with more than 3,000 member
companies operating over 10,000 storefronts across the
country. NMG is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for
excellence in appliance retailing. Key accomplishments
include:
• Leveraging its unique portfolio of services and industry
partnerships to increase Member Retailers' knowledge
of the ENERGY STAR program, resulting in more Member
storefronts selling and displaying ENERGY STAR qualified
appliances and increased advertising incorporating ENERGY
STAR logos and messaging.
• Optimizing its vendor relationships to inspire collaborative
efforts between leading manufacturers and ENERGY STAR.
Capitalizing on its Primetime! buying show and conference
to feature ENERGY STAR products and promote the
program's benefits to more than 3,000 Member Retailers
and Vendor Partners.
Featuring ENERGY STAR messaging and training tools on
its MemberNet intranet system to reach more than 10,000
Member storefronts and 35,000 sales associates across the
country.
Promoting ENERGY STAR among its member companies
through a comprehensive package of materials including
newspaper ad inserts, point of purchase materials, price
tags, HDTV television/cable commercials, MemberNet
TV, and in-store digital signage infomercials. Print insert
circulation alone totaled more than 46 million in 2009.
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APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING AND PROMOTION
Electrolux
Electrolux Major Appliances
Augusta, Georgia
Electrolux Major Appliances is one of the world's leading
appliance companies, encompassing the Frigidaire, White
Westinghouse, Gibson, Kelvinator and Tappan, and Electrolux
brands. Electrolux is receiving recognition for facilitating
the recycling and replacement of old appliances with energy
efficient ENERGY STAR products—helping consumers
save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Key
accomplishments include:
• Launching the Swap and Save™ program, a year-long
national program promoting the trade in, recycling, and
replacement of old appliances with new Frigidaire ENERGY
STAR products.
Launching 400 new models under the Frigidaire Gallery and
Professional brands—each one qualifying for the ENERGY
STAR.
Earning the ENERGY STAR on 100 percent of Electrolux
brand models.
Reducing electricity use in its factories by 10 percent over
2008—saving more than 25.5 million kWh.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY EDUCATION
NEED!
Kentucky NEED (National Energy Education Development)
Covington, Kentucky
Kentucky NEED (National Energy Education Development),
a state affiliate of the national NEED Project, is receiving
recognition for its commitment to educating teachers and
students about energy efficiency. Key accomplishments
include:
• Partnering with the Kentucky Department of Energy
Development and Independence to award 42 "Change the
World, Start with ENERGY STAR" mini-grants to schools,
colleges, and nonprofit organizations to increase energy-
efficient practices using education as a foundation for
sustained behavioral change.
Providing educational resources, pledge templates, and
curriculum to grant recipients, ensuring successful projects.
Earning its position as a top Change the World, Start with
ENERGY STAR pledge driver in the education category for a
second year in a row, in which greenhouse gas savings have
totaled more than 36 million pounds.
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Omaha Public Power District
Omaha Public Power District
Omaha, Nebraska
The Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is one of the largest
publically owned electric utilities in the United States, serving
over 340,000 customers in 13 southeast Nebraska counties.
OPPD is receiving recognition for its innovative initiatives
to transform the local energy efficiency market and prepare
students for green jobs. Key accomplishments include:
• Collaborating with Building Owners and Managers
Association (BOMA) to incorporate training on energy
performance benchmarking with EPA's Portfolio Manager
into a real estate management class at the University of
Nebraska at Omaha.
Preparing future leaders by supporting the inaugural
offering of EPA's new course curriculum, Introduction
to Commercial Building Energy Efficiency through EPA's
ENERGY STAR Program, at a local Omaha community
college.
Fostering a sense of community partnership by convening
the ENERGY STAR Challenge Roundtable in Omaha.
Expanding the market for ENERGY STAR new homes
through numerous promotional activities and convening a
home builder industry seminar.
EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
DP&L
Dayton Power and Light
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Power and Light (DP&L), one of Ohio's longest-serving
electric utilities, delivers electricity to more than 500,000
Miami Valley residents in a 6,000 square mile area of west
central Ohio. DP&L is receiving recognition for early success
in its residential lighting program, which was launched in
February 2009. Key accomplishments include:
• Developing a successful strategy to serve its widespread
territory, including recruiting a large array of retailers to
satisfy customers in all areas, ensuring that promotions
include a wide variety of CFL styles, and incorporating a
recycling component to the program to address mercury
concerns.
