ENERGYSTAR 2007 ENERGY STAR* AWARDS Hosted by: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy ------- ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 1 2007 ENERGY STAR® Awards Ceremony Hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy 5:30 p.m. Reception Hosted by The Home Depot, Inc. 6:30p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Presentation of Sustained Excellence Awards Dinner Wine Selection Courtesy of Sears Holdings and Whirlpool Corporation Presentation of Awards Kathleen Hogan, Director Climate Protection Partnerships Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Steven Chalk, Acting Building Technologies Program Manager Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy Excellence in Energy Management Excellence in Efficient Products Excellence in Efficient Homes Excellence in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Education 9:45p.m. Conclusion of Evening ------- 2 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS In This Program Speaker Biographies 3 Award Winner Profiles ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—Energy Management 8 ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—Energy Management: Service and Product Provider 13 ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—New Homes 14 ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—Product Manufacturer 16 ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—Program Delivery 18 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Energy Management 21 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Service and Product Provider 26 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Retailer 27 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Product Manufacturer 28 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—New Homes 30 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Home Improvement 36 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Energy Efficient Affordable Housing 37 Special Recognitions—U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 40 Special Recognition for Excellence in Energy Efficient Affordable Housing 42 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Energy Efficiency Program Delivery 43 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion 45 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Appliance Retailing 49 Special Recognition for Excellence in Commercial Food Service Programming 50 Special Recognition for Excellence in Promoting Superior Energy Performance in Building Design 51 Special Recognition for Excellence in Lighting Retailing 52 Past ENERGY STAR® Award Winners 53 2007 ENERGY STAR® Award Winner Index .64 ^ _aN ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 3 Kathleen Hogan Director Climate Protection Partnerships Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Kathleen Hogan is the Director of the Climate Protection Partnerships Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. There she manages many of the Agency's industry partnership programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while saving businesses and consumers money, including the ENERGY STAR Program. Recognizing the environmental benefits to be gained from government-industry partnerships, Kathleen has helped the ENERGY STAR program grow from a partnership with product manufacturers to one with major retailers, utilities, and states. She has helped make the ENERGY STAR available for products in more than 50 product categories and bring national recognition of the ENERGY STAR to more than 65 percent of the public, as well as help bring the benefits of energy efficiency to schools, hospitals, and commercial buildings. Prior to this, she managed partnership programs designed to reduce emissions of the more potent greenhouse gases. She developed and managed programs with the U.S. natural gas industry and the U.S. primary aluminum industry as well as a joint effort with the Russian natural gas industry. Hogan has been with the EPA for more than 15 years. Prior to EPA, she worked in consulting and for a water resources planning commission for the Potomac River. She received her doctorate in systems analysis and environmental engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Bucknell University. ------- 4 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Steven Chalk Acting Building Technologies Program Manager Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy Steve Chalk is the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Energy Program Manager. He has led the solar program at DOE for about six months, and as of November 2006, Steve has also been appointed as the "Acting" Program Manager for DOE's Building Technologies Program. Steve is responsible for planning and implementing the new Solar America Initiative which is part of President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative announced in last year's State of the Union Address. The goal of the Solar America Initiative is to make solar technologies cost competitive in most applications by 2015. In the building technologies area, Mr. Chalk is leading DOE efforts towards net zero energy homes and buildings. The portfolio includes component research such as solid state lighting, market transformation activities such as Energy Star, and regulations such as appliance standards. Before this, Steve led the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative where he oversaw President's Bush's 5-year, $1.2 billion research investment in hydrogen production, delivery, storage, and fuel cells. This portfolio also includes included hydrogen safety, codes and standards, and education activities. Earlier in his career at DOE, Steve managed technology development programs in fuel cells, diesel emissions control, and materials for DOE's advanced automotive technology office. Steve also worked in the nuclear energy field where he oversaw DOE test programs for tritium production. Steve started his career with the Navy developing propellants and explosives for conventional weapons. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the George Washington University. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 5 Samuel W. Bodman Secretary of Energy U.S. Department of Energy Samuel Wright Bodman was sworn in as the 11th Secretary of Energy on February 1,2005 after the United States Senate unanimously confirmed him on January 31,2005. He leads the Department of Energy with a budget in excess of $23 billion and over 100,000 federal and contractor employees. Previously, Secretary Bodman served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury beginning in February 2004. He also served the Bush Administration as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce beginning in 2001. A financier and executive by trade, with three decades of experience in the private sector, Secretary Bodman was well suited to manage the day-to-day operations of both of these cabinet agencies. Born in 1938 in Chicago, he graduated in 1961 with a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University. In 1965, he completed his ScD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For the next six years he served as an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at M.l.T. and began his work in the financial sector as Technical Director of the American Research and Development Corporation, a pioneer venture capital firm. He and his colleagues provided financial and managerial support to scores of new business enterprises located throughout the United States. From there, Secretary Bodman went to Fidelity Venture Associates, a division of the Fidelity Investments. In 1983 he was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Fidelity Investments and a Director of the Fidelity Group of Mutual Funds. In 1987, he joined Cabot Corporation, a Boston-based Fortune 300 company with global business activities in specialty chemicals and materials, where he served as Chairman, CEO, and a Director. Over the years, he has been a Director of many other publicly owned corporations. Secretary Bodman has also been active in public service. He is a former Director of M.l.T.'s School of Engineering Practice and a former member of the M.l.T. Commission on Education. He also served as a member of the Executive and Investment Committees at M.l.T., a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and a Trustee of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the New England Aquarium. Secretary Bodman is married to M. Diane Bodman. He has three children, two stepchildren, and eight grandchildren. ------- 6 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Bill Wehrum Acting Assistant Administrator for Air & Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency As Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Bill Wehrum is in charge of programs addressing industrial and vehicle pollution, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, radiation protection, indoor air quality and global climate change. Mr. Wehrum has extensive experience with the Clean Air Act and EPA air programs. From 2001 to 2005, he served as Counsel to OAR Assistant Administrator Jeffrey Holmstead, where he provided policy and legal advice on a wide variety of air issues, including New Source Review reform, the Clean Air Interstate Rule and the Clean Air Mercury Rule. Before joining EPA, Mr. Wehrum specialized in Clean Air Act issues as an environmental attorney at the law firms of Latham & Watkins and Swidler & Berlin, Chtd. Mr. Wehrum, who is a Registered Professional Chemical Engineer, has also worked for AlliedSignal, Inc. in Delaware and New Jersey as production team leader, environmen- tal supervisor and environmental engineer. Mr. Wehrum holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue University in Indiana and a J.D. from Widener University School of Law in Delaware. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 7 Stephen L. Johnson Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Stephen L. Johnson was sworn in as the 11th Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 2,2005. He assumed the position with the stated goal of promoting and maintaining the utilization of sound science while using collaborative, innovative approaches to solving environmental problems. The EPA implements and enforces the nation's federal environmental laws and regulations; the Agency has over 18,000 employees nationwide and an annual budget of $8.6 billion. Prior to becoming Administrator, Mr. Johnson had served as the Acting Administrator (since January 2005), Deputy Administrator (from August 2004 to January 2005) and Acting Deputy Administrator of the Agency (from July 2003 to August 2004). Mr. Johnson has been a part of the EPA for 25 years. He was Assistant Administrator of EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) from June 2001 to July 2003. The OPPTS office has responsibility for implementing the nation's pesticide, toxic substances, and pollution prevention laws. Mr. Johnson had been OPPTS Acting Assistant Administrator since January 2001, and had held top leadership positions in that office since January 1999, first serving as Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator. He was named Deputy Assistant Administrator in April 2000, and then was reassigned as Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator. He had also served as Deputy Director of the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) since May 1997. And he served for three years in OPP as Director of the Registration Division, where he administered the pesticide registration program, establishing or revoking pesticide tolerances and exemptions and making decisions on emergency exemptions, experimental use permits, new active ingredients, new uses, and state registrations for special local needs. Other senior level positions held by Mr. Johnson at the EPA include: Director of OPP's Field Operations Division, Deputy Director of OPP's Hazard Evaluation Division and Executive Secretary of the Scientific Advisory Panel for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Mr. Johnson also has represented the EPA in various national and international pesticide forums sponsored by the United Nations' World Health Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. He has held staff and management positions in the EPA's Office of Research and Development and Office of Toxic Substances. Prior to joining the EPA, Mr. Johnson served as the Director of Operations at Hazelton Laboratories Corporation and Litton Bionetics, Inc. He has received numerous awards and commendations, capped in 2001 when Mr. Johnson received the Presidential Rank Award for distinguished executives for sustained extraordinary accomplishments. This is the highest award that can be given to a civilian federal employee. In 1997 he was awarded the Presidential Rank Award for meritorious executives for sustained accomplishments, which is the second highest federal employee award. Mr. Johnson also received the EPA's Excellence in Management Award, seven bronze medals, and the silver medal for superior service as well as the Vice President's Hammer Award for streamlining the pesticide registration program. Mr. Johnson was born on March 21,1951 in Washington, DC. He received a B.A. in Biology from Taylor University in Indiana, an M.S. in Pathology from George Washington University, Washington, DC., and was awarded an honorary doctorate of science by Taylor University. ------- 8 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence— Energy Management 3M St. Paul, Minnesota 3M, a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in many markets, has a long-term commitment to energy management excellence that improves its energy performance year after year. Since first recognized as a Partner of the Year for Energy Management in 2004,3M has consistently improved its energy performance and the quality of its energy program. In 2006 alone, 3M implemented more than 200 energy projects worldwide, yield- ing improvements in energy efficiency of 9 percent and saving more than $10 million. 3M also expanded its energy program by engaging employees in the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign, and launching new initiatives to integrate energy efficiency into new product development and new capital investments through life-cycle cost analyses. As an ENERGY STAR partner, 3M continues to promote and demonstrate leadership in sharing best practices with other manufacturers and the communities where it operates. California Portland Cement Company Glendora, California California Portland Cement Company (CPC) manufactures cement, concrete, concrete products, and aggregates in the western United States. The company has achieved impressive energy savings since 2003, when it instituted a corporation-wide energy program at the behest of its CEO. Key strategies in 2006 include investment in new energy- efficient plant technologies, wholesale employee energy education, and plant benchmarking of energy using the ENERGY STAR cement plant energy performance indicator. CPC was among the inaugural group of companies to receive the ENERGY STAR. Now a three-time ENERGY STAR Award winner, two of CPC's three plants scored in the top quartile of energy use for cement plants nationally in 2006. Compared to 2005, CPC saved 224 billion British thermal units (BTUs) in 2006, equivalent to powering about 3,000 American homes. The company continues to lead as a strong proponent of energy efficiency in the cement and concrete manufacturing industries. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 9 \M FOOD LION Food Lion, LLC Salisbury, North Carolina Food Lion, LLC, part of the Delhaize Group, offers quality products in more than 1,200 stores in 11 states in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Reaching increasingly higher levels of energy efficiency becomes more challenging each year, but Food Lion continues to achieve the mark. Since 2000, energy savings are now equal to the energy needed to power 457 virtual Food Lion stores—as if 37 percent of the chain uses no energy at all. In 2006, energy reductions totaled more than 2 percent and saved nearly $2.5 million. Every dollar saved in energy in the supermar- ket industry equals nearly $31 in sales. For 2006, Food Lion's savings were equivalent to selling nearly $78 million in grocery products. Food Lion earned the ENERGY STAR designation for 200 more stores in 2006, bringing its total to 600 stores, or about 50 percent of its portfolio. Food Lion also launched a deli department load control and associate energy aware- ness program in 2006. Early indications are that on a per store basis, energy consumption in the deli was reduced by an average of 8 percent. Food Lion also participated in the 2006 ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign, exceeding its pledge goal by 27 percent. Food Lion, along with other leading organizations, announced its support and active participation in the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency. Giant Eagle, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Giant Eagle ranks 32 on Forbes magazine's largest private corporations list and is now a four-time ENERGY STAR Award winner. It received the ENERGY STAR for 19 stores in 2006, bringing its total to 116 ENERGY STAR labeled stores, or 82 percent of its store portfolio. Giant Eagle uses a comprehensive Energy Management Program across its operations. This emphasizes energy-saving strategies and technology, benchmarking facility energy use, energy commissioning, power monitoring, and energy procurement. Giant Eagle participated in the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign, encouraging employees and its 150,000 custom- ers to take the energy-saving pledge. Giant Eagle also introduced an online program called Headline News for regularly reporting energy and environmen- tal information to all levels of the organization. Monthly utility and refrigerant loss data are combined into an index number for each site, normalized for store size, then translated into an Environmental Footprint. One management report in Headline News lists the stores with the 20 best and 20 worst Environmental Footprints. In addition, service vendors are measured using Key Performance Indicators (KPI) against corporate standards for energy and refrigerant loss variances. Vendors have access to the system to track their own KPIs. ------- 10 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Harriott Marriott International, Inc. Washington, District of Columbia Marriott's energy management practices continue to save millions of dollars in energy costs while reducing green- house gas emissions. In 2006, savings totaled almost $6 million. This equates to a reduction in operating costs of $.10 per occupied room night and a nearly 2 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per available room. This achievement is moving Marriott closer to its Climate Leader goal of achieving a 6 percent per room reduction by 2010. By the end of 2006, more than 90 Marriott properties had earned the ENERGY STAR label for top performance, and nearly all its properties were rated on its energy use. Marriott's successful practices include promoting standard operating procedures for energy efficiency. Examples include expansion of the Marriott Retro-Commissioning process (MRCx) across the entire company, extending the Group Re-Lamp campaign that replaced 450,000 light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), installing Alternative Laundry Systems, replacing more than 6,500 HVAC units with more efficient models, installing about 6,000 electronic digital thermostats, and introducing a company- wide smoke-free policy that is expected to reduce energy use related to air circulation and purification by 30 percent. Marriott also actively promotes its participation and success in the ENERGY STAR program, including coverage in the company's annual report, a dedicated environmental Web page, and promotion of ENERGY STAR labeled properties both onsite and through the online reservation system. In addition, upon winning the Partner of the Year Award in 2006, Marriott's CFO announced and explained this achievement during the second-quarter earnings call with finan- cial analysts. Finally, ENERGY STAR is included as a component of Marriott's "Spirit to Serve in Action" communica- tions campaign, which promotes the company's social responsibility initiatives. J NewYork-Presbyterian "1 The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York An ENERGY STAR Award winner for the third consecutive year, New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH), a leading academic medical center affiliated with the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College, delivers comprehensive medical services to residents of New York City and the surrounding area. NYPH's commitment to energy management comes from the top, with a CEO who recognizes that every dollar saved in energy is a dollar that can go to improving healthcare for patients. A dedicated director of energy programs and an energy team, with representatives from departments across the organization, work hard to achieve high energy performance goals. Energy improvement projects undertaken over the past year are estimated to increase annual savings to almost $2 million, more than the savings from 2004 and 2005 combined and equivalent to generat- ing $35 million in new revenue. As an ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign pledge driver, NYPH partnered with GE Supply to give away free compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to employees who took the pledge, which in turn brought hundreds of pledges to change light bulbs. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 11 ®TOYOTA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Erlanger, Kentucky Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA), the North American manufacturing headquarters for Toyota vehicles, embodies the principle "Use only what you need, when you need it, in the amount needed." Toyota's energy management program is a sought-after textbook for many U.S. companies that want to benchmark themselves against the auto maker. Toyota had another strong year in 2006, with sustained energy savings of 8 percent per vehicle produced. Since 2002, Toyota has reduced energy consumption per vehicle produced by more than 24 percent. This achievement is based on its consistent deployment of actions from its "kaizen" database of more than 11,000 potential energy projects; expansion of energy audits, or "treasure hunts," to all plants once per quarter—up from once per year; and extensive use of the ENERGY STAR auto assembly plant energy performance indicator. By the end of 2006, six assembly plants operated by Toyota in the United States had scored in the top quar- tile of energy use nationally and had earned the ENERGY STAR. Toyota's long-term commitment to energy manage- ment has enabled the company to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per vehicle by 20 percent since 2002. m TRANSWESTERN The Performance Advantage in Real Estate Transwestern Houston, Texas Transwestern, a national, full-service real estate company, continues to excel in energy management, generat- ing impressive returns for its clients and building greater industry-wide energy efficiency awareness. Since 2002, Transwestern's energy management practices have consistently reduced operating costs by 20 to 30 percent port- folio-wide and have increased the asset value of its eligible portfolio of more than 30 million square feet by at least $340 million, the company estimates. Its Energy Team attributes this increase in value in part to streamlined benchmarking and energy performance improvements. Its integrated approach allows Transwestern to quickly evalu- ate the performance of new buildings and, despite the shortening ownership windows of today's investors, enables continuous improvement in its properties' energy performance. Since 2005, Transwestern has increased the effi- ciency of more than 50 buildings by better than 10 percent on average, and most of these buildings now qualify for the ENERGY STAR. In 2006, Transwestern invested more than $12 million in energy efficiency upgrades, for an average of 25 percent savings across the portfolio. Transwestern also views protection of the environment as a bona fide business strategy. The company regularly educates real estate owners and investors on the extreme importance of energy conservation, participates on the leadership teams of several energy organizations, and provides training and greater awareness to its 1,400 employees, 83,000 tenants, and thousands of global industry peers. ------- 12 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS USAA® USAA Real Estate Company Investor ¦ Developer ¦ Manager USAA Real Estate Company San Antonio, Texas USAA Real Estate Company, which owns and manages more than 22 million square feet of real estate, is being recognized as an ENERGY STAR Award winner for the fifth consecutive year. Through its long-term commitment to continuous improvement in energy performance, USAA is reaping benefits year after year. In 2006, USAA focused on operational and management practices, low-cost improvements, and better communications. These efforts resulted in reducing energy consumption by more than 6 percent across the portfolio in 2006, for a total savings of nearly 23 percent over the past 6 years. The company has attained the prestigious ENERGY STAR Leaders recognition for the third straight year for an average portfolio rating above 75. USAA estimates that it has increased the asset value of its portfolio by more than $30 million and prevented 89 million pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. USAA's senior management continues to demonstrate its commitment to promoting industry change by sharing real estate best practices, designing and implementing industry association-based market transformation programs, and communicating the value of energy efficiency to internal and external stakeholders. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 13 ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence— Energy Management: Service and Product Provider advantage Advantage IQ Spokane, Washington Advantage IQ, a three-time ENERGY STAR Award winner, provides outsourced bill payment, auditing, and reporting services for multisite companies nationwide. In 2006, many Advantage IQ clients received ENERGY STAR ratings for their buildings via the patented Facility IQSM reporting platform. Advantage IQ seamlessly incorporates ENERGY STAR into client reports. As part of its ongoing commitment to ENERGY STAR, Advantage IQ benchmarks more than 4,000 buildings monthly and delivered nearly 30,000 individual ratings in 2006. Several clients that use Advantage IQ's automated benchmarking services have been recognized as ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year or ENERGY STAR Leaders. Roughly 45 percent of all newly ENERGY STAR labeled buildings in 2006 belonged to clients that benefited from Advantage IQ's benchmarking services. ¦#! W ¦ m titu it skwwse- -m«l Save More Resources Grand Junction, Colorado Save More Resources (SMR) is an energy and utility management company dedicated to helping organizations reduce utility costs through software and service solutions. SMR's Utility Manager (UM) software helps large multi- site retail clients, school districts, municipalities, and smaller companies—organizations that traditionally have faced challenges in managing their building portfolios—manage their energy bills. In 2006, SMR continued to demonstrate its commitment to ENERGY STAR and to helping customers save on energy bills by dedicating additional staff and more than 200 hours of programming time to enhance and promote the automated benchmarking feature in its UM software. As a result of its efforts, SMR delivered more than 11,000 indi- vidual ratings in 2006. This service helped several of its customers earn recognition as ENERGY STAR Leaders and achieve the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award. ------- 14 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—New Homes More far Your Money.' Astoria Homes Las Vegas, Nevada Astoria Homes, an ENERGY STAR Award winner for the fourth consecutive year, is being recognized for its contin- ued outstanding commitment to ENERGY STAR in the Las Vegas market. Astoria Homes, the largest locally owned homebuilder, has built 100 percent of its homes to ENERGY STAR specifications since 2000. The company uses the ENERGY STAR logo on each and every ad, sign, billboard, Web site, and direct mail piece. Sales agents are continu- ously trained on the features and benefits of ENERGY STAR. In 2006, Astoria maintained its leadership role in the Nevada ENERGY STAR partners group, a consortium of organizations that pools funds for education and advertising. The philosophy of Astoria Homes is to build the highest quality and most attainable homes in Las Vegas by offering "More for Your Money."® UAV1JJ Powers HOMES David Powers Homes Houston, Texas David Powers Homes, winner of the ENERGY STAR Award for the fourth time, is being recognized for its continued outstanding commitment to delivering and promoting ENERGY STAR qualified homes in the Houston market. The company has been building 100 percent ENERGY STAR qualified homes since 2000. It has a multifaceted energy marketing program that focuses on educating consumers as well as employees. ENERGY STAR remains a part of the ongoing sales training process and is part of every new home sales counselor's education. The benefits of ENERGY STAR are realized by everyone from corporate office team members to construction superintendents, project managers, and sales counselors. Every homebuyer receives a video at closing that details all of the home's energy features. The company's air conditioning contractor notes 40 percent fewer service calls from owners of homes built by David Powers Homes. ENERGY STAR is viewed as more than a label by the company—it shapes the way every home is constructed. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 15 Ence Homes St. George, Utah Ence Homes is a five-time ENERGY STAR Award winner for its outstanding achievements in the Utah market. Ence Homes has been a partner since 1998, building 100 percent of its homes to ENERGY STAR standards. In 2006,281 Ence homes earned the ENERGY STAR label, bringing the company total to more than 1,700 homes. The ENERGY STAR logo is featured prominently on the company Web site, advertising, brochures, and billboards. Ence puts a brass plaque with the ENERGY STAR logo and company name on all new homes and puts an ENERGY STAR sign in front of every model home and field model. It promotes ENERGY STAR in the Annual Parade of Homes, local builders' expositions, and the International Builders Show. Ence collaborated with Utah Power & Light to create a case study about ENERGY STAR and the role it has played in homes built by the company. Ence provides training seminars for its sales staff, participated in the Energy Efficient Launch by the Fannie Mae Foundation of Utah, encourages lenders to use energy-efficient mortgages, and includes information on ENERGY STAR in its homeowner's manual. VERIDIAN HOMES Veridian Homes Madison, Wisconsin Veridian Homes, winner of the ENERGY STAR Award for the fourth time, is being recognized for its continued outstanding commitment to delivering and promoting ENERGY STAR qualified homes in Wisconsin. The company promotes ENERGY STAR throughout the State by sponsoring conferences on energy savings and conservation, such as the Better Buildings: Better Business conference coordinated by the Energy Center of Wisconsin. Being energy efficient is part of Veridian's vision and mission statement. In a recent customer survey, 77 percent of people said energy efficiency was an important factor in selecting Veridian as their homebuilder. The company is committed to building 100 percent of its homes to ENERGY STAR standards. In 2006 it built 450 ENERGY STAR homes, bringing the company total to 2,480. Veridian uses the ENERGY STAR logo in all print ads, brochures, billboards, direct mail, radio ads, on its Web site, and in its model homes. This year it kicked off a new ENERGY STAR campaign, "Are You Seeing Stars?" to promote awareness and consumer recognition. The campaign was supported by print ads, a new brochure, a billboard, flash module on the Web site, window decals for every Veridian home, pins for the sales team and energy-related gifts at each furnished model. ------- 16 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence— Product Manufacturer Consumer & Industrial GE Consumer & Industrial Louisville, Kentucky GE Consumer & Industrial has consistently demonstrated its commitment to the sale and promotion of ENERGY STAR qualified products over the past several years. In 2006, as part of its "ecomagination" initiative, GE Consumer & Industrial aggressively increased its focus on energy-efficient products and its line of ENERGY STAR qualified appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), with impressive results. For instance, the company increased its number of ENERGY STAR qualified appliances by 31 percent over the previous year and increased its total sales by 16 percent. The efforts included GE adding to its offerings of ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs by introducing smaller T2 bare lamps, better performing reflector products, and more dimmable bulbs. Now, more than 90 percent of GE's CFLs are ENERGY STAR qualified. The company was also a leader in the Department of Energy's appliance activities, such as the 2006 Clothes Washer campaign. In addition to these promotional efforts, GE took the initiative to gener- ate more consumer awareness for ENERGY STAR qualified products by integrating ENERGY STAR messaging into its ecomagination materials and developing the online "Catch the Savings" sweepstakes. WINDOWS & DOORS Gorell Enterprises, Inc. Indiana, Pennsylvania Four-time ENERGY STAR Award winner Gorell Enterprises demonstrates that continuous improvement and innova- tion, with a focus on energy efficiency, can really pay off. This Sustained Excellence Award winner boasts more than 93 percent of its total sales as ENERGY STAR qualified, a tremendous accomplishment in the window industry. Those sales didn't happen by accident—Gorell's use of ENERGY STAR as the pillar of its marketing strategy certainly had a positive effect. Extensive efforts to label products and educate consumers using print, direct mail, point-of-purchase, and Web media prove that Gorell is committed to providing highly energy-efficient windows and doors to its custom- ers. In addition, Gorell emphasizes training its wide network of dealers to ensure sales representatives are knowl- edgeable about ENERGY STAR. Gorell's commitment to energy efficiency goes beyond sales of its products. In 2006 the company supported the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign by encouraging employees to take the pledge and change at least one incandescent bulb to an ENERGY STAR bulb. SYLVANIA OSRAM SYLVANIA Danvers, Massachusetts SYLVANIA continues as a leading manufacturer in the ENERGY STAR program with wider use of ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) that it makes available to consumers. In 2006, SYLVANIA increased its number of ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs and now has the highest percentage of qualified CFLs of any major manu- facturer. SYLVANIA also significantly expanded its line of ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs, introducing smaller T2 bare lamps, brighter and longer lasting reflector products, and a line of higher wattage bulbs. In addition, SYLVANIA con- tinued its commitment to support ENERGY STAR programs and partner promotions, including efforts that were key to making the 2006 ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign the most successful ever. SYLVANIA successfully executed a media campaign, public relations events, extensive community outreach, and promotional partnerships with retailers and energy efficiency program sponsors in every part of the country. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 17 a sea gul llglllig Sea Gull Lighting Products, LLC—A Generation Brands Company Riverside, New Jersey Sea Gull Lighting is a leader in the marketplace for fashionable, affordable, and efficient lighting products. For the third year, Sea Gull has distinguished itself through ENERGY STAR as an innovative company by bringing products to the marketplace that meet consumers' practical needs while reducing their electricity bills. In 2006 the company continued to see record sales of ENERGY STAR qualified fixtures, with unit sales increasing 160 percent over 2005. Sea Gull also invested heavily in new product development, with an offering of more than 100 new qualified fixture models. To educate builders at the Pacific Coast Builders' Show, Sea Gull dedicated 100 percent of its booth space to displays featuring ENERGY STAR qualified fixtures. Consumer education is another Sea Gull strength, and in 2006 the company printed more than 100,000 ENERGY STAR catalogs and actively participated in the "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. The company also installed more than 500 kilowatts (KW) of solar electricity generation at its corporate headquarters. Whirlpool Corporation Benton Harbor, Michigan Whirlpool Corporation continued its dedication to the ENERGY STAR program in 2006 and has now received a Partner of the Year Award for 8 of the 9 years since it became an ENERGY STAR partner in 1998. In 2006, Whirlpool took the initiative to integrate ENERGY STAR into every segment of its appliance business, and it has designed, produced, and marketed a full line of ENERGY STAR qualified appliances under the brand names of Whirlpool, Kenmore, Kitchen Aid, and others. Whirlpool manufactured 590 ENERGY STAR qualified appliances in 2006 and actively promotes its ENERGY STAR qualified products through print, radio, direct mail, and Web advertising. Whirlpool's integration of ENERGY STAR into sales associate training materials in 2006 was outstanding. Whirlpool successfully communicated the value and benefits of its ENERGY STAR qualified appliances to sales associates and trade partners all over the country. Whirlpool also reached out to energy efficiency program sponsors by developing and circulating its Resource Innovations newsletter, which highlighted its numerous ENERGY STAR promotions and partner collaboration opportunities. Whirlpool has continued to demonstrate a strong corporate commitment to the environment, seen in its use of energy and water savings messaging in several environment-themed community outreach events throughout the country. ------- 18 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence— Program Delivery Austin Energy Austin, Texas For the third year in a row, Austin Energy is being recognized for its success under Home Performance with ENERGY STAR. Austin Energy's strong efforts serve as a model for many developing programs throughout the country as they work to deliver a comprehensive "whole house" set of energy improvements, develop effective contractor recruit- ment and training, and market the value of whole house improvements to homeowners. In 2006 the company contin- ued to develop contractors' expertise through National Comfort Institute and Building Performance Institute training, offering certification and accreditation under these two nationally recognized programs. In addition, Austin Energy reached out to its community through realtor groups and new home buyers, and promoted ENERGY STAR to the Spanish-speaking community through its "Eficiencia en Casa con ENERGY STAR" effort. Recognizing the importance of this market, the PBS program "This Whole House" spotlighted a home-renovation project in Austin where Austin Energy provided the energy efficiency improvements. Surveys confirm homeowners' satisfaction with Austin Energy's program, with the approval rating near 80 percent. The company reported that nearly 2,000 Austin households par- ticipated in this growing program in 2006 and that it saved more than 4.4 megawatts (MW) of energy, preventing release of more than 2 tons of carbon to the atmosphere. • CenterPoint Energy CenterPoint Energy Houston, Texas CenterPoint Energy is being recognized for outstanding efforts to improve energy efficiency in new residential con- struction in the Houston market. CenterPoint has sponsored the Houston area's ENERGY STAR Home Performance program since 2000. The goal of this program is to create sustainable market conditions for delivery of energy- efficient residential homes and to spur consumer demand that will encourage builders to continually improve the energy performance of their homes. To that end, CenterPoint set a goal of equipping 10,000 homes to ENERGY STAR standards. The company exceeded that goal, qualifying 10,842 homes and providing energy savings of 20 MW and 23 megawatt-hours (MWh). To support the objectives of the program, CenterPoint provided training; builder outreach; improved advertising and communications, including Web site updates; enhanced impact evaluation tools; and improved tracking and reporting procedures. The company also built an impressive advertising campaign and pro- vided monetary incentives for qualified homes. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 19 Nevada HNCRGY STAR partners Nevada ENERGY STAR Partners Las Vegas, Nevada This coalition of local homebuilders, home energy raters, utilities, trade companies, and local media is being recog- nized for the fifth time for its outstanding commitment to promoting ENERGY STAR qualified homes in the Las Vegas market through a 13-week promotional campaign. The campaign included multimedia advertising on billboards and in print, a Web site, construction/trade seminars, and agent seminars. For the sixth consecutive year, this group has collaborated to promote ENERGY STAR homebuilding and increase consumer awareness of the ENERGY STAR label. The coalition has grown from 5 partners at its inception to 55 today. The consumer awareness rate in the Las Vegas market has risen to 90 percent, and the penetration rate of new homes being built in Las Vegas is now at 67 percent. , "7 NYSERDA Dm mi Research and DevElqmBnt Airttinrt^i New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Albany, New York For the fifth time, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is recognized for its tradition of excellence and leadership in delivering energy efficiency across many sectors of the New York economy. New York is one of the leading states in construction of energy-efficient new homes, with nearly 15 percent of new homes built in 2006 earning the ENERGY STAR and helping to save residents more than $5 million a year on energy bills. The State is a leader in energy efficiency retrofits for existing homes, with more than 13,000 participants in the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program. NYSERDA estimates that in 2006, this program will help New York families save more than $8 million per year. NYSERDA leads efforts to promote energy efficiency products with its successful "Take the Change a Light Challenge and Save!" and "Stay Cool!" consumer campaigns. NYSERDA is leading innovative efforts to advance energy efficiency in the commercial buildings sector as well. In 2006 the agency expanded its efforts to leverage ENERGY STAR throughout its portfolio of consumer and industrial programs. It now uses EPA's energy performance rating to set the foundation for a longer term relationship with customers as an entryway to programs and as the basis for measuring efficiency improvements over time. NYSERDA actively promotes the use of ENERGY STAR qualified products in commercial settings, including offering rebates for com- mercial food service equipment. Some highlights of this work include: more than 25 percent of New York schools benchmarked, with 17 school buildings qualifying for the ENERGY STAR label; more than $1 million in energy savings expected to be realized through retrocommissioning projects; and more than 60,000 ENERGY STAR compact fluores- cent light bulbs (CFLs) installed in small hotels, delivering more than $1 million in savings. ------- 20 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ^TXU ***" Electric Delivery TXU Electric Delivery Dallas, Texas TXU Electric Delivery, an ENERGY STAR Award winner for the sixth consecutive time, is being recognized for its outstanding commitment to transforming the Dallas new construction market to ENERGY STAR standards. In 2006, TXU conducted 45 homebuilder sales staff training courses and presented a training course to more than 100 real estate agents. The ENERGY STAR mark is used in all recruitment materials, marketing communication, training, and outreach activities. ENERGY STAR qualified homes accounted for approximately 31 percent of the total new home market in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in 2006, a 6 percent increase over 2005. In addition, 2,000 ENERGY STAR quali- fied homes were built in the Austin, Temple, Killeen, and Tyler areas, more than double the amount constructed in those areas in 2005. Overall, more than 100 homebuilders constructed and sold more than 14,000 ENERGY STAR qualified homes in the TXU Electric Delivery service territory in 2006. These homes will yield more than 30 MW and approximately 26 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of annual energy savings. 0 0 focus on energy* ® The power is within you. Wisconsin Focus on Energy Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Focus on Energy, which is an innovative partnership of organizations that works to help the State increase its energy efficiency, has been a longstanding partner with ENERGY STAR. Its outstanding efforts promoting ENERGY STAR New Homes, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, and ENERGY STAR qualified products make Wisconsin a national leader in energy efficiency. In 1999, the partnership launched the Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes Program, which is a statewide energy efficiency initiative that has effectively accelerated the market transformation to energy-efficient new homes. Nearly 230 builders across the State are building homes to the Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes guidelines. In 2006, Wisconsin Focus on Energy reported more than 1,360 ENERGY STAR homes built by 313 builders, bringing the grand total to about 7,670 ENERGY STAR homes built since the program's inception. Under Wisconsin's Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, nearly 6,000 existing homes have been improved, including 1,600 in 2006. Existing homeowners benefit from third-party verification of all home improvements performed by qualified contractors under the program. Extensive marketing campaigns underpin the programs focusing on both new homes and home improvement projects. For ENERGY STAR New Homes, Wisconsin Focus on Energy sponsored 20 market-based training events for builders, contractors, and consultants with more than 1,200 attendees. Marketing efforts include print advertising, a Web site, window clings, trade shows, an info- mercial, yard signs, participation in the parade of homes, and a cooperative advertising campaign. Through similar efforts for Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, Wisconsin Focus on Energy's marketing efforts in 2006 have helped to reach more than one million people. The program also continued to promote ENERGY STAR qualified lighting and appliances, saving 50 million kWh and preventing the release of more than 60,000 tons of carbon dioxide in 2006. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 21 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Energy Management HAVENP RT SCHOOLS Davenport Community School District Davenport, Iowa With 35 separate sites serving nearly 16,000 K—12 students in four communities, the Davenport Community School District is the third largest school district in Iowa. An ENERGY STAR partner since 1998, the district has assessed the energy performance of 100 percent of its schools, undertaken improvements, elevated the average rating across the portfolio by 10 percent, and achieved a portfolio-wide average rating of 75 or better. The benefits of the district's energy program include reducing costs per student to $88.46 per school year (compared to the national average of $181.53 per student in 2004-2005) and realizing energy savings of more than $1 million over 3 years. The success starts with leadership at the top—the superintendent and school board. It also includes school principals, custo- dians, administrators, teachers, and students. The district's energy program concentrates on typical investments in building systems, but it also believes that a very strong component of responsible energy use is changing behavior. By participating in activities such as the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign and awarding high-performing schools ENERGY STAR qualified computers, the district believes that modeling responsible energy efficiency to students will help bring a better environment for future generations. Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Michigan Ford Motor Company, a two-time recipient of the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Energy Management, took big steps in 2006 to advance strategic energy management in the corporation. In 2006 Ford expanded its energy management program to include 13 auto component plants and strengthened its energy management commitment for 15 million square feet of corporate and research facilities. Key strategies for moving energy management ahead included using ENERGY STAR plant and building benchmarking to assess facilities' energy performance, working with suppliers to address the embedded energy burden upstream of the company, and establishing a critical link between energy management and actual process management by working directly with vehicle painting process engineers to reduce energy use in this energy-intensive stage of auto assembly. In 2006 four of Ford's U.S. assembly plants were among the first to be awarded the ENERGY STAR for superior energy performance. Ford's energy savings in 2006 equate to 5 million MMBTUs, or 486,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions prevented, which is equivalent to the energy required to assemble almost 300,000 Ford Escape hybrids. ------- 22 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Piano, Texas J.C. Penney, a Fortune 500 company with 1,080 stores in all but one state, has made a long-term commitment to its Energy Conservation Culture. As a result, in 2006 it reduced energy use by more than 2 percent across its stores, 3 percent across its 17 distribution centers, and about 1.4 percent across its 10 support facilities. This is even more noteworthy considering that store operating hours increased by 5 percent, square footage increased by 2.3 percent with the addition of 28 new stores, and the country experienced one of the hottest summers on record. Energy management is supported at all levels. Starting at the top, J.C. Penney's executive leadership is increasing financial investment in energy efficiency, improving lighting and HVAC equipment throughout stores, and expanding the Energy Team. The substantial progress made in 2006 is a result of a site ownership program that encourages responsibility for energy savings at each store. Expanding a one-month energy contest to a year-round program in 2006 caused energy captains to develop efforts that reduce energy consumption and developing best practices tailored to each store. An online J.C. Penney Energy Center was developed to promote energy conservation, educate associates, evaluate retrofit projects, and communicate with vendor partners. J.C. Penney also participated in the 2006 ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign, and it's planning to obtain 20,000 pledges for 2007 by launch- ing a Change a Light portal at the Energy Center to help its 150,000 associates participate. J.C. Penney has also been a leading participant in the ENERGY STAR Retail Networking Group, a forum to exchange best energy manage- ment practices with other retailers, tap into ENERGY STAR tools and resources, and develop and test the upcoming ENERGY STAR rating for retail benchmarking. Jones Lang LaSalle Chicago, Illinois Jones Lang LaSalle is an international real estate services and investment management firm with a portfolio of client accounts consisting of more than 90 million square feet of commercial real estate. Jones Lang LaSalle's highly suc- cessful Energy Management Program provides clients with integrated energy services based on ENERGY STAR and industry best practices, targeting a reduction in client costs while increasing environmental benefits. In 2006 alone, Jones Lang LaSalle estimates it has reduced electricity consumption at its managed properties by 117 million kWh, reduced natural gas consumption by 121,000 MMBTU, and saved clients $17 million. Jones Lang LaSalle's energy services include facilitating client executive leadership, communicating the value of energy efficiency, and establish- ing a dedicated energy manager to assess opportunities and implement client-specific energy management plans. These services are offered to clients in the context of Jones Lang LaSalle's larger mission—being the leading real estate services company in terms of environmental sustainability and energy management. The firm has established a mandatory policy requiring all facilities it manages to follow ENERGY STAR recommended best practices, even as it manages properties with multiple tenants and differing goals. Jones Lang LaSalle conducts outreach to the real estate industry regarding energy efficiency, promotes ENERGY STAR resources, and has a corporate Energy and Environmental Sustainability Board to manage progress towards environmental objectives. <§ Jones Lang LaSalle8 ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 23 McDonald's USA Oak Brook, Illinois McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant system, with more than 30,000 restaurants serving more than 50 million people in 119 countries each day. McDonald's joined ENERGY STAR in 1993 and has aggressively pursued efforts to reduce energy consumption by focusing on energy awareness, energy-efficient buildings, energy-efficient equip- ment, and energy-sensitive operations and maintenance. To effectively assess and manage its energy performance, the corporate energy team maintains a comprehensive 10-year energy plan, uses an internal Web site as a resource for communicating with its U.S. owner/operators, and collaborates with a host of ENERGY STAR partners including utility companies, commercial food service and HVAC equipment suppliers, and other service and product provid- ers. In 2006 McDonald's was able to reduce energy consumption by 3.75 percent despite increased operating hours across its system and increased refrigeration requirements from a more diverse menu. This represents an annual savings of 286,000 MWh across its 13,700-restaurant system in the United States and is the equivalent of remov- ing 200,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere. McDonald's remains committed to continuous improvement by communicating its energy management program successes and best practices at division leadership meetings, owner/operator meetings, and its Worldwide Convention. Merck & Co., Inc. Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Merck & Co., Inc., a global, research-driven pharmaceutical company, has made energy efficiency a priority. It leads its industry and has achieved tremendous results. At the start of 2006, Merck's three most senior executives issued a call to action for all employees to do their part in making the company the "most competitive energy steward in the pharmaceutical industry" by reducing energy use by 25 percent by 2008. Since then, Merck's Global Energy Team has embarked on aggressive initiatives to increase accountability for energy use, inform and engage employees, and upgrade facilities. These efforts have paid off, with a 9.4 percent decrease in energy intensity in 2006 alone. As an ENERGY STAR partner, Merck demonstrates leadership in the ENERGY STAR Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Focus, promotes ENERGY STAR to employees through energy efficiency education materials, and shares best practices with other manufacturers. PepsiCo Purchase, New York PepsiCo, a global snack and beverage company with a corporate vision to continuously improve the world in which it operates, incorporates energy and ENERGY STAR as a key component of its sustainability strategy. In 2006 PepsiCo expanded its ENERGY STAR Award-winning energy program from within its Frito-Lay division to all of its companies—Pepsi-Cola beverages, Gatorade, Tropicana juices, and Quaker Foods—as part of its commitment to cor- porate energy management. At the same time, PepsiCo worked "upstream" to reduce the embedded energy of inputs to its business by requesting that suppliers establish energy goals, demonstrate energy management activities, and join the ENERGY STAR partnership. As an ENERGY STAR partner, PepsiCo has been an active supporter and contribu- tor to ENERGY STAR initiatives and the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. Through its corporate-wide energy program and initiatives, PepsiCo reduced energy intensity by 6 percent in 2006, avoiding an estimated $14 million in energy and utility costs. The company's energy savings represent the equivalent sales of 33 million bottles of Gatorade, 14 million boxes of cereal, or 25 million bags of Lay's potato chips. ^ MERCK PEPSICO ------- 24 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Raytheon Raytheon Company Waltham, Massachusetts Raytheon Company, an aerospace defense and systems supplier, launched its Energy Conservation for a Competitive Advantage program in 2006, resulting in energy savings of more than 200 billion BTUs. If normalized for business revenue, this is equivalent to a 9 percent improvement over 2005. This impressive achievement was a result of Raytheon's CEO establishing an aggressive, company-wide electricity reduction goal of 10 percent and a green- house gas emission reduction goal of 33 percent over 5 years as part of EPA's Climate Leaders program. To reach these impressive goals, Raytheon employed the strategies of corporate-wide energy planning, energy management, employee education, goal setting, and aggressive tracking and measurement. The company established an extensive network of 600 energy champions who manage energy efficiency in specific work areas and motivate and serve as role models for the company's employees. To build capacity across the entire corporation and to motivate change, performance tracking scorecards were used for rewarding good performers, Success Stories helped highlight specific energy reduction measures, and monthly raffles were instituted to give away, among other things, ENERGY STAR qualified products. These and other incentives enhance awareness and drive change throughout Raytheon. SO USI> San Diego Unified School District San Diego, California The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) educates nearly 133,000 K—12 students in more than 200 educa- tional facilities, 144 of which, or 72 percent, have earned the ENERGY STAR label. SDUSD is the eighth largest urban school district in the country and the second largest school district in California. It has assessed the energy performance of 80 percent of its buildings using ENERGY STAR'S Portfolio Manager tool and has undertaken many improvements since first partnering with EPA in 1996. With a portfolio-wide rating of 84, the district has saved close to $12 million per year, and more than $90 million over the past 12 years. Efforts with San Diego Gas and Electric and the California Public Utility Commission have brought new lighting, new controls, and new ENERGY STAR quali- fied refrigerators into the schools. Further, the district continues to lead in clean energy with the installation of more than 3.6 MW of flexible amorphous crystal photovoltaic panels bonded to new single-ply white cool roofs, grants for hydrogen refueling stations, and innovative energy education programs. SDUSD highlights the ENERGY STAR program on its Web page and places stickers with the SDUSD and ENERGY STAR logo on light switches, air condi- tioners, and next to computer monitors to help make faculty and students more aware of the importance of energy efficiency. In addition, SDUSD provides educational resources to teachers wanting to incorporate energy efficiency and conservation into their lesson plans. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 25 J , ^ Seaford School District Seaford School District Seaford, Delaware The Seaford School District, with full support of the superintendent and school board, fast tracked efforts to have all 6 of its schools surpass the high performance ENERGY STAR threshold rating of 75 and earn the ENERGY STAR for each school. Energy benchmarking has become a backbone of the district's Energy Management Program. Building improvements flow from this critical first step of finding energy waste within its schools and eliminating it. By focus- ing on its least efficient school, Seaford quickly pinpointed hot water heating as an area for improvement, imple- mented changes, and has now earned an ENERGY STAR. Having all ENERGY STAR qualified schools has not slowed down the Seaford School District's energy management program. Investments to upgrade lighting to the most effi- cient on the market; replacement of windows in older schools; and new technology demonstrations, including onsite solar panels, continue to improve energy performance. Seaford school officials have also become mentors for other school districts, their program will help serve as a model for the State Department of Education's guidance on the issue, and the local media has spread the word throughout the community that the district is helping the environment and being fiscally responsible through its impressive energy management program. f Shriners Hospitals Shriners Hospitals for Children—Houston Houston, Texas The Houston Shriners Hospital is a 40-bed pediatric hospital providing comprehensive orthopedic care to children at no cost. Shriners' CEO in Houston recognizes that every dollar saved enables the hospital to treat a greater number of children, purchase new medical technology, and fund more research. Shriners-Houston joined ENERGY STAR in 2003 after learning its energy performance was less than the industry average. The director of engineering and maintenance created an internal energy team with one goal: to achieve the ENERGY STAR for the facility utilizing in- house labor and without increasing the operations budget. The hospital succeeded dramatically, winning the ENERGY STAR four years in a row and raising its energy performance rating by 49 points. Last year the hospital continued lighting retrofits, installed occupancy sensors and high efficiency motors, replaced inefficient computers, improved operations, and saved another $21,500 in energy costs. Its performance rating climbed to 91. Shriners-Houston shares best practices through association conferences, newsletters, local magazines, and industry trade publications. ------- 26 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Service and Product Provider SCHOOLS for Envgy Efficiency™ Schools for Energy Efficiency from Hallberg Engineering, Inc. White Bear Lake, Minnesota The Schools for Energy Efficiency (SEE) Program from Hallberg Engineering, Inc., is a comprehensive initiative designed to support K—12 schools in Minnesota with ideas and methods to reduce energy use and related expenses. Partnering with ENERGY STAR to help achieve these goals, SEE is making its mark. Nine school districts were named ENERGY STAR Leaders in Minnesota by the end of 2006. Minnesota is also home to the most ENERGY STAR school partners, and more than 30 school buildings have earned the ENERGY STAR label. Since SEE began in 2003, more than 250 schools have participated, with a combined average annual energy savings of 11 percent and a total of $5.7 million in avoided utility costs. The program employs a number of ENERGY STAR tools and systems to help deliver these savings, including the national benchmarking system to help communicate district-wide energy performance for business officials, track changes in energy use over time, and help set energy-saving goals. The environmental and financial benefits from the SEE program are expected to continue to grow throughout Minnesota in the coming years. The SEE program also goes beyond offering ways to save on energy and helps create a healthy learning environment and a generation of energy-conscious students. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 27 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Retailer The Home Depot, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia The Home Depot's second Retail Partner of the Year Award is well deserved. In 2006 The Home Depot raised the bar by carrying more ENERGY STAR products than ever and increasing qualifying product sales to 82 million. This leading home improvement retailer also leveraged its prowess to increase the presence of ENERGY STAR through every pos- sible channel—from store signage and brochures to advertising and online media. Highlights include a high-profile partnership with AOL to promote ENERGY STAR products and projects, a Change a Light sweepstakes complete with a Ford Escape hybrid as a prize, February Energy Innovation Month, and the launch of the At-Home Services Insulation Installation Program. All these efforts were supported by a 450 percent increase in ENERGY STAR-related end-cap signage, ongoing print features, numerous television and radio spots, and dedicated ENERGY STAR messag- ing on homedepot.com. With impressive sales results and billions of impressions, The Home Depot has helped its customers save more than $300 million and prevented greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from more than 400,000 cars. ------- 28 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Product Manufacturer AGA Foodservice Equipment Cherry Hill, New Jersey AGA Foodservice Equipment's component companies and parent organization have demonstrated a multiyear commitment to building products that are category leaders in energy efficiency. AGA's flagship company, Victory Refrigeration, is the leader in ENERGY STAR qualified commercial refrigerators and freezers with more than 420 qualified models. AGA's other companies, Infinity Fryers and Stellar Steam, are also ENERGY STAR partners for their respective product categories. Along with a fourth company, Eloma Combi-ovens, all AGA companies produce kitchen equipment that uses advanced technology and design to reduce energy and water or oil consumption for end users. AGA is also committed to conveying the ENERGY STAR message to customers, restaurant designers, distribution channel partners, and employees through participation in numerous professional forums including conferences, train- ing sessions, trade shows, and educational presentations. At these venues, company personnel stress the benefits of owning ENERGY STAR qualified equipment. AGA also devotes significant space in its advertising, marketing, and Internet-based communications to promoting ENERGY STAR'S environmental message, while also making this message integral to the company's value proposition. LENNOX} Lennox Industries Inc. Richardson, Texas A leading manufacturer of commercial and residential comfort systems for more than a century, Lennox continues its strong commitment to high quality and energy efficiency. In 2006 Lennox demonstrated strong growth in its ENERGY STAR labeled product lines. For the first 10 months, more than 23 percent of all Lennox U.S. residential equipment sales were ENERGY STAR, up 32 percent over 2005. On the commercial side, 58 percent of Lennox split systems and 31 percent of all rooftop units were ENERGY STAR qualified, with a 54 percent increase in ENERGY STAR labeled split systems over 2005. The company's promotional activities for the year included participation in regional efficiency efforts, television advertising, and Web site promotions. In September 2006, Lennox also hosted a conference on HVAC efficiency that brought together 45 market leaders and authorities in energy efficiency. Lennox extensively uses the ENERGY STAR logo in its print and electronic literature. In 2006 Lennox launched a media campaign, "Bad Air," showcasing ENERGY STAR qualified products. It generated nearly 2 billion consumer impressions. In addition to prominently featuring the ENERGY STAR logo and messaging throughout its Web site, Lennox launched a separate micro site, ltPaystoLiveSmart.com, that educates consumers on the energy and environmental benefits of purchasing efficient HVAC equipment. Lennox also launched several initiatives aimed at internal education and developed an all new ENERGY STAR Sales Guide that was distributed to its 7,000 dealers nationwide. Lennox has distinguished itself as a leader by embracing ENERGY STAR and its goals and aggressively marketing new qualified products. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 29 ^~Progress LIGHTING Progress Lighting Greenville, South Carolina Progress Lighting demonstrated outstanding commitment to ENERGY STAR in its pursuit of a comprehensive program for efficient lighting fixtures. Progress employed a number of innovative outreach strategies to promote ENERGY STAR, sponsoring regional events such as the Carolina Green Home Tour and national events including a media breakfast at the International Builders' Show®. Altogether, the company's media outreach resulted in articles with total circulation of more than 1.2 million readers. Builder outreach was another area of accomplishment, as Progress participated in electric utility training programs and promoted efficient fixture packages to builders and developers. On the product development side, Progress launched six new efficient fixture collections, increasing its ENERGY STAR qualified product offerings by 25 percent. Pella Corporation Pella, Iowa An ENERGY STAR Windows, Doors, and Skylights partner since the company's inception in 1998, Pella Corporation is being recognized for its dedication and commitment to increasing energy efficiency in American households. Known for its innovation, Pella has made ENERGY STAR a pivotal part of its product design and marketing strategy. In 2006 Pella was able to increase its total sales of ENERGY STAR qualified windows and doors by 112 percent over 2005, despite a downswing in the residential construction market. With its enormous reach through national mass-market media outlets, Pella invests heavily in consumer education, focusing two specific campaigns in 2006 on energy effi- ciency. In addition, Pella goes to great lengths to educate its roughly 37,000-member sales force on ENERGY STAR to ensure customers receive the comfort and savings they deserve from ENERGY STAR qualified windows and doors. PRECISI' Traditionally better doors. Precision Entry, Inc. Sugarcreek, Ohio For the second year in a row, Precision Entry leads the way to energy efficiency in the residential door industry by earning the Partner of the Year Award. Precision Entry boasts an impressive 100 percent ENERGY STAR qualified product line and incorporates an array of ENERGY STAR educational materials into its Web site, product literature, and internal training efforts. In 2006 Precision demonstrated its commitment to ENERGY STAR by improving the weather stripping and seals used in its door fabrication. In addition to excellent incorporation of ENERGY STAR into consumer outreach and marketing materials, the company also developed an online savings calculator to help home- owners estimate savings from its energy-efficient door systems. ------- 30 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—New Homes Mm ENERGY Advanced Energy Raleigh, North Carolina Advanced Energy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit energy services provider and ENERGY STAR partner in North Carolina that promotes energy efficiency and alternative energy resources. In 2006 it helped 50 nonprofit homebuilders in 40 coun- ties construct more than 300 ENERGY STAR qualified homes that serve families earning 80 percent or less than the area median income. Advanced Energy has partnered with the North Carolina Housing Finance Authority to bring ENERGY STAR to all new supportive housing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit housing, providing a good example of how local energy groups can provide real solutions and a practical means for housing authorities to implement their energy priorities. The company has also worked with dozens of Habitat for Humanity chapters and community development corporations to change their production processes to incorporate ENERGY STAR guidelines. It is cur- rently working on developing a pilot program to offer Home Performance with ENERGY STAR to existing affordable Anderson Homes, Inc. Cary, North Carolina Anderson Homes has made a significant contribution to the growth of ENERGY STAR in North Carolina, an emerg- ing market for ENERGY STAR qualified homes. The company's mission is to be a leader and role model for ENERGY STAR homes in the Raleigh/Durham market. In its efforts to achieve this goal, it became a 100 percent builder in 2006, increasing the number of qualified homes by 250 percent, from 81 in 2005 to more than 300. The ENERGY STAR mark is featured prominently on the Anderson Homes Web site, on billboards, magazines, model displays, corporate folders, business cards, and newspaper and radio ads. The company planned and managed a cooperative advertising campaign and selected marketing outlets geared towards people with active lifestyles, including movie theaters, gyms, restaurants, and select newspapers and radio. In fact, its ENERGY STAR pirate radio spot won a 2006 Communicator Award of Distinction. Sales staff receive monthly training on ENERGY STAR home construction to help them market the homes. According to a 2006 JD Powers and Associates customer survey, Anderson Homes experi- enced the lowest number of defects per 100 homes in the Raleigh/Durham market. Many ENERGY STAR qualified products are standard in Anderson homes, such as appliances, programmable thermostats, and ceiling fans. housing stock. You Belong Here. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 31 nBOBr WARD Companies Bob Ward Companies Edgewood, Maryland A builder in Maryland and Pennsylvania, Bob Ward Companies has been promoting ENERGY STAR homes since 1997. The company built 106 ENERGY STAR homes in 2006, bringing its total to almost 2,000. Its lenders recognize the cost savings of ENERGY STAR homes and offer special financing and credits for homebuyers. The ENERGY STAR mark is featured prominently on all print, media, collateral, trade show, and point-of-sale materials. Bob Ward Companies conducts seminars for subcontractors to explain proper installation techniques of ENERGY STAR, and for sales asso- ciates to show them how to effectively communicate the benefits of ENERGY STAR qualified homes to prospective buyers. The company's commitment extends to offering ENERGY STAR appliances, programmable thermostats, and ceiling fans. Rosgraar BBBBEES Bosgraaf Homes Holland, Michigan Bosgraaf Homes, a family-owned business in western Michigan, has been a 100 percent ENERGY STAR partner since 1999. In 2006 Bosgraaf built its 1,000th ENERGY STAR home, which it promoted by sending "virtual groundbreaking" kits to news media as well as community and industry leaders in western Michigan. When the home was completed, Bosgraaf hosted an open house during the 12th Annual Fall Parade of Homes that included a scavenger hunt, media coverage, and free compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) for the first 1,000 visitors. Bosgraaf has incorporated the ENERGY STAR mark and messaging into many aspects of its marketing and sales including radio and newspaper ads, its Web site, and special public relations campaigns. The company also participated in Home Expo 2006, which promoted energy efficiency. In late 2006, Bosgraaf ran an inventory reduction sale, with reductions representing between 1,000 days and 1,000 weeks of free energy. Bosgraaf offers the ENERGY STAR Advanced Lighting Package as an option to buyers as well as ENERGY STAR qualified lighting fixtures and bulbs, HVAC equipment, windows, and appliances. CMH MANUFACTURING CMH Manufacturing, Inc., a subsidiary of Clayton Homes, Inc. Maryville, Tennessee CMH Manufacturing is a subsidiary of Clayton Homes, Inc., a manufactured-home builder. CMH has continually increased consumer awareness nationally by promoting ENERGY STAR at all 34 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plants and more than 1,000 retail locations from coast to coast. The company has incorporated ENERGY STAR into its marketing, including its Web site, consumer brochures, retailer brochures, and training materi- als for retailers. As a result of its commitment to ENERGY STAR, CMH reports reduced customer callbacks and com- plaints and overall increased homeowner satisfaction. ------- 32 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS (ommodore (orporation The Commodore Corporation Goshen, Indiana The Commodore Corporation, a manufactured-home builder, made an aggressive commitment to increase production of ENERGY STAR homes in 2005. In less than a year, Commodore has become the largest builder of manufactured homes meeting ENERGY STAR specifications in the Northeast. The company sold nearly 1,700 ENERGY STAR homes in 2006. It promotes the ENERGY STAR program at all 34 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plants and more than 1,000 retail locations from coast to coast. The ENERGY STAR mark is featured prominently on Commodore's Web site, in its brochures and marketing materials to consumers as well as retailers, and in its dis- plays at trade shows. The company created a Retailer Resource that explains the certification process and the steps for ordering an ENERGY STAR home. DPIS Engineering, LLC Tomball, Texas DPIS Engineering provides engineering and inspection services to the building industry. An ENERGY STAR partner since 2001, it verified approximately 8,000 ENERGY STAR homes in 2006, representing 25 percent of the ENERGY STAR homes in that market. The company is the first Texas corporation to acquire the status of RESNET Rater Training Provider. DPIS provides marketing, construction, and sales training to help builders achieve success through the ENERGY STAR program. Energy Inspectors Las Vegas, Nevada Energy Inspectors, an energy services company that has worked with ENERGY STAR since 2001, provides a variety of marketing, rating, and contracting services to builders, homeowners, and utilities. Operating in four states, Energy Inspectors has verified more than 35,000 ENERGY STAR homes in the past 3 years. In 2006 it verified more than 17,000 homes, a 40 percent increase over the previous year. The company's success allowed it to expand into Utah, where it is responsible for adding 23 new production builders to the ENERGY STAR program. Hans !