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| October 14, 2008 Presented by:
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þ obay ± goba warming þ ationa ± energy independence þ oca ±sustainabe communities þ ut hey, I¶m preaching to the choir here
ï þ ma usinesses represent 52% of a U.. workers þ ou¶re the decision maker. An empoyee at a bigger firm has ess of a say þ ut hey, I¶m preaching to the choir here
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þ A growing number of customers care about the impact companies have on the environment, and wi reward companies with sustainabe business modes. The foowing is from a study by the atura Marketing Institute:
ource: atura Marketing Institute
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* þ A study by the Harvard choo of Pubic Heath found that ! " "" "| | #||$ that improved when away from the workpace. Another study by the awrence erkeey ationa aboratory showed that productivity osses associated with % | &'(&))) .
ource: U.. ma usiness Administration
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* þ Peope work for more than just money. They want to fee invoved in something bigger, in a mission to improve our word. The top up-and-coming taent cares more about the environment than previous generations. Do potentia recruits see your company as a eader in environmenta sustainabiity? Wi you have the edge when it comes to attracting top taent?
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| þ Many of the improvements your company wi make wi have a positive emotiona impact on its peope. They can aso have a positive impact on your bottom ine. Conserving resources can mean conserving money.
ïï þ What does it mean to go green? ± Hep prevent goba warming ± Create a heathy environment for empoyees ± Reduce our strain on natura resources ± ave money« after a it¶s green too ± Avoid ³eco-rhetoric.´ et achievabe goas, and do them
ïï + ,* þ Aso caed greenwashing þ Customers are wary, wi punish firms that are dishonest þ ampes:
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tart with the ow-hanging fruit: ± Many items take itte effort, and either cost nothing or save you money right off the bat * /0
-
+ +""
HVAC, ighting, Periphera contros
ighting, HVAC, Coo roof, Renewabe energy
1 -""
Indoor pants, Ceaning suppies
Ceaning suppies, Heathy ighting
Reduce, reuse, recyce
Address waste stream
* %
andscaping, pumbing fitures
+"" Teecommuting, Carpooing
2
Preferred parking
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ïï þ 2% of the nation¶s eectricity, or over 908 biion kiowatt-hours, goes towards ighting, heating, cooing, and providing other eectrica needs for office buidings. þ That equas 804 miion tons of carbon dioide. And you thought cars were big pouters. þ It costs businesses $66 biion.
ïïï + +"" +"" 3 2 2-"" Digita Thermostat þ Use a programmabe thermostat to make sure heating is turned down after hours. This can save around 10% a year on heating and cooing energy.1 That means ~$100/yr. and /4 of a ton of CO2 Motion ensors in Conference Rooms þ Can save ~$100/yr. and /4 of a ton of CO2 each ighting Poicy þ An office of 20 peope that eaves a quarter of its ights on at night can save ~$ 40 and 2 1/2 TO of CO2 by turning these off Computers, printers, etc. þ Turn off computers, printers, etc where and when you can
ource: 1. U.. Department of nergy
$570, 4.5 tons CO2 saved
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2 " 0+4
ïïï + +"" 5 " þ R TAR compiant roofing materias with high emissivity can reduce peak cooing demand by 10±15%1 þ This aso reduces urban µheat isands¶. The heat isand effect can raise temperatures 2-10° F in urban areas.2 For each degree the temperature rises above 70 in .A., % more smog is created.2 ource: 1. nergystar.gov; 2. U..