Conducting more than 900 retailer visits and trainings
to communicate the benefits of ENERGY STAR qualified
lighting.
Achieving 58 million annual kWh in savings by facilitating
the sale of more than 1 million ENERGY STAR qualified
CFLs.
Working with community organizations to educate a wide
range of customers about the benefits of ENERGY STAR.
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PECO,
An Exelon Company
PECO
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PECO, Pennsylvania's largest utility and a subsidiary of Exelon
Corporation, serves 1.7 million electric and 491,000 natural
gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. PECO is receiving
recognition for the successful launch of its residential
ENERGY STAR lighting program in September 2009. Key
accomplishments include:
• Hosting a kick-off media event at The Home Depot in
Philadelphia where Mayor Michael Nutter and John Hanger,
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, donned orange aprons to help customers
purchase ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs. The launch event
attracted major local TV and radio coverage.
Working with 253 retailers to bring ENERGY STAR qualified
lighting products to market; hosting weekly store-based
outreach events to educate consumers about the benefits
of ENERGY STAR lighting and how to choose the right bulb
styles and colors for their homes.
Initiating CFL recycling efforts at 24 participating retail
locations from the onset of the program.
Facilitating the sale of over 486,000 ENERGY STAR qualified
CFLs in the first 25 days of the program—fulfilling one-third
of the program's first-year goals and collectively saving
PECO customers more than 25 million kWh annually.
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West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF)
University Park, Pennsylvania
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF) was
established in 2000 to promote new, innovative clean energy ,
programs to benefit West Penn Power electric ratepayers
and to establish new approaches to energy efficiency across
Pennsylvania. WPPSEF participates as a Home Performance
with ENERGY STAR sponsor in the Pennsylvania Home
Energy Program. WPPSEF is receiving recognition for its '
efficiency leadership in transforming the market as well as
providing contractor training and certification as part of Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR. Key accomplishments ,
include:
• Providing seven Residential Energy Services Network
(RESNET)and Building Performance Institute (BPI) training
sessions, attended by 100 trainees; the organization
reached more than 600 contractors with its introductory
"Home Performance 101" classes.
Setting the bar high for contractors to participate in the
Pennsylvania Home Energy Program by requiring both
RESNET and BPI certification; the program now has over 200
certified professionals across 60 organizations.
Sponsoring 500 homes in conjunction with ENERGY STAR
for New Homes, resulting in a projected energy savings of
over 4,000 MMBtu.
Working with Keystone HELP to develop a tiered financing
program that rewards homeowners and contractors for
comprehensive home remediation.
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NEW HOMES
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Entergy Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Entergy Texas established its ENERGY STAR qualified homes
program in 2002, with the goal of reducing its annual summer
peak energy demand. Homes in Entergy's service area were
devastated by Hurricanes Rita and Ike. Entergy is receiving
recognition for its efforts to rebuild homes in its service area
to be ENERGY STAR qualified. Key accomplishments include:
• Awarding incentives to approximately 1,000 homes based
on commitments from 45 builders, who have pledged to
build almost 2,000 ENERGY STAR qualified homes.
Highlighting ENERGY STAR at local home building
association events that Entergy sponsored, including golf
tournaments, crawfish boils, and Parade of Homes.
Sponsoring ENERGY STAR scores for Beaumont Habitat for
Humanity and the Montgomery County Habitat for Humanity
as well as committing $20,000 to the Jehovah Jireh Village
Community Development Center, an organization focused on
empowering disadvantaged individuals to take advantage of
economic opportunities.
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Appendix:
ENERGY STAR Award Criteria
Sustained Excellence
Partners who have received ENERGY STAR recognition
for multiple years and have gone above and beyond the
criteria needed to qualify for recognition are honored with
the award for Sustained Excellence. This year partners
received awards for Sustained Excellence in the categories
of Energy Management, New Home Construction, Product
Manufacturing, Program Delivery, and Service and Product
Providers.
Partner of the Year—Energy Management
This award recognizes ENERGY STAR partners from
commercial, industrial, institutional, and other organizations
that demonstrate enhanced energy performance of buildings
and facilities through superior energy management—as
proven by work completed and energy savings—during
the 2009 calendar year. Applications are evaluated in three
categories:
1. Management practices—Use of best practices in
managing energy, as verified through:
• Implementation of each fundamental element of
superior energy management described in the ENERGY
STAR Guidelines for Energy Management.