•' Fnnlni Engineering, IIC ^Energy v Inspectors ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 33 GROUP Energy Services Group Wilmington, Delaware Energy Services Group has been rating ENERGY STAR homes in the mid-Atlantic region since 1997. The company also provides air-sealing services with an emphasis on thermal bypass elimination, and instrumental diagnostics in both new and existing homes. It verified more than 1,600 homes in 2006. The company sponsored training and educational events such as the "Energy and Environmental Building Association Houses That Work" seminars, par- ticipated with builders in a cooperative advertising campaign, and volunteered its services to the Harford Habitat for Humanity Bob Ward Builder Blitz 2006. It also actively promotes ENERGY STAR at builder trade shows throughout the mid-Atlantic. A DMolon of Tho Hakott Company Fox Energy Specialists, The Nelrod Company Fort Worth, Texas Fox Energy Specialists, a Division of the Nelrod Company, has been providing ENERGY STAR services in Texas since 2001. Since that time it has verified more than 28,000 homes. In 2006 alone, the company verified more than 9,100 ENERGY STAR homes. Fox's success in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area allowed it to take ENERGY STAR into the Houston market. Fox features and promotes the ENERGY STAR label in all its sales and marketing materials, including ads, brochures, trade show displays, vehicles, staff uniforms, and its Web site. Its development director and division director have been featured guest speakers on the ENERGY STAR program at several local and national events and on local radio shows. HAVEN Designed for ibe energy of life. Haven Properties Alpharetta, Georgia Haven Properties, the only Atlanta-based homebuilder building 100 percent of its homes to ENERGY STAR standards, has contributed significantly to the growth of ENERGY STAR in that market. Haven Properties has incorporated ENERGY STAR into all aspects of its marketing, including a weekly 2-minute TV spot that airs on Sunday mornings, weekly print ads, and its Web site. The company participated in the "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign and promoted it at an employee and agent launch, followed by a consumer launch where it encouraged consumers to take the pledge and gave out compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). The company provides homeowners with a home heating and cooling guarantee and offers ENERGY STAR qualified dishwashers, central air conditioners, furnaces, and thermostats in its homes. ------- 34 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS HOLTON HOMES Holton Homes, Inc. Nampa, Idaho This family-owned business is the largest ENERGY STAR builder in Idaho. The company facilitates training for its sales staff as well as real estate professionals. Holton uses the ENERGY STAR logo in all point-of-sale materials and ads, on its Web site, and on company vehicles. ENERGY STAR appliances are standard in all Holton homes. The company provides homeowners with a manual, "the House Book," that contains a chapter on ENERGY STAR. As a result of its commitment to ENERGY STAR, Holton reports reduced customer callbacks and complaints and overall increased customer satisfaction. Kff ovnaman Homes . K. Hovnanian Homes—Minnesota Division Eden Prairie, Minnesota The Minnesota division of this national homebuilder has been an ENERGY STAR partner since 2004 and built 324 ENERGY STAR homes in 2006. K. Hovnanian is currently the largest ENERGY STAR builder in Minnesota. The company has incorporated ENERGY STAR into many aspects of its marketing, including the Web site, print advertis- ing, energy-saving tip sheets for new homeowners, and its model homes. ^ Palm ff Harbor LL Homes Palm Harbor Homes Addison, Texas Palm Harbor Homes, a manufactured-home builder, has embraced ENERGY STAR, citing a commitment to "building and selling our customers' dream homes that exceed their expectations." A partner since 1997, Palm Harbor built nearly 470 ENERGY STAR qualified homes in 2006. It consistently uses the ENERGY STAR mark in its advertising, marketing, training materials, and Web site. For two years in a row, the company won the Northwest Energy Efficient Manufactured Home Program award for the display home that best demonstrates and features energy efficiency. It promotes its partnership with ENERGY STAR in the Palm Harbor Homes Factory Tour, which had more than 1,100 visitors in 2006. The company lists ENERGY STAR certification as a "top feature and benefit" of its homes and con- ducted numerous training sessions with its retail partners throughout the year. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 35 P1. . ,!>¦' >; * l\\ iv.,y M A N A U I M I N I Southern Energy Management Raleigh, North Carolina Southern Energy Management, an ENERGY STAR partner for four years, is helping bring energy-efficient homes to the Southeast. It has experienced tremendous growth in the past year. In 2006 the company doubled the number of ENERGY STAR ratings performed and increased the number of client builders to 80. Southern Energy prominently features the ENERGY STAR mark in all advertising and marketing as well as showcasing it in its trade show booth. Partnering with ENERGY STAR is good business: Southern Energy's revenues have tripled in the past three years. 'senercon Southwest Energy Conservalion, LLC Southwest Energy Conservation, LLC El Paso, Texas Southwest Energy Conservation, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2004, has been instrumental in the growth of ENERGY STAR homes in the El Paso market. In the past year the company has experienced a 45 percent increase in the number of ENERGY STAR homes it verified, from 234 in 2005 to 447 in 2006. In addition, Southwest Energy Conservation's market has seen nearly a doubling of ENERGY STAR builders, to almost 60 in 2006. This growth can be attributed to the company's recruitment efforts, which include builder seminars, training, advertising, marketing materials, and coverage in the local media. Winton/Flair Custom Homes El Paso, Texas Winton/Flair Custom Homes has made a significant contribution to the growth of ENERGY STAR in El Paso and southern New Mexico. As a 100 percent partner, it built 182 ENERGY STAR qualified homes in 2006. Winton/Flair homes come standard with a variety of ENERGY STAR qualified products, including windows, lighting, doors, sky- lights, heating, air conditioning, and appliances. The company uses the ENERGY STAR logo in all road signs, company magazines, flyers, its Web site, letterhead, and sales contracts. Winton/Flair attributes a 53 percent increase in sales revenue to its extensive marketing and sales training. Winton/Flair marketing efforts include road signs, newspaper ads and articles, city bus ads, realtor marketing, direct mail, mall and airport displays, as well as radio and TV advertising. The company also participates as a sponsor in the "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. ------- 36 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Home Improvement r Efficiency Vermont^x Efficiency Vermont Burlington, Vermont In 2006 Efficiency Vermont made a committed effort to inform Vermonters, whether homeowners looking to make improvements or contractors looking for ways to improve and expand their businesses, about the value of Home Performance with ENERGY STAR. Efficiency Vermont's primary strategy has been to build and promote a market infrastructure that has the building-science expertise necessary to address consumer needs while raising awareness about the benefits of Home Performance with ENERGY STAR. Building on three years of promoting energy efficiency best practices, Efficiency Vermont sponsored four 8-day contractor training sessions, which have resulted in 18 con- tractors being certified (by the Building Performance Institute) to deliver whole house services across the State. nationalgrid National Grid Northborough, Massachusetts Under National Grid's leadership, more than 1,100 home improvement retrofits have occurred under the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR banner since 2002, with a total of $3 million in homeowner investments in energy efficiency. The estimated savings from these retrofits are projected to be close to 50,000 MMBTUs by the end of 2006. National Grid credits its broad energy awareness campaign, targeted mailing, low-interest financing, and strong commitment to customer service for its success under Home Performance with ENERGY STAR. That success is expected to grow in 2007. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 37 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Energy Efficient Affordable Housing T7 , i i Enterprise™ Enterprise Columbia, Maryland One of Enterprise's key commitments is to provide quality, affordable housing to the low-income community. Enterprise's Green CommunitiesSM initiative is a $555 million effort that supports construction and rehabilitation of highly sustainable affordable homes by providing developers with grants, financing, training, and technical assis- tance. The energy-efficiency component of Green Communities construction criteria requires that all new single- family and low-rise construction meet or exceed ENERGY STAR guidelines. Also, all appliances and interior fixtures installed in these homes must be ENERGY STAR qualified. Enterprise also evaluates the real costs and benefits of green building, disseminates best practices, and helps state and local governments enact and implement smarter and healthier housing policies. It has made important contributions in convincing the lending community that "first cost" considerations can be offset by the long-term benefits of high-performance buildings. Enterprise's accomplishments through Green Communities in 2006 included providing vital funding for 2,845 affordable, healthy, energy-efficient homes meeting ENERGY STAR guidelines and adding ENERGY STAR provisions to a number of state and local housing policies. Enterprise's commitment to ENERGY STAR brings energy efficiency to affordable housing residents across the United States. New Jersey Green Homes Office—New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Trenton, New Jersey The Green Homes Office of New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs continued to build on past successes using ENERGY STAR as the platform for achieving its green, affordable housing goals. Through its New Jersey Affordable Green program, the Green Homes Office has developed 3,364 ENERGY STAR qualified affordable housing units since 2000, with more than 1,000 built in 2006 alone. The office requires ENERGY STAR qualification for all state-financed new affordable housing and offers technical assistance, training, and financial benefits in the form of grants and low-interest loans. The office has added requirements that only ENERGY STAR qualified appliances are used in state-financed affordable housing and that a qualified lighting fixture be installed in each occupied room. In addition, the office introduced a new Premium program that focuses on developing exceedingly high performance ENERGY STAR qualified affordable housing. Premium housing is required to include ENERGY STAR'S Indoor Air Package. The scope of the Green Homes Office's energy polices provides many useful examples for local jurisdic- tions, state agencies, and housing authorities on how to advance energy and green building requirements. This is the second consecutive year that the office has won Partner of the Year for Excellence in Affordable Housing. ------- 38 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS n community housing partners Community Housing Partners Corporation Christiansburg, Virginia The Community Housing Partners Corporation is a nonprofit community development corporation. Its goal is to create affordable housing that is environmentally and economically sustainable for the long term. As such, Community Housing ensures that all of its housing projects incorporate ENERGY STAR appliances and windows. In 2006 it completed construction of 14 new ENERGY STAR qualified, affordable housing units for first-time, low- to moderate- income homebuyers, and upgraded 182 affordable housing units to include ENERGY STAR appliances and windows. Families who buy Community Housing Partners' homes receive comprehensive homeowner's manuals that include product information and environmental education and service checklists. All buyers are also required to attend home- buyer education classes that emphasize the energy-efficiency features of their new homes. Houston fdfc* Habitat Mil for Humanity* Houston Habitat for Humanity Houston, Texas As a proud ENERGY STAR partner, Houston Habitat for Humanity builds all its homes to be ENERGY STAR qualified as part of its mission to provide safe, affordable housing for first-time homebuyers in need. In 2006 alone the group built 288 ENERGY STAR qualified homes. In fact, Houston Habitat for Humanity has been building all of its homes to ENERGY STAR performance guidelines since 2002. In addition, the group provides zero-interest loans to low-income Houstonians who are unable to afford traditional mortgages. Its partnership with ENERGY STAR is an extension of its mission—to build and provide affordable housing. Louisville Metro Housing Authority Louisville, Kentucky By utilizing HOPE VI grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA) has been able to develop a new mixed finance, affordable housing community to replace the oldest public housing complex in Kentucky. In 2006 LMHA completed construction of the first 69 units of this new, 689-unit, rental and homeownership development. Each unit will earn the ENERGY STAR label. The actions of LMHA have inspired the Lexington Housing Authority to include ENERGY STAR guidelines in its HOPE VI competitive grant application criteria. This is an excellent example of what can be accomplished through capital grant programs and a strong commitment to truly affordable housing. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 39 WWPHFA PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Created in 1972, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) is the Commonwealth's leading provider of funding for affordable rental housing. As a program administrator, the agency sets criteria used to allocate agency funds and tax credits via a competitive application process that uses points to quantify the merits of each proposal. PHFA made impressive and rapid progress in rewarding development projects that demonstrate a strong energy- efficiency component. In 2005 the agency began offering points to developments featuring ENERGY STAR qualified appliances and mechanical equipment. In 2006 additional points were awarded to developments verified to meet or exceed ENERGY STAR guidelines. The agency recently announced a new demonstration program that will require all new affordable dwellings to bear the ENERGY STAR label. -ft Philadelphia Housing Authority Building Beyond Expectations Philadelphia Housing Authority Philadelphia, Pennsylvania In 2005 the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) proactively responded to spiraling energy costs by developing a plan to reduce energy consumption at all residential properties and office facilities. One significant element of PHA's plan is an ENERGY STAR Homes demonstration project, which has begun to systematically change the way PHA builds low-income housing. This project includes 64 townhouse units that will qualify for the ENERGY STAR label and save each household an average of more than $500 per year. The project has also provided PHA staff, archi- tects, engineers, and builders hands-on experience and hard data about energy-efficient construction. In 2006 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced funding for a grant that will help PHA build more ENERGY STAR qualified homes. ------- 40 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Special Recognitions— U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Four HUD Regional Energy Coordinators are receiving certificates for work demonstrating superior leadership in supporting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by EPA, DOE, and HUD. The MOU promotes use of ENERGY STAR qualified products and building design and construction, and is the implementation mechanism for specific ENERGY STAR actions in the HUD Energy Action Plan. Special Recognition for Excellence in Developing a HUD-EPA Regional Cooperative Agreement U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Region VI—Southwest Energy Coordinator, Laurence Doxsey Field Environmental Officer, Community Planning and Development (CPD) Field Office, San Antonio, Texas Mr. Doxsey initiated a partnership with EPA's Region VI to formalize HUD and EPA's efforts to improve the energy efficiency of HUD-funded affordable housing. This included forming cooperation mechanisms and integrating outreach activities that assisted implementation of ENERGY STAR in the states within the region. For example, Mr. Doxsey arranged training for HUD community development directors in 20 cities and urban counties, and for HUD staff on ENERGY STAR guidelines for new residential construction. As a result, the City of San Antonio committed to building all affordable housing to ENERGY STAR guidelines this fiscal year. Mr. Doxsey's efforts in promoting the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign to public and assisted housing stakeholders led to the highest participation level in the campaign among all HUD regions. Special Recognition for Excellence in Facilitating Bulk Purchase of ENERGY STAR Qualified Products U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Region IX—Pacific/Hawaii Energy Coordinator, Wayne