reen uiding Counci
ïïï + +"" 2 þ The shade from a mature tree correcty positioned to shade the buiding can reduce cooing costs by 20-40%. One of the benefits of deciduous trees (trees that ose their eaves in the autumn) is that they aow sunight to reach and warm the buiding during winter. þ Coud save $400 and tons of CO2 per year þ Pasadena has rebates for $50 per shade tree
ïïï + +"" * + þ Caifornia oar Initiative ± Rebates depend on your utiity, system size ± Rebates are bigger in the eary years, wi decine ater þ Pasadena Water & Power offers $ .50/watt, $4/watt for non-profits þ Federa Ta Credit renewed two weeks ago
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Indoor air poution is estimated to ki 11,400 peope each year1 In the mid-1980s, the Word Heath Organization determined that as many as 0% of buidings wordwide have poor Indoor Air Quaity, causing "sick buiding syndrome" symptoms2 ³For many peope, the risks to heath may be greater due to eposure to air poution indoors than outdoors´1 ome eampes of VOCs are formadehyde, trichoroethyene, benzene and touene ± a known or suspected carcinogens easona affective disorder (AD) is a form of depression that has been inked to empoyees whose workspaces are not we it
ource: 1. U.. nvironmenta Protection Agency; 2. Word Heath Organization
ïïï 1 -"" ï 6 7, ï 8 þ Remove VOCs þ iminate ick uiding yndrome þ righten up your office þ Motivate Workers uide:
* "9-5 + " * ï ï" 2 *
08 :
8
8 0
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reen ea þ reen ea has ists of ow VOC paints, coatings, adhesives, seaants, etc. þ www.greensea.org
Carpet & Rug Institute þ ook for reen abe and reen abe Pus for ow VOC-emitting carpeting þ www.carpet-rug.com
ource: U.. nvironmenta Protection Agency, Word Heath Organization
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þ Dayighting
þ
þ D tubes ource: 1. U..
reen uiding Counci
easona affective disorder (AD) is a form of depression that has been inked to empoyees whose workspaces are not we it ³tudies have demonstrated that productivity increases dramaticay for buiding occupants working in dayit areas´1 In addition, the stroboscopic effects of fuorescent tubes can cause eyestrain which can cause decreased productivity, headaches, and absenteeism ook for fu spectrum ighting which contains a the coors. Try to avoid coo white fuorescent ighting.
ïïï * % * * * þ ource reduction is the most important ± paper, packaging, etc þ Recycing x Overa diversion can save hundreds of doars by reducing waste pickups Why recyce? Puente His, the nation¶s argest andfi, receives 1 ,200 tons of waste per day. It and other oCa andfis are cosing in -5 years. Disposa costs may rise 10 times whie recycing wi cost roughy the same
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Printing, Marketing materias - FC Certified Paperess Office 100% post-consumer recyced paper is now very comparabe in price and quaity to reguar paper. Here are the benefits for the environment compared to virgin paper: ± 100% fewer trees used ± mits 7% fewer greenhouse gases ± Uses 4 % ess energy ± Uses 46% ess water ± Reduces soid waste up to 49%
ïïï +"" +"" 0 þ Caifornia is in a drought þ Metropoitan Water District of oCa offers significant rebates for efficient irrigation ± high efficiency spray nozzes and rotating spray nozzes þ ven better, use that require modest or zero irrigation þ These aso benefit by being non-invasive Caifornia ative Pants ource: Theodore Payne Foundation
ïïï +""
:; þ
Metropoitan Water District and Pasadena Water & Power have rebates for water-efficient fitures ± Up to $400 for waterfree urinas ± save up to 45,000 gaons per year per urina1 ± $165 or more for High fficiency Toiets (HTs). The average water savings for HTs is estimated to be 19,000 gaons per year when repacing an average, non-efficient toiet and 4,000 gaons per year when repacing a UFT1
ource: 1. Metropoitan Water District of outhern Caifornia
ïïï 2 5 /2 nergy Use in the U..1
In a firm of 20 empoyees, if 20% of your
73%
empoyees teecommute/carpoo rather than drive 20 mies to work just one day a week, you wi save the foowing annuay:
27% ransportation
Other
þ eary 2 tons of CO2 þ 181 gaons of gas (roughy $750) þ eary 200 pounds of carbon monoide þ 12 pounds of nitrogen oides þ Missed days associated w/ car accidents
ource: 1. U..
reen uiding Counci
Presented by: Mark D¶Andrea, D AP Vice President
(626) 578-0678 mark@ o reen-outions.com www. o reen-outions.com
| October 14, 2008 Presented by:
ï ï
þ obay ± goba warming þ ationa ± energy independence þ oca ±sustainabe communities þ ut hey, I¶m preaching to the choir here
ï þ ma usinesses represent 52% of a U.. workers þ ou¶re the decision maker. An empoyee at a bigger firm has ess of a say þ ut hey, I¶m preaching to the choir here
ï | ï
þ A growing number of customers care about the impact companies have on the environment, and wi reward companies with sustainabe business modes. The foowing is from a study by the atura Marketing Institute:
ource: atura Marketing Institute
ï | ï
* þ A study by the Harvard choo of Pubic Heath found that ! " "" "| | #||$ that improved when away from the workpace. Another study by the awrence erkeey ationa aboratory showed that productivity osses associated with % | &'(&))) .
ource: U.. ma usiness Administration
ï | ï
* þ Peope work for more than just money. They want to fee invoved in something bigger, in a mission to improve our word. The top up-and-coming taent cares more about the environment than previous generations. Do potentia recruits see your company as a eader in environmenta sustainabiity? Wi you have the edge when it comes to attracting top taent?