• Utilization of ENERGY STAR tools and resources.
• Designation as an ENERGY STAR building or plant, or
ENERGY STAR Leader.
• Organizational achievements expressed through
environmental, financial, and business equivalents.
2. System-wide improvements—Actual energy performance
improvements achieved during 2009, taking into account
both the magnitude of improvements (measured via
change in energy intensity across the portfolio) and
current energy performance relative to organizational
peers.
3. Promotional and communications success-
Demonstrated ability to:
• Promote the value of energy efficiency, both internally
and externally.
• Raise awareness of energy use in their organizations
and communities.
• Share achievements with staff and stakeholders.
Partners who have been awarded the Partner of the Year
distinction for multiple years and gone above and beyond the
criteria needed to qualify for recognition are honored with the
award for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management.
Partner of the Year—Home Energy Rater
This award recognizes ENERGY STAR partners who have
helped establish a significant presence for ENERGY STAR
qualified homes in one or more markets. Home Energy Raters
receiving this award have demonstrated:
1. A direct contribution to market transformation as
measured through:
• Increased number of ENERGY STAR qualified homes.
• Education and recruitment of new builders and
developers.
• Efforts to build consumer awareness.
• Participation in ENERGY STAR outreach efforts.
• Coordination with other ENERGY STAR partners and
local associations.
• Support for special events.
2. Successful use of ENERGY STAR promotion as shown
through effective utilization of the ENERGY STAR mark
and messaging for marketing and sales activities, such as
point-of-sale, advertising, marketing, Web site materials,
sales staff training, events, and promotions.
3. Measured business impacts of partnership as shown
through:
• Improved customer recognition of ENERGY STAR.
• Actual home performance.
• Effectiveness of ENERGY STAR marketing and
advertising efforts.
• Additional ENERGY STAR coverage in local press and
media.
• Business and revenue growth.
Partner of the Year—Product Manufacturer
This award recognizes ENERGY STAR partners who
manufacture qualified products and have furthered the goals
of ENERGY STAR through their active participation.
Applications are evaluated in two categories:
1. Product Qualification Efforts:
• Number of ENERGY STAR qualified models/units.
• Percentage of product line that is ENERGY STAR
qualified.
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• Percentage of total sales from ENERGY STAR qualified
products.
• Availability of information concerning new ENERGY
STAR products qualified or in development in 2009.
• Innovation in product design for energy efficiency
2. Partner's activities and accomplishments in supporting
ENERGY STAR'S objective to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions through superior energy efficiency using the
following channels:
• Effective labeling efforts.
• Sales force and employee training.
• Sales and marketing, including:
• Participation in co-marketing activities with retailers
and/or utility/state efficiency program sponsors to
demonstrate ENERGY STAR qualified products in
exhibits, presentations, and other gatherings.
• Leadership or participation in promotions.
• Consumer/end-user education, including community
outreach activities, advertising, public relations efforts,
special events, or promotions, and incorporation of the
ENERGY STAR logo/messaging on the company Web
site.
• Inclusion of environmental messaging in marketing
activities.
• Other efforts across ENERGY STAR that have been
incorporated into company practices, including:
• Participation or leadership in discussions of new or
revised ENERGY STAR specifications.
• Development of data tools such as Find-A-Product.
• Commitment to organization-wide facility energy
improvements.
• Procurement of energy-efficient and/or ENERGY
STAR qualified products.
• Participation in EPA's Computer and Power
Management Initiative.
• Giving preference to ENERGY STAR labeled buildings
when leasing space.
Partners who have been awarded the Partner of the Year
distinction for multiple years and gone above and beyond the
criteria needed to qualify for recognition are honored with the
award for Sustained Excellence for Product Manufacturing.
Partner of the Year—Program Delivery
This award recognizes utilities, state agencies, regional
energy efficiency non-profit organizations, and associations
that sponsor sustained energy efficiency and environmental
programs. These winning organizations have demonstrated
excellence in implementing comprehensive, high performing
energy efficiency programs. These programs have directly
leveraged ENERGY STAR as a strategy to effectively reduce
market barriers and to achieve significant impact in the
marketplace for advancing energy efficiency and related
greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
This award recognizes organizations in four program
categories:
1. Residential new construction—programs that have
achieved 10 percent or greater market penetration of
ENERGY STAR qualifying homes and/or programs that
have taken a leadership role in promoting the sale of
ENERGY STAR qualifying lighting and appliances in the
new construction market.
