US EPAs ENERGY STAR An Overview for Colleges and Universities

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US EPAsENERGY STAR An Overview for
Colleges and Universities
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What is ENERGY STAR?

• A voluntary partnership between organizations,
  businesses, consumers, and government, united in
  the pursuit of a common goalto protect our
  environment for future generations by changing to
  energy-efficient products and practices today.

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The Challenge is Wasted Energy
Energy waste at home and at work will cost U.S.
organizations and consumers billions of dollars
in the next ten years.
Wasted energy contributes to smog, acid rain, and
greenhouse gases.
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ENERGY STAR

• Helps you and your school
• Reduce energy use
• Save money
• Prevent pollution

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ENERGY STAR

• Offers schools
• Technical support
• Financing advice
• Web resources and tools
• Training presentations
• Achievement awards
• ENERGY STAR label for top performance

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ENERGY STAR

• Provides resources for staff across your school
  to implement and promote energy efficiency
• Facilities Management
• Design Team
• Finance and Budgeting
• Purchasing
• Communications Public Relations

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Resources for New Buildings Design Guidance and
Web Tool

• Incorporate energy considerations from the
  earliest design stage
• Set an energy performance target for the new
  building
• Use the easy online tool Target Finder to
  estimate your targets energy use intensity (EUI)

Learn more Sign up for the interactive
presentation delivered via Internet conference
call
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Resource Submetering

• Submetering helps you
• Measure your buildings energy usage then
  benchmark with Portfolio Manager
• Plan your facility investments more effectively
• Negotiate better deals with utilities and energy
  service providers
• Enables quick response to failures of system
  components

Learn more Contact EPA for the submetering one
page handout and study.
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Resource Portfolio Manager

• Web-based tool for benchmarking that helps you
• Manage the energy in your facilities portfolio on
  an ongoing basis
• Set building performance goals
• Prioritize upgrade work
• Track progress over time ensure continuous
  improvement
• Compare energy performance to similar buildings
  nationwide, using a score from 1 to 100

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Set Priorities Across Your Portfolio,Monitor and
Verify
Highly rated buildings provide lessons learned
and label candidates.
100
75
Your OM improvements will yield savings.
Portfolio of facilities by energy performance
score
50
Most upgrade opportunities are in the lower
quartiles.
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Apply for the Label

• Administrative buildings, hotels, hospitals, (and
  coming soon dormitories!) in the top 25 percent
  nationwide are eligible to apply for the ENERGY
  STAR label, provided they maintain comfort
  levels that meet or exceed industry standards.

0 25 50 75 100
Learn more Sign up for the interactive Portfolio
Manager presentation delivered via the Internet
conference call
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Resource The Five-Stage Approach to Building
Upgrades
Plant Upgrades
Fan System
Load Reductions
Tune up
Lighting
Continuous Maintenance Measuring
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Resource The Five-Stage Approach

• Provides . . .
• Assistance in developing a roadmap for building
  upgrades
• Detailed guidance in the Building Manual,
  available for partners and online

Learn more Sign up for the interactive
presentation delivered via the Internet
conference call
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The ENERGY STAR

• Products for your business and your home earn the
  ENERGY STAR by meeting strict energy efficiency
  guidelines set by EPA and DOE.

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Examples of ENERGY STAR Qualified Products

• Water Coolers
• Lighting
• Office Equipment
• Heating Cooling Equipment
• Transformers
• Ceiling Fans
• Ventilation Fans
• Reach-in Refrigerators
• Appliances
• Consumer Electronics

more than 35 product categories
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Resource Purchasing Tools

• Help schools identify, specify, and purchase
  ENERGY STAR qualified products
• Estimate savings with Web calculators
• Provide templates for modifying procurement
  language and educating employees

Learn more Sign up for the interactive
presentation delivered via Internet conference
call
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Savings from Bulk Purchasing

• Example 100 exit signs _at_ .06/kWh
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Resource Monitor Power Management

• Centrally or locally administered software
  programs to implement monitor power management
• Estimated savings
• 200,000 kWh/yr per 1,000 monitors
• Savings of 12,000/yr (at .06/kWh)
• Drop in air conditioning load
• Easy to install download at www.energystar.gov/po
  wermanagement

Learn more Sign up for the interactive
presentation delivered via the Internet
conference call
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Resource Financial Advice

• Access to Financing Experts
• Tools and Resources
• Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator
• COO-CFO Paper Persuasive arguments to use when
  presenting upgrade benefits to the COO CFO
• Easy Access to Energy Improvement Funds 2-page
  fact sheet

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Resource Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator

• Answers three critical questions
• How much new energy efficiency equipment can be
  purchased from anticipated savings?
• Should the equipment purchase be financed now, or
  is it better to wait and use cash from a future
  budget?
• Is money being lost by waiting for a lower
  interest rate?
• Contact EPA for a copy

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Resource Financial Advice

• Regional Group Working Sessions
• Explore options for financing energy performance
  improvements, including local resources
• Assess which financing options are most
  appropriate for your organization
• Develop your energy and investment plan

Learn more Sign up for the interactive
presentation delivered via the Internet
conference call
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Communications Public Relations (PR)

• Show your commitment and progress to staff and
  community
• Be a role model for peers by sharing your
  successes (in newsletters, at conferences, on
  your Web site)
• Tailor ENERGY STAR templates
• Co-brand or create materials (press releases,
  articles, recorded interviews, pamphlets)
• Organize local recognition events, showcase
  spaces

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ENERGY STAR Showcase Dorm Rooms and Offices

• Showcase ENERGY STAR qualified products in dorm
  rooms, offices, or other spaces (e.g.,
  libraries).
• Leverage it to promote other ENERGY STAR
  initiatives

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ENERGY STAR Showcase Dorm Rooms and Offices

• Showcase Schools
• Tulane University
• Ohio University
• Duke University
• Michigan State University
• University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• Your school?

Learn more Visit www.energystar.gov for the
showcase room guide
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Communications PR Partner Recognition

• ENERGY STAR Higher Education Newsletter
• Recognizes partner energy efficiency efforts
• Provides ENERGY STAR news
• Contact EPA to sign up for the newsletter
• Annual ENERGY STAR Awards

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Communications PR Partner Recognition
2001 ENERGY STAR Award University of
Missouri-Columbia
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Become an ENERGY STAR Partner

• Join 7,000 organizations nationwide that saved
  nearly 6 billion in 2001 through energy
  efficiency, while preventing the pollution
  comparable to emissions from about 12 million
  cars.
• Show your energy, financial, and environmental
  leadership
• Be a role model

Go to www.energystar.gov and click on Join ENERGY
STAR
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ENERGY STAR Interactive Internet Presentations
(recap)

• Portfolio Manager
• Five-Stage Approach to Building Upgrades
• Monitor Power Management
• New Building Design
• Financing Energy Efficiency Upgrades
• Purchasing Energy-Efficient Products

On the www.energystar.gov Web site
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ENERGY STARInformation Sources

• www.energystar.gov
• 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937)
• Melissa Payne, ENERGY STAR
• National Manager, Education Sector
• payne.melissa_at_epa.gov
• Norm Willard, EPA Region 1
• willard.norman_at_epa.gov
• Michelle Salisbury, EPA Contractor
• msalisbury_at_cadmusgroup.com