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Resources
from US EPA Energy Star: Would you like to
explore the financing options for energy efficiency projects? Receive technical assistance on how to
improve the energy performance of your buildings? Find out how to bulk purchase Energy Star labeled products? Learn about the process and benefits of
benchmarking your portfolio of buildings?
And more? The US
Environmental Protection Agency's Energy
Star® invites you to participate in one or more
presentations delivered via conference call and the Internet. You can view the slide presentation and
participate individually using your own computer and office phone, or gather
interested colleagues together around one phone and computer. During the presentation, you can discuss
your questions with energy and financing expert consultants. There is no cost for your
participation. Energy
Star Internet
presentations have been scheduled for September 2001. EPA invites you to visit its Web site at
http://yosemite1.epa.gov/estar/business.nsf/content/govt_resources_IP.htm
to view a schedule and to register.
Once you register, your confirmation information will appear on the
screen. Please wait for this screen
to appear and print it out, as it will be needed to access the
presentations. If you have any
problems registering, please email payne.melissa@epa.gov
<mailto:payne.melissa@epa.gov>. Attached are descriptions of all the
Internet presentations offered by Energy
Star. Money for Your Energy Upgrades The Five-Stage
Approach to Building Upgrades This 45-minute presentation covers the major
steps in implementing energy upgrades in buildings: (1) planning, benchmarking,
and developing an energy usage baseline; (2) the five-stage integrated approach
to upgrades; and (3) communicating success. The Five-Stage Approach focuses on
lighting, building tune-ups, load reductions, distribution systems, and heating
and cooling systems. Target audience: facility managers in K-12 schools,
colleges and universities, and state and local governments. One-2-Fiveâ Energy Management
Diagnostic This 45-minute presentation focuses on a
CD-based software tool that helps senior managers assess their energy
management practices in key organizational areas. These include purchasing,
capital finance, resources, maintenance practices, and equipment operations.
Through simple yes/no questions, the tool helps managers (1) identify energy
management opportunities in their organizations; (2) assign priorities; (3)
define an action plan; and (4) measure progress toward sustainable reductions
in energy operating costs and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Target audience: facility managers and
executive decisionmakers in state and local governments, K-12 schools,
colleges, and universities. Benchmarking
Tool/Portfolio Manager Portfolio Manager is a 45-minute presentation
on a Web-based software that allows users to calculate
the energy efficiency of their office or K-12 building from a national
perspective. Participants view some of the key screens users encounter and
learn how to enter data either through the Web or a downloadable template. Buildings that are among the top 25
percent nationwide in terms of energy performance and maintain an indoor
environment that conforms to industry standards can qualify to receive the Energy Star label. Target audience: office building owners,
facility and energy managers, and K-12 school officials. Cost Savings through Energy Star
Purchasing Purchasing products with the Energy Star label can substantially
reduce your organization's energy use and costs. Cost Savings through Energy Star Purchasing is a 30-minute
presentation on the broad range of products carrying the Energy Star label. This presentation
describes (1) the support EPA provides to aid purchasing of products with
superior energy performance; (2) guidelines that define energy performance for
numerous products; (3) drop-in procurement language for stipulating energy
performance attributes to vendors; (4) lists of energy-efficient products; and
(5) energy savings software that calculates the life cycle costs of Energy Star labeled products and their
less efficient counterparts. Target audience: purchasing officials, energy and
sustainability officers, and budget/financial officials. Monitor Power Management This 30-minute presentation describes a new Energy Star program that is helping
organizations realize the enormous potential energy savings available from
proper power management of computers and monitors. The program includes educational
outreach material and an innovative software tool that enables monitor power
management from a central location.
Typical energy savings for an organization of 1,000 computers are 380,000 kWh/year.
The target audience is upper management, IT managers, facility/energy managers at large PC-intensive organizations such as
government, colleges and universities, and large corporations. To View a Calendar
for July through September or To Register Visit <http://yosemite1.epa.gov/estar/business.nsf/content/govt_resources_IP.htm> Michael
Segal Associate The Cadmus Group. Tel:
703-247-6113 Fax:
703-247-6001 For more
information on saving money and preventing pollution through energy efficiency,
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