2. Home Performance with ENERGY STAR—programs
that have submitted an implementation plan, a Signed
Partnership Agreement, and an end-of-year activity report.
3. Qualifying products—programs that are designed to
overcome market barriers to widespread adoption of
ENERGY STAR qualifying commercial and residential
products and/or related best practices, such as power
management of office equipment or consumer education
on proper thermostat use.
4. Commercial and industrial—programs that deliver
improved energy performance in buildings and/or
industrial plants, including measuring and improving
whole-building performance of existing buildings, and
targeting and tracking performance in new construction.
Organizations receiving this award have demonstrated:
1. A strong program design with clear goals, a strategy for
overcoming market barriers to achieve sustained market
change, and outreach to program participants and/or
consumer education.
2. Incorporation of the ENERGY STAR platform—messaging,
tools, and strategies—into the initiative.
3. Qualitative and quantitative data supporting market
change, or likely upcoming market change, as a result of
the initiative. Examples of market effects include:
• An increase in sales or market share of ENERGY STAR
qualifying products.
• Energy savings, peak demand reductions, and air
pollution reductions achieved through residential,
commercial, and/or industrial sector programs that
explicitly leverage ENERGY STAR.
• An increase in use of the EPA energy performance
rating system, increase in buildings earning the
ENERGY STAR label, and achievement of ENERGY
STAR Leaders recognition for commercial buildings by
program participants.
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• An increase in percentage of new homes built to
ENERGY STAR specifications and/or growth in
percentage of housing starts labeled as ENERGY STAR.
Partners who have been awarded the Partner of the Year
distinction for multiple years and gone above and beyond the
criteria needed to qualify for recognition are honored with the
award for Sustained Excellence for Program Delivery.
Partner of the Year—Retailer
This award recognizes retailers that have made an extensive
commitment to the growing success of ENERGY STAR. These
partners have excelled in the following areas:
1. Implementation of ENERGY STAR strategy through:
• Integrating ENERGY STAR into corporate strategy.
• Collaborating with EPA at the beginning of the planning
cycle to develop a clearly articulated ENERGY STAR
plan with specific goals, tactics, schedules, and
evaluation.
• Reporting progress and achieving outlined goals.
2. Working to increase stock of ENERGY STAR qualified
products through development of goals, coordination with
vendors, and regular reporting on progress.
3. Incorporation of sales associate training through:
• Assimilating ENERGY STAR into training strategy
across all relevant product categories and in all existing
training vehicles.
• Working with vendors or utility/state/regional partners
to increase ENERGY STAR sales associate training.
4. In-store marketing efforts:
• Effectively requesting or requiring ENERGY STAR
labeling of qualified products by vendors.
• Utilizing in-store ENERGY STAR marketing efforts
including displays, signage, in-store radio/Muzak/TV,
clinics/events, collateral, and more.
5. Participation in ex-store marketing through activities such
as advertising, direct mail, Web, and public relations.
6. Evaluation of activities and commitment, including
support of ENERGY STAR'S efforts to evaluate its program
success, evaluation of all above activities, and reporting
evaluation results to ENERGY STAR.
Partner of the Year—Service and Product Provider
This award recognizes businesses and organizations that are
the catalysts—the ones that provide the products, services,
and/or effective outreach efforts to help companies or public
sector organizations strategically manage their energy use or
to design buildings with superior energy efficiency. Service
and Product Providers assist their customers to improve energy
performance in existing buildings/manufacturing plants and
new building designs. These partners have excelled in the
following areas:
1. Energy performance targets and metrics—partners
provide metrics demonstrating the use of the ENERGY
STAR Portfolio Manager tool, linking them to superior
energy performance achievements and new build design
projects eligible for an EPA rating score.
2. Energy efficiency design and performance improvement-
partners provide examples of energy efficient design
projects and/or energy improvement measures that used
ENERGY STAR tools, resources, and/or products, and
by integrating ENERGY STAR into business offerings for
improved energy efficiency in new building design and/or
energy performance improvements in existing buildings.
3. Organizational commitment—organizations demonstrate
a proven track record of aligning their mission with
ENERGY STAR goals by using the suite of EPA tools and
resources to promote whole building energy performance
targets and/or to enhance energy performance in existing
buildings.