Waite Director, Field Program Management Office, Reno, Nevada In partnership with DOE, Mr. Waite developed a national, Web-based ENERGY STAR bulk purchasing tool to increase access to and affordability of ENERGY STAR qualified products, appliances, and lighting among affordable housing owners, developers, administrators, and rehabilitation contractors. By the end of 2006, 85 suppliers of qualified ENERGY STAR appliances, CFLs, and light fixtures had agreed to offer quotes in response to requests from HUD public and multifamily housing providers, affordable housing developers and rehabilitation contractors, and other organizations administering housing programs. The training and outreach completed in Region IX resulted in registration of more than 200 public housing authorities and other organi- zations looking to buy ENERGY STAR qualified products on the site. ^VAENTqc. Q, de\i£v° ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 41 Special Recognition for Excellence in HUD-Wide Promotion of ENERGY STAR'S "Change a Light, Change the World" Campaign U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Region IV— Southeast/Caribbean Energy Coordinator, James Chaplin Senior Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Program Management and to the Regional Director of Region IV, Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Chaplin served as HUD national director in promoting the 2006 ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. He initiated HUD-wide participation in the outreach campaign, which resulted in proc- lamations and activities with an estimated 150,000-250,000 ENERGY STAR qualified light bulbs installed over the course of 2006. He also established the mechanism for continued HUD participation in the campaign in future years. Special Recognition for Excellence in Promoting ENERGY STAR to HUD Grantees U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Region I—New England Energy Coordinator, Bob Paquin Director, CPD Field Office, Boston Mr. Paquin has initiated and organized numerous workshops and presentations to promote ENERGY STAR guidelines for new residential construction to HUD grantees throughout New England. Mr. Paquin's work has extended beyond the region, however, with his ENERGY STAR presentations having been adopted and used by all of HUD's CPD field offices around the country. As a direct result, nearly 40 HOME and Community Development Block Grant Program grantee localities have adopted ENERGY STAR residential new construc- tion guidelines in their procurement process for affordable housing. This has led to construction of 5,100 units qualified or to be qualified for ENERGY STAR. ------- 42 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Special Recognition for Excellence in Energy Efficient Affordable Housing Denton Affordable Housing Corp. Denton Affordable Housing Corporation Denton, Texas m Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity® Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity Nashville, Tennessee Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation Worcester, Massachusetts These three organizations have each made a commitment to ENERGY STAR as the platform for improving the energy efficiency and affordability of their housing. Together these organizations were responsible for developing and building 66 new, affordable, ENERGY STAR qualified homes in 2006. They have collectively demonstrated their com- mitment to ENERGY STAR in a variety of ways, including qualifying 100 percent of their new affordable housing as ENERGY STAR, installing only ENERGY STAR qualified appliances in new and existing housing, educating low-income residents on using the energy-efficient features of their homes, and working with other organizations to encourage replication of their efforts. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 43 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year- Energy Efficiency Program Delivery Arizona Public Service (APS) Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Public Service (APS) became an ENERGY STAR partner in 2005 and launched its ENERGY STAR Residential Lighting Program in October of that year. In 2006 APS further embraced the ENERGY STAR platform as part of its overall conservation campaign, with impressive results. Since the program's launch, more than 1.3 million compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) have been sold—1.1 million in 2006 alone, which APS estimates will save tens of mil- lions of dollars in energy costs—and retailer participation has increased by more than 200 percent. Also as a result of APS's program, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano proclaimed October 4 to be ENERGY STAR Change a Light Day for the State, Mayor Phil Gordon proclaimed December 1 to be ENERGY STAR Day for Phoenix, and Bank of America incor- porated the program into its own environmental activities. APS has also shared energy-efficiency messaging in-house, creating a display in its lobby to help all employees learn how to incorporate energy efficiency into their own lives. Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International Washington, District of Columbia The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, which represents more than 9 billion square feet of commercial real estate in the United States, has a long history of education and advocacy for energy effi- ciency. The group is now addressing climate change by endorsing ENERGY STAR, recognizing environmental achieve- ments in the commercial real estate industry, and delivering effective programs to help members meet the ENERGY STAR Challenge—reducing energy use by 10 percent or more. In 2006, through the BOMA Foundation and in partner- ship with ENERGY STAR, BOMA International developed the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP). By illustrating the value of energy efficiency, BEEP has helped spur an industry movement toward better energy management. In this first year alone, BOMA International trained nearly 5,000 practitioners through BEEP. This innovative operational excellence program trains commercial real estate practitioners on cost-effective strategies to reduce energy use in commercial buildings. It also helps raise awareness for the importance of strategic energy management. Combining Web-based training with in-person sessions, the program promotes industry standards for operational improvement, provides recognition opportunities for successful energy efficiency initiatives, and focuses on the importance of benchmarking and tracking energy use while finding ways to eliminate energy waste. BOMA International estimates that practitioners representing 2 billion square feet of commercial space will adopt best practices as a result of BEEP over the next few years. A 10 percent reduction in energy use for this space has the potential to result in $400 million in energy savings annually and a $5 billion increase in asset value. Through its energy efficiency programs, BOMA International aims to reduce the commercial real estate industry's energy consumption and carbon emissions by at least 10 percent annually, and will use EPA's energy performance rating system to help monitor progress toward that goal. ------- 44 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ~r " gi aonwwiw mm Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Portland, Oregon A longtime champion of ENERGY STAR, in 2006 the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) completed a 3-year effort supporting premium efficiency, ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washers under the overall theme of "Best of the Best." NEEA employed a regional, market-based strategy that brought together ENERGY STAR industry partners to provide special discounts, incentives, and self-funded promotions. The program met NEEA's goals to raise awareness, increase market share, and influence the market for premium-efficiency clothes washers within ENERGY STAR. Market share for ENERGY STAR clothes washers in the Northwest rose an estimated 4 percent over 2005, with premium-efficiency machines accounting for more than 50 percent of the ENERGY STAR qualified clothes washers rebated. State of California Investor-Owned Utilities , §§|Sf ¦ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Bl Pacific Gas and I cniCHW ffitl Electric Company* tUI jUn '*• An EDISON INTERNATIONAL" Company Pacific Gas and Electric Company Southern California Edison San Francisco, California Rosemead, California El Sempra Energy utility® Southern California Gas Company Los Angeles, California In 2006 the State of California's Investor-Owned Utilities (lOUs) launched a statewide program focused on energy- efficient commercial food service equipment. This program aims to reduce energy use in this energy-intensive part of many businesses. Combining promotion, outreach, training, and incentives, the lOUs promoted energy-efficient technologies and processes to industry decision makers responsible for food service equipment manufacturing, pur- chasing, and sales. Specific program services included site audits, equipment testing, new restaurant plan review, and regular seminars on energy efficiency for food service industry professionals. Much was accomplished in 2006: 85 food service audits, more than 300 rebates for ENERGY STAR qualified commercial food service equipment, and multiple field visits and design consultations. In addition, the lOUs held more than 100 food service energy efficiency seminars with almost 3,500 attendees, and partnered with EPA on a promotion at the 2006 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo in Los Angeles, where more than 3,500 pieces of program information were distributed and 600 program leads were generated. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 45 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion Lowe's Companies, Inc. Mooresville, North Carolina Lowe's helped many Americans save energy and money through its implementation of "Energy Savings Month" in October 2006. Through this multimedia campaign, customers were educated and encouraged to "Save Energy, Save Money" through the use of home-sealing products and tips, ENERGY STAR qualified fixtures and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), and "how-to" clinics nationwide. With the launch of an aggressive direct mail campaign coupled with superbly executed TV advertising, which featured ENERGY STAR products and the ENERGY STAR @ home tool, the "Save Energy, Save Money" promotion garnered millions of impressions and resulted in a nearly 900 percent visitor increase to Lowe's Energy page for the month and an impressive 40 percent increase in sales of energy- efficient products over the previous October. GEORGIA POWER A SOUTHERN COMPANY Georgia Power Atlanta, Georgia In 2006 Georgia Power led the way in bringing ENERGY STAR to the Southeast. Tying yearlong promotions into the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign, Georgia Power was one of the top five pledge drivers out of 600 organizations participating, highlighting ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) as an easy first step for customers to take in learning the value of energy efficiency and incorporating energy-saving activities into their daily lives. Georgia Power kicked off its 2006 promotion with an event for its 2,200 employees that drew local media coverage and featured speakers from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Georgia's Public Service Commission. Mass media outreach included TV, radio, print, Internet, and billboards, and Georgia Power established cooperative promotions with other ENERGY STAR partners and local organizations yielding retail events, sales training, and other high-visibility community events. Georgia Power drove "Change a Light, Change the World" pledges and delivered energy efficiency messaging through bill inserts, Web site placements, press releases, the employee newsletter, and a toll-free pledge line. Over the year, Georgia Power gave away more than 70,000 CFLs to customers who turned in pledge cards at local offices, and its promotions delivered a 1,200 percent increase in CFL sales. ------- 46 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ^ UB\ Clean Energy initiative Long Island Power Authority Uniondale, New York In 2006 the Long Island Power Authority (UPA) intensified the spotlight on ENERGY STAR qualified lighting through a yearlong promotion centering on the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. The promo- tion was supported by a unique and creative partnership between LIPA and the National Hockey League's New York Islanders. Starting in the spring, with a tie-in to Earth Day, and running through the fall, LIPA conducted retail train- ing, cooperative advertising, in-store promotions, and community events to support the campaign. Results included more than 2.4 million impressions from cooperative advertising, more than 1,000 online pledges, and the sale of more than 780,000 ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) by area retailers. LIPA's 2006 cam- paign could save customers tens of millions in lifetime electricity costs. In addition to these promotional efforts, LIPA has laid the groundwork for an aggressive expansion of Home Performance with ENERGY STAR for its existing homes market and ENERGY STAR New Homes program. A strong framework exists for both programs, which can now build from LIPA's ENERGY STAR marketing campaigns to deliver even more energy savings to LIPA customers. Pitting tnergy info Education The National Energy Education Development Project Manassas, Virginia Dedicated to helping teachers and students understand the scientific, economic, and environmental impacts of energy, the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project brought the 2006 ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign to teachers and students across the country. NEED created a guide to help teachers take a leadership role in driving the campaign at the individual, school, community, state, and national levels. The guide included lesson plan activities for home and school, examples of successful school programs, and a sample pledge sheet. In addition, NEED arranged and participated in conferences, workshops, and teacher trainings nation- ally, secured recognition at regional and national science teacher conferences, and published a newsletter that reached 22,000 classrooms in 47 states. In 2006 more than 375 teachers participated directly in NEED events. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 47 Cape Light "k- Efficiency Vermont Compact ^ Connecticut Light & Power : \ Clean UFA nationalgrid Qnstar Clean Energy Initiative If# 0 Unitil Western Massachusetts Electric Th iparty We deliver. It's that simple. The Northeast Utilities Systran Northeast ENERGY STAR Lighting and Appliance Initiative Lexington, Massachusetts Sponsors: Cape Light Compact, Connecticut Light & Power, Efficiency Vermont, Long Island Power Authority, National Grid, NSTAR Electric, The United Illuminating Company, Unitil, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company In the fourth quarter of 2006, the Northeast ENERGY STAR Lighting and Appliance Initiative sponsors implemented a fully integrated advertising and marketing promotion supporting the national ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. Promotional events were held at more than 200 Shaw's Supermarkets, helping to get energy- efficient bulbs into the stores that consumers shop in most frequently. The in-store promotions were accompanied by radio advertising, grassroots events, viral outreach, online pledge hosting, and in-store materials. The promotion yielded more than 19 million media impressions during the month of October alone, and the initiative secured almost 80,000 pledges during the campaign, with estimated savings of more than $2.2 million in energy costs and avoiding release of 35 million pounds of greenhouse gases. Bosch Home Appliances Huntington, California Bosch is recognized for its leadership in raising awareness about the environmental and economic benefits of ENERGY STAR qualified appliances through its 2006 promotion "It Pays To Be Green," which ran from February to June 2006. This promotion, which offers consumer rebates for ENERGY STAR qualified appliances, was so success- ful that Bosch will repeat it annually as the "Annual Green Savings Event." The promotion is featured prominently on the company's Web site, where, in addition to consumer information, Bosch provides resources to help builders, architects, and designers understand the monetary and environmental benefits offered by installing ENERGY STAR qualified products in new building and remodeling projects. © BOSCH ------- 48 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ndlienwM# marketing group irketing group Nationwide Marketing Group Winston-Salem, North Carolina In 2006 the Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG) delivered ENERGY STAR to nearly 2,800 retail store owners and their 30,000-strong sales staffs. NMG understands that ENERGY STAR helps consumers save money and energy while protecting the environment and offers retailers a unique profit-building opportunity. Using solid relationships and strong influence with multiple vendor partners and local and regional energy-efficiency program sponsors, NMG set out to increase its members' knowledge of ENERGY STAR through consistent messaging and marketing. In a dedicated presentation at its bi-annual "Prime Time!" trade show, NMG debuted the concept of "Independents for Energy Independence." Through exclusive tools such as "Independent Thinking" magazine, the "Membernet Intranet," special financial and service incentives, and free preprint circulars with themes such as "Trade in, Trade up" and "Get Clean, Save Green," NMG retailers achieved ENERGY STAR sales penetrations as much as 11 percent higher than national averages for refrigerators, clothes washers, and dishwashers. In a unique and compelling national promotion that linked the savings of ENERGY STAR appliances and lighting, customers purchasing a suite of GE Profile ENERGY STAR qualified appliances were given $500 rebates and 36 ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), saving them as much as $2,000 in energy costs. Through these concerted efforts, NMG and its vendor partners plan to continue working with ENERGY STAR to inform, educate, and stimulate sales while protecting the environment in 2007 and beyond. Rocky Mountain Power Salt Lake City, Utah Rocky Mountain Power operates PacifiCorp's Utah service territory and, in 2006, built aggressively on its newly launched ENERGY STAR New Homes program with a comprehensive consumer education campaign on the benefits of purchasing an energy-efficient new home. With targeted messaging informed by focus group research, the cam- paign included TV, radio, and theater advertising; direct mail; and transit and billboard advertisements. Cooperative grand opening events with builders culminated in an event that included a signed proclamation from Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., who declared May 19 as "ENERGY STAR Day" for Utah. As a result of its promotional efforts, Rocky Mountain Power counts more than 1,750 new ENERGY STAR qualified homes, with resulting savings of nearly 3.5 million kWh, the equivalent of taking about 350 cars off the road for one year. ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 49 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Appliance Retailing Sears Holdings Hoffman Estates, Illinois For years, Sears Holdings has successfully developed new ENERGY STAR product offerings through the Kenmore brand resulting in product breakthroughs in many major appliance categories. In 2006 Sears introduced products, such as the top-loading Kenmore Elite Oasis, that met and exceeded the new, more stringent 2007 qualifications for ENERGY STAR. Moreover, the company coupled these launches with superior ENERGY STAR sales associate train- ing. As of November 2006, Sears reported sales of more than 3.7 million units of ENERGY STAR qualified products worth more than $2.5 billion in sales—an increase of 4.6 percent over the previous year. It also generated approxi- mately 39 billion impressions through advertising, direct mail, online media, in-store signage, and popular TV shows such as "Extreme Makeover." ------- 50 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Special Recognition for Excellence in Commercial Food Service Programming EnergyTrust of Oregon, Inc. Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc. Portland, Oregon EnergyTrust of Oregon is being recognized for an ambitious new program promoting ENERGY STAR qualified com mercial food service equipment, which delivered impressive early results through a targeted, strategic marketing approach involving market leaders and local electric and natural gas utilities. Due to the popularity, other Oregon utilities are now considering adopting this program model for coming years. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 51 Special Recognition for Excellence in Promoting Superior Energy Performance in Building Design O Innovative Design Raleigh, North Carolina Innovative Design is recognized for integrating energy-efficient strategies into its building designs and submitting seven projects that achieved the designation Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR in the past two years. An archi- tecture firm renowned for its expertise in daylighting design, especially in K—12 schools, Innovative also designed 14 daylit projects and consulted on 16 others. Innovative's design team was able to specify high levels of energy efficiency by using ENERGY STAR tools to set concrete goals during the design process and follow through to check performance of the operating building. The firm's actions demonstrate leadership and environmental stewardship. ------- 52 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Special Recognition for Excellence in Lighting Retailing Seattle Lighting Seattle Lighting Seattle, Washington Seattle Lighting is a Northwest lighting retailer with six outlets and is the largest distributor of decorative light- ing fixtures in the region's residential building market. Since 2003 the company has been aggressively promoting ENERGY STAR light fixtures and has seen its sales increase every year. In 2006 Seattle Lighting sold more than 6,700 ENERGY STAR light fixtures, representing a 250 percent surge in sales over the previous year. Adding to this accom- plishment is the fact that most sales occurred without utility rebates, showing that Seattle Lighting staff truly under- stand and can effectively promote the benefits of high-efficiency lighting to consumers. Complementing this effort in the areas served by participating utilities, Seattle Lighting engaged in cooperative promotions with Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy, Takoma Power, and the Snohomish County Public Utility District. For 2007 Seattle Lighting has set even higher goals, and it expects to increase sales by at least another 100 percent, partially due to its adoption of new lighting technology GU-24, "twist and lock lamps," that will bring down the cost and increase the supply of new lighting fixtures. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 53 1993 Green Lights® Johnson Controls Ally of the Year 1994 Green Lights® Mobil Corporation Partner of the Year Primo Lighting Management Lighting Management Company Ally of the Year Cooper Lighting Manufacturing Ally of the Year Arizona Public Service Company Utility Company Ally of the Year 1995 Green Lights® Johnson & Johnson Large Corporate Partner of the Year The Washington Times Small Corporate Partner of the Year Arlington County Public Schools Government Partner of the Year Santa Cruz Valley Union High Government Partner of the Year University of Missouri-Columbia University Partner of the Year University of Michigan Hospitals Large Hospital Partner of the Year Lima Memorial Hospital Hospital Partner of the Year Whitaker Newsletters Small Business Partner of the Year Sligo Adventist School Non-Profit Partner of the Year Honeywell, Inc. Manufacturer Ally of the Year Innovative Lighting Services Lighting Management Company Ally of the Year 1996 Green Lights® USX Corporation Large Corporate Partner of the Year Westinghouse Electric Corporation Large Corporate Partner of the Year Halliburton Company Corporate Partner of the Year City of Philadelphia City Government Partner of the Year County of San Diego County Government Partner of the Year State of California State Government Partner of the Year Larry's Markets Small Corporate Partner of the Year University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Large Hospital Partner of the Year St. Charles Medical Center Small Hospital Partner of the Year Colonial Pacific Leasing Corporation Small Business Partner of the Year Massachusetts Institute of Technology University Partner of the Year Columbia University University Partner of the Year Whitehill Lighting & Supplies, Inc. Lighting Distributor Ally of the Year Parke Industries, Inc. Lighting Management Company Ally of the Year Philips Lighting Company Lighting Manufacturer Ally of the Year Southern California Edison Company Utility Company Ally of the Year ENERGY STAR® Products Ricoh Corporation Office Equipment Partner of the Year Compaq Computer Corporation Office Equipment PC Partner of the Year Samsung Electronics Company Office Equipment Monitor Partner of the Year Hewlett-Packard Company Office Equipment Printer Partner of the Year Canon U.S.A., Inc. Office Equipment Copier Partner of the Year Pitney Bowes Facsimile Systems Office Equipment Fax Machine Partner of the Year Honeywell Corporation HVAC Large Manufacturer Partner of the Year Addison Products Company HVAC Small Manufacturer Partner of the Year 1997 ENERGY STAR Buildings™ University of Missouri-Columbia Partner of the Year Honeywell, Inc. Partner of the Year Green Lights® Bank of America Large Corporate Partner of the Year Siemens Business Communications Small Corporate Partner of the Year City and County of Denver Government Partner of the Year Columbia/HCA Healthcare Partner of the Year University of Cincinnati University Partner of the Year University of Rochester University Partner of the Year Elks Club of State College Non-Profit Partner of the Year WESCO Distribution, Inc. Lighting Distributor Ally of the Year Lighting Management Consultants, Inc. Lighting Management Company Ally of the Year ------- 54 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR® Products Compaq Computer Corporation Office Equipment Computer Partner of the Year Samsung Electronics Corporation Office Equipment Monitor Partner of the Year Lexmark International, Inc. Office Equipment Printer Partner of the Year Ricoh Corporation Office Equipment Copier Partner of the Year Canon U.S.A., Inc. Office Equipment Facsimile Partner of the Year Advanced Micro Systems/Hewlett-Packard Office Equipment Best Technical Innovation Sun Microsystems Office Equipment Best Internal Promotion Pitney Bowes Office Equipment Best External Promotion Weil-McLain HVAC Large Manufacturer Partner of the Year Addison Products Company HVAC Small Manufacturer Partner of the Year ENERGY STAR® Homes North American Insulation Manufacturers Association Outstanding Industry Association National Home Energy Resources Organization Outstanding Home Rating/Tech Support ConSol, Inc. Outstanding Home Rating/Tech Support Greenstone Industries Outstanding Manufacturer Energy Design Technologies Outstanding Building Trade Vendor 1998 ENERGY STAR Buildings™ Mobil Corporation Partner of the Year The Trane Company Ally of the Year Johnson & Johnson Outstanding ENERGY STAR Buildings Upgrade Green Lights® Compaq Computer Corporation Corporate Partner of the Year Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District Government Partner of the Year St. Joseph's Hospital Healthcare Partner of the Year Walt Disney World Company Hospitality Partner of the Year Davenport Community Schools School System Partner of the Year McDonald's Corporation Retail Partner of the Year American Electric Power Company Ally of the Year City of Scottsdale Best Promotions ENERGY STAR® Homes Energy Rated Homes—Midwest Home Rating/Technical Support Provider Ally of the Year Andersen Corporation Manufacturer Ally of the Year Gainesville Regional Utilities Utility Ally of the Year Southlake Development, Inc. Small Builder of the Year Watt Homes Medium Builder of the Year Best Homes Medium Builder of the Year Pulte Homes Large Builder of the Year Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Manufactured Home Builder of the Year Best Promotions Astra Lite Best External Promotion GDE Systems, Inc. Best Educational Material Vermont Star Homes Most Creative Use of Media ENERGY STAR® Products IBM Corporation Office Equipment Computer Partner of the Year Samsung Electronics Corporation Office Equipment Monitor Partner of the Year Ricoh Corporation Office Equipment Imaging Partner of the Year Xerox Corporation Office Equipment Best Partner Promotion Lithonia Emergency Systems Exit Sign Partner of the Year Maytag Corporation Appliance Partner of the Year ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 55 1999 ENERGY STAR Buildings™ Polaroid Corporation Corporate Partner of the Year Johnson Controls, Inc. Ally of the Year CEC Consultants, Inc. Ally of the Year Mervyn's California Retail Partner of the Year New York State Office of Mental Health Healthcare Partner of the Year Broward County Commission Government Partner of the Year Wake County Public School System Education Partner of the Year Green Lights6 The Boeing Company Corporate Partner of the Year Amtech Lighting Services Ally of the Year Staples Retail Partner of the Year Northern Illinois Medical Center Healthcare Partner of the Year Mercer County Government Partner of the Year State of Ohio Government Partner of the Year University of Virginia Education Partner of the Year ENERGY STAR® Products IBM Corporation Office Equipment Computer Partner of the Year Ricoh Corporation Office Equipment Imaging Partner of the Year Sony Electronics, Inc. Home Electronics Partner of the Year Matsushita Electric/Panasonic Home Electronics Partner of the Year Lithonia Emergency Systems Exit Sign Partner of the Year Whirlpool Corporation Appliance Partner of the Year Maytag Appliances Appliance Leadership Award Andersen Corporation National Window Partner of the Year Windowmaster Products Regional Window Partner of the Year Soft-Lite L.L.C. Regional Window Partner of the Year The Home Depot National Window Retailer of the Year ENERGY STAR® Homes New England Joint Management Committee Ally of the Year—Utility Conectiv Power Delivery Ally of the Year—Utility Andersen Corporation Ally of the Year—Manufacturer Energy Rated Homes—Midwest Ally of the Year—Technical Support Provider Florida Department of Community Affairs and the Florida Solar Energy Center Ally of the Year—State or Local Government Agency ENERGY STAR® for Small Business Award Speare Memorial Hospital The Williams Inn Inn at Wiccoppee Petruccelli International American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Foundation GGS Information Services, Inc. Penn-Craft Community Association Weatherbury Farm Gulf Coast Paper American Cat Emporium &Wood Products The Doorstep Homeless Shelter Lagniappe Banquet Hall River Run Bed & Breakfast Subway Sandwiches and Salads Metropolitan Manufacturers Association Boulder Book Store Sycamore Plaza Partnership Paras, LLC Centerplex Larry's Markets ENERGY STAR® for Congregations Award Georgetown Gospel Chapel North Oxnard United Methodist Church ------- 56 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS 2000 Excellence in Consumer Education New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Ricoh Corporation Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships State of Wisconsin Combined Heat and Power Awards Dow Chemical Company Louisiana State University Trigen, Oklahoma City, OK Trigen, Tulsa, OK Trigen, Chicago, IL Trigen, Trenton, NJ Trigen, Philadelphia, PA University of North Carolina Rutgers University Maiden Mills All Systems Cogeneration ENERGY STAR® Homes FirstEnergy Corporation Ally of the Year Florida Power Corporation Ally of the Year Public Service Electric & Gas Company of New Jersey Ally of the Year D.R. Wastchak, L.L.C. Ally of the Year Bosshardt Realty Services, Inc. Special Recognition Award Town & Home, Inc. Special Recognition Award ENERGY STAR® Labeling Ricoh Corporation Product Labeling Sears, Roebuck and Co. Retail Panasonic Home Electronics Whirlpool Corporation Appliances Ricoh Corporation Office Equipment Alside National Window Thermal Industries Eastern Regional Window Viking Industries, Inc. Western Regional Window National Coatings Corporation Roof Products Sun Microsystems Outstanding Corporate Commitment ENERGY STAR Buildings™ and Green Lights® Johnson & Johnson Partner of the Year: Corporate State of Wisconsin Partner of the Year: Government Buildings ShopKo Stores, Inc. Partner of the Year: Retail Buildings La Quinta Inns, Inc. Partner of the Year: Hospitality Buildings Arden Realty, Inc. Partner of the Year: Commercial Real Estate Harwood Management Services Partner of the Year: Commercial Real Estate Sachem Central School District, New York Partner of the Year: Education Buildings North Memorial Health Care Partner of the Year: Healthcare Buildings Advance Transformer Co. Ally of the Year: Large Energy Service Provider Public Service Company of Colorado— Denver District Cooling Ally of the Year: Small Energy Service Provider GE Lighting Green Lights: Ally of the Year Pitney Bowes, Inc. Green Lights: Partner of the Year ENERGY STAR® for Small Business Award Thomas Mott Homestead Bed and Breakfast Ye Olde England Inne YWCA of White Plaines & Central Westchester American Environmental Outfitters, Inc. A.O.K Body Shop British American Autocare Inc. C.W. Hines and Associates Inc. Bestway Cape Canaveral Marine Services, Inc. Micro MICR Corp Pizza Hut of Gainesville The Green Institute ENCAP L.L.C. Environmental Law & Policy Center McDonald's Restaurant Urban Options Community Mercantile Eastdale Plaza California Family Fitness Centers Intrepress Technologies La Paz Electronics International Laser & Skin Surgery Center ^ _aN ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 57 ENERGY STAR® for Congregations Award Beth El-Kesser Israel Temple Hazon Trinity Lutheran Church Settlement Lutheran Church First Christian Church Solana Beach Presbyterian Church St. John's Episcopal Parish Cheney United Methodist Church 2001 Excellence in Consumer Education Pacific Gas and Electric Company Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation Sacramento Municipal Utility District Participating Electric and Gas Utilities of the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Business Hilton Hotels Corporation Partner of the Year Verizon Partner of the Year M.J. Soffe Company Partner of the Year Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. Partner of the Year Virtua Health Partner of the Year University of Missouri at Columbia Partner of the Year University of Virginia Partner of the Year Kingston City Schools Partner of the Year Arden Realty, Inc. Partner of the Year Hines Partner of the Year Servidyne Systems, Inc. Partner of the Year Johnson Controls, Inc. Partner of the Year Harrisburg Area Community College Honorable Mention Raytheon Company Honorable Mention BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. Honorable Mention Bonneville Power Administration Honorable Mention Arizona Army National Guard Honorable Mention Energy-Efficient Homes Southwest Gas Corporation Partner of the Year Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems West, Inc. Partner of the Year The Connecticut Light and Power Company Partner of the Year Woods & Associates Partner of the Year Bob Vila Excellence in Home Improvement Atlantic Design and Construction Energy-Efficient Builder Award Barry Andrews Homes Energy-Efficient Builder Award Beazer Homes Energy-Efficient Builder Award Tierra Concrete Homes Energy-Efficient Builder Award Energy-Efficient Products Canon U.S.A., Inc. Partner of the Year Whirlpool Corporation Partner of the Year Panasonic Partner of the Year Maytag Corporation Partner of the Year National Coatings Corporation Partner of the Year Alside Partner of the Year Harvey Industries Partner of the Year Viking Windows and Patio Doors Partner of the Year Sears, Roebuck and Co. Partner of the Year Pitney Bowes, Inc. Honorable Mention Intel Corporation Technical Innovation in ENERGY STAR AMD Technical Innovation in ENERGY STAR Excellence in Corporate Commitment IBM Corporation Combined Heat and Power Awards The College of New Jersey ------- 58 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR® for Small Business Award CHW Elementary Aurum Learning Systems Ashe Memorial Hospital Kiddie U Tech Vest, Inc. The Midtown Building Three Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. Schmidt Veterinary Clinic American Air Conditioning Jerry F. Pepper, APLC Community Mercantile Jose Oshea's Cafe and Cantina Barbara's Bakery Beutler Heating and Air Conditioning Vic's IGA Market Rancho Murieta Association Spaans Cookie Company Turn On To America Watt Executive Plaza Helen Anderson President & CEO (retired), Rayvern Lighting Supply Company, Inc. Special Award Winner Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Special Award Winner Wisconsin Focus on Energy Special Award Winner America's Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) Special Award Winner ENERGY STAR® for Congregations Award Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel Covington Seventh-Day Adventist Church Sikh Religious Temple Bethesda Lutheran Church 2002 Corporate Commitment Award Verizon Communications Inc. Excellence in Consumer Education Award Participating Electric, Gas and Efficiency Utilities of the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Energy Management Food Lion, LLC Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Hines Arden Realty, Inc. General Motors Corporation BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. Jefferson County Public Schools ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Business and Public Education Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Service Provider Performance Servidyne Systems, LLC ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in New Homes Vermont Energy Investment Corporation D.R. Wastchak, L.L.C. Reliant Energy HL&P Ence Homes New Jersey ENERGY STAR® Homes ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Manufactured Housing Champion Enterprises, Inc. ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Home Improvement New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Change A Light, Change the World Award Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance SYLVAN IA GE Lighting 2003 Special Recognition for Industry Leadership Hunter Fan Company Special Recognition for Technical Innovation Royal Vendors, Inc. Special Recognition for Online Information Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Product Manufacturers Panasonic Canon U.S.A., Inc. Good Earth Lighting, Inc. Maytag Corporation Whirlpool Corporation Phillips Lighting Company Alside VELUX America Inc. ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 59 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Retail Sears, Roebuck and Co. Corporate Commitment Award Eastman Kodak Company ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Retail Partner Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Product Manufacturers Panasonic Maytag Corporation Canon U.S.A., Inc. JELD-WEN, inc. Lennox Industries Inc. SYLVAN IA National Product Promotion Award Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) & Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC) Westinghouse Lighting Corporation ENERGY STAR® Award for Leadership in Energy Management Dutchess Community College Food Lion, LLC Hines Poudre School District Raytheon Company Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. USAA Real Estate Company ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Business and Institutional Outreach American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association (ASHE) ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Energy Services Servidyne Systems, LLC Special Recognition—ENERGY STAR® Million Monitor Drive America Online, Inc. Cisco Systems Citigroup Computer Associates Computer Sciences Corporation County of Loudoun (VA) Harvard University—FAS Computer Energy Reduction Program John F. Kennedy School of Government Pitney Bowes, Inc. Watt Watchers of Texas ENERGY STAR® Award for Affordable Housing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- New Homes Astoria Homes Clayton Homes, Inc. Pardee Homes California Investor-Owned Utilities for the California ENERGY STAR® New Homes Program CenterPoint Energy Oncor Electric Delivery Company ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Home Improvement New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Special Recognition—ENERGY STAR® New Homes Outreach Las Vegas Breakfast Club Regional, State, and Community Leadership in Energy Efficiency State of California: Flex Your Power and the California Investor-Owned Utilities—Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company, and San Diego Gas and Electric Kentucky Division of Energy (KDOE) Sponsoring Organizations of NEEP Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) Wisconsin ENERGY STAR® Homes/ Focus on Energy Energy Sense Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems—West, Inc. ------- 60 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS 2004 Special Recognition—Excellence in Environmental Education KLAS-TV Today's THV WCFN UPN 49 WITN-TV CNN Fox News Channel Home & Garden Television (HGTV) ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management Food Lion, LLC General Motors Corporation Hines Servidyne Systems, LLC ENERGY STAR® Award for Leadership in Energy Management 3M Eastman Kodak Company Fremont Unified School District Giant Eagle, Inc. Providence Health System Transwestern Commercial Services University of Michigan USAA Real Estate Company ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Service Provider Performance ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Retail Partner Lowe's Companies, Inc. ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Product Manufacturers GE Consumer Products Good Earth Lighting, Inc. Gorell Enterprises, Inc. Lennox Industries Inc. Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc. SYLVAN IA Whirlpool Corporation ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Appliance Retailing Sears, Roebuck and Co. ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Efficient Homes David Powers Homes D.R. Wastchak, LLC Ence Homes Energy Services Group Engle Homes Colorado, a division of TOUSA Homes, Inc. MaGrann Associates Nevada ENERGY STAR® Partners Pardee Homes Pulte Homes Nevada Operations Veridian Homes ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Education The California Investor-Owned Utilities— Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company CenterPoint Energy The Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University Minnesota Power, an ALLETE Company Nevada Power Company Sierra Pacific Power Company New England Joint Management Committee—Bay State Gas, Berkshire Gas, Cape Light Compact, KeySpan Energy Delivery, Massachusetts Electric, Nantucket Electric, Narragansett Electric, New England Gas, NSTAR Electric, NSTAR Gas, Unitil/ Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc. (NEEP)—Sponsoring Organizations of NEEP: Cape Light Compact, Connecticut Light & Power/The Northeast Utilities System, Efficiency Vermont, The Long Island Power Authority, National Grid Companies (Massachusetts Electric, Nantucket Electric, Narragansett Electric), NSTAR Electric Company, The United Illuminating Company, Unitil/Fitchburg Gas & Electric, Western Massachusetts Electric Company/The Northeast Utilities System Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Oncor Electric Delivery Company Sacramento Municipal Utility District Vermont ENERGY STAR® Homes Service— Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, Vermont Gas Systems Wisconsin's Focus on Energy Program ei3 Corporations ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Business Outreach American Hotel & Lodging Association ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 61 National Product Campaign Award Ace Hardware Corporation Efficiency Vermont and Partners—Green Mountain College, the Village of Poultney, Vermont, and Williams Hardware The Home Depot Maytag Corporation Panasonic Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Special Recognition—Technical Excellence Architectural Energy Corporation Special Recognition—Advancement of PC Energy Efficiency Dell, Inc. Intel Corporation Special Recognition—ENERGY STAR® Million Monitor Drive Fairfax County Public Schools Indoor Environmental Services The Procter and Gamble Company University of Pittsburgh VP Buildings, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2005 ENERGY STAR® Award for Corporate Commitment New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence—Energy Management 3M Eastman Kodak Company Food Lion, LLC Servidyne Systems, LLC USAA Real Estate Company ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Leadership in Energy Management California Portland Cement Company Colorado Springs School District 11 Giant Eagle, Inc. Marriott International, Inc. New York-Presbyterian Hospital The Saunders Hotel Group Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Transwestern Commercial Services ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Excellence in Promoting Superior Energy Performance Avista Advantage NSTAR Electric ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Product Manufacturers Canon U.S.A., Inc. GE Consumer and Industrial - Appliances Gorell Enterprises, Inc. Lennox Industries Inc. SYLVAN IA Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc. Whirlpool Corporation ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Retailer Lowe's Companies, Inc. ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Appliance Retailing Sears, Roebuck and Co. ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Product Labeling Panasonic ENERGY STAR® National Product Campaign Award Wisconsin Focus on Energy GE Consumer and Industrial - Lighting Maytag Corporation ENERGY STAR® Award for Retail Commitment The Home Depot ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence—Efficient Homes Ence Homes Nevada ENERGY STAR Partners Pardee Homes ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year- Excellence in Efficient Homes Astoria Homes Cambridge Homes D.R. Horton, Inc. - Sacramento Division David Powers Homes Energy Sense Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems - West, Inc. Veridian Homes ------- 62 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Education The California Investor-Owned Utilities— Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison Company, and Southern California Gas Company CenterPoint Energy TXU Electric Delivery Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. and the Maryland Energy Administration MidAmerican Energy Company New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Office of Clean Energy The Northeast ENERGY STAR Lighting and Appliance Initiative Members ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence in Home Improvement Austin Energy Wisconsin Focus on Energy Special Recognition—Outstanding Contributions Improving the Quality of Efficient Lighting PEARL Board Special Recognition—Innovation in Promoting ENERGY STAR Qualified Lighting Fixtures Sacramento Municipal Utility District Special Recognition— Leadership in Hispanic Outreach about ENERGY STAR Sierra Pacific Power Company Nevada Power Company Special Recognition—Advancement of Energy-Efficient Computer Technologies AMD Special Recognition—Buying Group Leadership in Promoting ENERGY STAR Brand Source/Associated Volume Buyers Special Recognition—Excellence in Promoting Superior Energy Performance in Building Design ENSAR Group Special Recognition—Development and Support of the Emerging Home Performance Industry California Energy Commission California Public Utility Commission Special Recognition—Commitment to ENERGY STAR Home Sealing Richard Dale, The Home Depot 2006 ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—Energy Management 3M Food Lion, LLC Giant Eagle, Inc. Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Transwestern Commercial Services USAA Real Estate Company Servidyne Systems, LLC ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—Product Manufacturer GE Consumer & Industrial Gorell Enterprises, Inc. OS RAM SYLVAN IA Whirlpool Corporation ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—New Homes Astoria Homes David Powers Homes Ence Homes Pardee Homes Veridian Homes ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence—Program Delivery The California Investor-Owned Utilities— Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company CenterPoint Energy Nevada ENERGY STAR Partners New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Northeast ENERGY STAR Lighting and Appliance Initiative —Sponsoring orga- nizations include: Cape Light Compact, Connecticut Light & Power, Efficiency Vermont, Long Island Power Authority, National Grid (formerly Massachusetts Electric Company, Nantucket Electric Company, and Narragansett Electric Company), NSTAR Electric, The United Illuminating Company, Unitil, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company TXU Electric Delivery ENERGY STAR® Homes Program Wisconsin Focus on Energy ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year- Energy Management California Portland Cement Company Ford Motor Company Frito-Lay Gresham-Barlow School District 10Jt. Marriott International, Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. New York-Presbyterian Hospital ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 63 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year- Service and Product Provider Avista Advantage next>edge Save More Resources, Inc. ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Retailer The Home Depot ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year- Product Manufacturer Good Earth Lighting Lithonia Lighting Precision Entry, Inc. Victory Refrigeration ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year- New Homes Anderson Homes Aspen Homes of Colorado Bosgraaf Homes D. R. Horton, Inc. - Sacramento Haven Properties, Inc. Segal & Morel Winton/Flair Custom Homes Bureau Veritas Energy Sense Guaranteed Watt Saver Systems, Inc. Southwest Home Energy Raters TexEnergy Solutions, Inc. ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Energy Efficient Affordable Housing New Jersey Green Homes Office - New Jersey Department of Community Affairs ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year- Energy Efficiency Program Delivery Austin Energy New Jersey's Clean Energy Program, NJBPU Puget Sound Energy ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in ENERGY STAR Outreach Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. and the Maryland Energy Administration Kentucky Office of Energy Policy National Grid Alliant Energy/MidAmerican Energy Company Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) Acme Markets, Inc. Lowe's Sears, Roebuck and Co. Maytag Corporation Nevada Power Company-Sierra Pacific Power Company Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc. Special Recognition—Excellence in Promoting Superior Energy Performance in Building Design Innovative Design, Inc. Special Recognition—Innovation in Retail Displays Curtis Lumber Company Incorporated Special Recognition—Excellence in Efficiency Programs Fort Collins Utilities Special Recognition—Excellence in Product Innovation Power Integrations, Inc. Special Recognition—Excellence in Energy Efficient Affordable Housing Cathedral Square Corporation, Piedmont Housing Alliance, McCreary County Community Housing Development Corporation, Pinellas County Community Development Department ------- 64 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Index—2007 ENERGY STAR® Awards 3M St. Paul, Minnesota 8, 60, 61, 62 Advanced Energy Raleigh, North Carolina 30 Advantage IQ Spokane, Washington 13 AGA Foodservice Equipment Cherry Hill, New Jersey 28 Anderson Homes, Inc. Cary, North Carolina 30, 63 Arizona Public Service (APS) Phoenix, Arizona 43 Astoria Homes Las Vegas, Nevada 14, 59, 61, 62 Austin Energy Austin, Texas 18, 62, 63 Bob Ward Companies Edgewood, Maryland 31 Bosch Home Appliances Huntington, California 47 Bosgraaf Homes Holland, Michigan 31, 63 Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International Washington, District of Columbia 43 California Portland Cement Company Glendora, California 8, 61, 62 CenterPoint Energy Houston, Texas 18, 59, 60, 62 CMH Manufacturing, Inc., a subsidiary of Clayton Homes, Inc. Maryville, Tennessee 31 Community Housing Partners Corporation Christiansburg, Virginia 38 Davenport Community School District Davenport, Iowa 21,54 David Powers Homes Houston, Texas 14, 60, 61, 62 ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 65 Denton Affordable Housing Corporation Denton, Texas 42 DPIS Engineering, LLC Tomball, Texas Efficiency Vermont Burlington, Vermont. Ence Homes St. George, Utah Energy Inspectors Las Vegas, Nevada Energy Services Group Wilmington, Delaware Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc. Portland, Oregon Enterprise Columbia, Maryland Food Lion Salisbury, North Carolina Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Michigan Fox Energy Specialists, The Nelrod Company Fort Worth, Texas GE Consumer & Industrial Louisville, Kentucky 16, 60, 61, 62 Georgia Power Atlanta, Georgia 45 Giant Eagle Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 9, 60, 61, 62 Gorell Enterprises, Inc. Indiana, Pennsylvania 16, 60, 61, 62 Haven Properties Alpharetta, Georgia 33, 63 Holton Homes, Inc. Nampa, Idaho 34 ...36, 47, 60, 61,62 ...15, 58, 60, 61,62 32 33, 60 50,63 37 .9, 58, 59, 60, 61,62 21,62 Houston Habitat for Humanity Houston, Texas 38 ------- 66 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Innovative Design, Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina 51, 63 J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Piano, Texas 22 Jones Lang LaSalle Chicago, Illinois 22 K. Hovnanian Homes—Minnesota Division Eden Prairie, Minnesota 34 Lennox Industries Inc. Richardson, Texas 28, 59, 60, 61 Long Island Power Authority Uniondale, New York 46, 47, 60, 62 Louisville Metro Housing Authority Louisville, Kentucky 38 Lowe's Companies, Inc. Mooresville, North Carolina 45, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63 Marriott International Washington, District of Columbia 10, 61, 62 McDonald's USA Oak Brook, Illinois 23 Merck & Co., Inc. Whitehouse Station, New Jersey 23, 62 Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity Nashville, Tennessee 42 National Grid Northborough, Massachusetts 36, 47, 60, 62, 63 Nationwide Marketing Group Winston-Salem, North Carolina 48 Nevada ENERGY STAR Partners Las Vegas, Nevada 19, 61, 62 New Jersey Green Homes Office—New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Trenton, New Jersey 37, 63 New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, New York 10, 61, 62 New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Albany, New York 19, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 Northeast ENERGY STAR Lighting and Appliance Initiative Lexington, Massachusetts 47, 62 ------- 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS « 67 Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Portland, Oregon 44, 57, 58, 59, 60 OSRAM SYLVANIA Danvers, Massachusetts 16, 62 Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Francisco, California 44, 57, 59, 60, 62 Palm Harbor Homes Addison, Texas 34, 54 Pella Corporation Pella, Iowa 29 Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 39 PepsiCo Purchase, New York 23 Philadelphia Housing Authority Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39 Precision Entry, Inc. Sugarcreek, Ohio 29, 63 Progress Lighting Greenville, South Carolina 29 Raytheon Company Waltham, Massachusetts 24, 57, 59 Rocky Mountain Power Salt Lake City, Utah 48 San Diego Unified School District San Diego, California 24 Save More Resources Grand Junction, Colorado 13, 63 Schools for Energy Efficiency from Hallberg Engineering, Inc. White Bear Lake, Minnesota 26 Seaford School District Seaford, Delaware 25 Sea Gull Lighting Products, LLC—A Generation Brands Company Riverside, New Jersey 17,60,61 Sears Holdings Hoffman Estates, Illinois 1, 49, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63 Seattle Lighting Seattle, Washington 52 ------- 68 - 2007 ENERGY STAR® AWARDS Shriners Hospitals for Children—Houston Houston, Texas 25 Southern California Edison Rosemead, California 44, 53, 59, 60, 62 Southern California Gas Company Los Angeles, California 44, 59, 60, 62 Southern Energy Management Raleigh, North Carolina 35 Southwest Energy Conservation, LLC El Paso, Texas 35 State of California Investor-Owned Utilities 44, 59, 60, 62 The Commodore Corporation Goshen, Indiana 32 The Home Depot, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia 1, 27, 55, 61, 62, 63 The National Energy Education Development Project Manassas, Virginia 46 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Erlanger, Kentucky. 11, 61, 62 Transwestern Houston, Texas 11, 60, 61, 62 TXU Electric Delivery Dallas, Texas 20, 62 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 40, 41 USAA Real Estate Company San Antonio, Texas 12, 59, 60, 61, 62 Veridian Homes Madison, Wisconsin 15, 60, 61, 62 Whirlpool Corporation Benton Harbor, Michigan 1,17, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62 Winton/Flair Custom Homes El Paso, Texas 35, 63 Wisconsin Focus on Energy Madison, Wisconsin 20, 58, 61, 62 Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation Worcester, Massachusetts 42 ------- ------- 3/ \W Recycled/Recyclable Printed with Vegetable Oil-Based Inks on Recycled Paper (Minimum 50% Postconsumer) Process Chlorine Free ------- |