4.
Education and outreach activities—organizations have
leveraged ENERGY STAR through outreach activities
such as, presentations, workshops, conferences, events,
publications; and/or marketing collateral like fact sheets,
brochures, or company Web sites. Organizations may
have also received recognition due to participation in
superior building design projects, or increasing the energy
performance of existing buildings by 10 percent or better.
Partners who have received ENERGY STAR recognition for
multiple years and gone above and beyond the criteria needed
to qualify for Partner of the Year are honored with the award
for Sustained Excellence for Service and Product Providers.
Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion
This award recognizes organizations that have planned and
executed a successful promotion or consumer education
campaign around an ENERGY STAR qualified product category
or product series, ENERGY STAR qualified new homes, Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR, and/or commercial and
industrial buildings. Organizations receiving this award must
have executed a promotion, consumer awareness, or social
marketing campaign that:
1. Leverages national ENERGY STAR products, new or
existing homes, buildings, and/or practices campaign.
2. Properly uses the ENERGY STAR label to increase
consumer recognition and understanding of its meaning.
3. Distinguishes ENERGY STAR as a government-backed
label associated with energy efficiency and environmental
protection.
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4. Demonstrates visual consistency with the national
ENERGY STAR identity.
5. Implements tactics that leverage ENERGY STAR to create
repeat sales in a sustainable manner and, ultimately,
influence market share (by pairing any price incentives
with educational materials conveying product benefits and
values).
6. Provides evidence of retail sales staff training on ENERGY
STAR, where appropriate.
7. Engages in media activities that enhance relevant
consumer understanding of ENERGY STAR.
New Home Builder: This award also recognizes ENERGY
STAR home builder partners who have committed to
constructing 100 percent of their homes to the ENERGY
STAR performance guidelines, have effectively integrated the
ENERGY STAR mark and message into their marketing efforts
and sales processes, and have helped establish a significant
market presence for ENERGY STAR qualified homes. Builders
receiving this award have demonstrated use of ENERGY
STAR sales/marketing materials and consumer education
supporting:
1. Increased consumer awareness and understanding of
ENERGY STAR, as well as the features and benefits of
ENERGY STAR qualified homes.
2. Effective training of sales staff and realtors on
the features and benefits of qualified homes, and
development of internal systems integrating ENERGY
STAR messaging into the sales process.
3. Increased presence of ENERGY STAR in local media
through publicized events, TV and newspaper stories,
advertising, and consumer outreach.
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR: Active Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR program sponsors who have
successfully promoted the home performance program are
also recognized in this award category. Recipients of this
award have created an impact through:
1. Improving homeowner and contractor awareness of how a
home works as a system and the value of a whole-house
assessment.
2. Raising homeowner awareness of the Home Performance
with ENERGY STAR program.
3. Recruiting a contractor base to make whole-house
improvements and to promote Home Performance with
ENERGY STAR.
Excellence—Affordable Housing
This award recognizes governments, nonprofits,
nongovernmental organizations, or utilities that have made
exceptional or market-leading contributions toward advancing
energy efficiency in affordable housing through the use of
ENERGY STAR qualified products and appliances or ENERGY
STAR'S residential construction guidelines.
Organizations receiving this award have leveraged funding
sources to pay for energy efficiency features in affordable
housing for low-income families, and have:
1. Demonstrated quantifiable success in their affordable
housing program as measured through:
• The number of built or rehabbed homes and residences
that were verified to meet ENERGY STAR residential
guidelines.
• The number of homes, or residential units, where
ENERGY STAR qualified products or appliances were
installed.
• Cost-benefit data describing the expenditures
associated with the ENERGY STAR-related features
promoted by the program and the savings benefits of
those features.
2. Utilized ENERGY STAR products and/or residential energy
efficiency guidelines to effect significant and lasting
institutional changes as demonstrated through:
• Changes in purchasing and procurement policies.
• Capital planning.
• Operations and management procedures.
• Competitive funding criteria.
Other Excellence Awards
1. Excellence in Retailing. This award recognizes retailers
who display exceptional commitment to ENERGY STAR
across their corporate strategy, product selection, sales
associate training, marketing, public relations efforts, and
evaluation.
2. Excellence in Energy Efficient Product Design. This award
recognizes important contributions to raising the visibility
of ENERGY STAR by leading industry in the design and
manufacture of ENERGY STAR qualified products across a
broad range of categories.
Special Recognition
These certificates recognize organizations that have made
significant contributions toward advancing energy efficiency in
specific areas of the marketplace.
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Companies and Organizations Mentioned in the Report
3M
Actus Lend Lease, LLC
Advanced Energy
Advantage IQ, Inc
Andersen Corporation
APS (Arizona Public Service)...
6,10
9,56
8,42
7,35
8,45
7,26
ArcelorMittal 6,10
Austin Energy 7,27
Bosch Home Appliances 8,46
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International 6,11
CalPortland Company 6,11
Canon U.S.A., Inc 8,46
CBBichard Ellis 6,12
CEMEXUSA 7,36
CenterPoint Energy 7,27
City of Topeka Department of Housing & Neighborhood Development 9,61
Colorado Governor's Energy Office 8,49
ComEd 9,56
Community Housing Partners 9,62
Continental Befrigerator 9,57
Council Bock School District 6,12
Dayton Power and Light 67
DIBECTV, Inc 9,63
Electrolux Major Appliances 66
Energy Diagnostics Inc 8,43
Energy Education 9,55
Energy Inspectors 6,20
EnergyLogic 8,43
Energy Trust of Oregon 7,28
Entergy Texas 69
Environments For Living/Masco Home Services 8,44
Evergreen Public Schools 7,36
FetterGroup 7,37
Food Lion, LLC 6,13
Ford Motor Company 6,13
Frostbusters & Coolth Co 8,44
Gainesville Begional Utilities (GBU) 8,50
GE Appliances & Lighting 6,23
Georgia Power 8,50
Giant Eagle Incorporated 6,14
Good Earth Lighting, Inc 8,47
Gorell Enterprises, Inc 6,23
Gresham-Barlow School District 6,14
Hanesbrandslnc 7,37
HearthStone Homes, Inc 9,57
HEI Hotels &Besorts 7,38
Hines 6,15
Home Energy Defense 8,45
Houston Habitat for Humanity 9,62
ITWFood Equipment Group-North America 6,24
Ivey Besidential, LLC 6,20
J. C. Penney Company, Inc 6,15
JELD-WEN, inc 8,47
Johnson Controls, Inc 9,55
The Joint Management Committee representing Massachusetts
New Homes with ENEBGY STAB
Jones Lang LaSalle
KB Home
Kennedy Associates....
....7,28
....7,38
....9,58
....7,39
Kentucky NEED (National Energy Education Development)
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kohl's Department Stores
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
Loudoun County Public Schools
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
Lowe's Companies, Inc
M/l Homes
Manitowoc Foodservice
Menards
Merck & Co., Inc
Metro Lighting
Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity
National Grid
Nationwide Marketing Group
New Mexico Gas Company
New York State Energy Besearch and Development Authority (NYSEBDA)..
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Nissan North America, Inc
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
Omaha Public Power District
Oncor
On Top of the World Communities, Inc
OSBAMSYLVANIAInc
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Panasonic Home & Environment Company
PECO
Pella Corporation
PepsiCo, Inc
PK Management, LLC
ProViaDoor
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)
Puget Sound Energy
Questar Gas Company
Baytheon Company
Bichmond American Homes
Bocky Mountain Power, Inc
Saint-Gobain
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
Sears Holdings Corporation
SENEBCON
Servidyne
Sharp Electronics Corporation
Southern California Edison Company
Southern California Gas Company
Southern Energy Management
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA)
Sponsors of Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
Sunoco,Inc
Technical Consumer Products, Inc
TIAA-CBEF
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc
TBANSWESTEBN
USAABeal Estate Company
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF)
Whirlpool Corporation
Winton/Flair Custom Homes
Wisconsin Focus on Energy
66
..8,39
..8,40
..8,51
..8,40
..8,51
..7,34
..9,58
..8,48
..9,64
..6,16
..9,65
..6,21
..7,29
..9,65
..8,52
..7,29
..6,16
..8,41
..7,30
67
..7,31
..9,59
..6,24
..7,31
..6,25
..6,17
..9,63
..6,25
..8,52
..8,52
..8,53
..8,53
..6,17
..9,59
..7,32
..8,41
..9,60
..9,54
..6,21
..7,35
..9,64
..7,32
..9,60
..6,22
..9,61
..7,33
..8,42
..8,49
..6,18
..6,18
..6,19
..6,19
68
..6,26
..6,22
..7,33
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