ï | ï
| þ Many of the improvements your company wi make wi have a positive emotiona impact on its peope. They can aso have a positive impact on your bottom ine. Conserving resources can mean conserving money.
ïï þ What does it mean to go green? ± Hep prevent goba warming ± Create a heathy environment for empoyees ± Reduce our strain on natura resources ± ave money« after a it¶s green too ± Avoid ³eco-rhetoric.´ et achievabe goas, and do them
ïï + ,* þ Aso caed greenwashing þ Customers are wary, wi punish firms that are dishonest þ ampes:
ïïï -. ï þ
tart with the ow-hanging fruit: ± Many items take itte effort, and either cost nothing or save you money right off the bat * /0
-
+ +""
HVAC, ighting, Periphera contros
ighting, HVAC, Coo roof, Renewabe energy
1 -""
Indoor pants, Ceaning suppies
Ceaning suppies, Heathy ighting
Reduce, reuse, recyce
Address waste stream
* %
andscaping, pumbing fitures
+"" Teecommuting, Carpooing
2
Preferred parking
ïïï + +""
ïï þ 2% of the nation¶s eectricity, or over 908 biion kiowatt-hours, goes towards ighting, heating, cooing, and providing other eectrica needs for office buidings. þ That equas 804 miion tons of carbon dioide. And you thought cars were big pouters. þ It costs businesses $66 biion.
ïïï + +"" +"" 3 2 2-"" Digita Thermostat þ Use a programmabe thermostat to make sure heating is turned down after hours. This can save around 10% a year on heating and cooing energy.1 That means ~$100/yr. and /4 of a ton of CO2 Motion ensors in Conference Rooms þ Can save ~$100/yr. and /4 of a ton of CO2 each ighting Poicy þ An office of 20 peope that eaves a quarter of its ights on at night can save ~$ 40 and 2 1/2 TO of CO2 by turning these off Computers, printers, etc. þ Turn off computers, printers, etc where and when you can
ource: 1. U.. Department of nergy
$570, 4.5 tons CO2 saved
ïïï + +"" +"" 3 0
2 " 0+4
ïïï + +"" 5 " þ R TAR compiant roofing materias with high emissivity can reduce peak cooing demand by 10±15%1 þ This aso reduces urban µheat isands¶. The heat isand effect can raise temperatures 2-10° F in urban areas.2 For each degree the temperature rises above 70 in .A., % more smog is created.2 ource: 1. nergystar.gov; 2. U..
reen uiding Counci
ïïï + +"" 2 þ The shade from a mature tree correcty positioned to shade the buiding can reduce cooing costs by 20-40%. One of the benefits of deciduous trees (trees that ose their eaves in the autumn) is that they aow sunight to reach and warm the buiding during winter. þ Coud save $400 and tons of CO2 per year þ Pasadena has rebates for $50 per shade tree
ïïï + +"" * + þ Caifornia oar Initiative ± Rebates depend on your utiity, system size ± Rebates are bigger in the eary years, wi decine ater þ Pasadena Water & Power offers $ .50/watt, $4/watt for non-profits þ Federa Ta Credit renewed two weeks ago
ïïï 1 -""
ïï þ þ
þ þ þ
Indoor air poution is estimated to ki 11,400 peope each year1 In the mid-1980s, the Word Heath Organization determined that as many as 0% of buidings wordwide have poor Indoor Air Quaity, causing "sick buiding syndrome" symptoms2 ³For many peope, the risks to heath may be greater due to eposure to air poution indoors than outdoors´1 ome eampes of VOCs are formadehyde, trichoroethyene, benzene and touene ± a known or suspected carcinogens easona affective disorder (AD) is a form of depression that has been inked to empoyees whose workspaces are not we it
ource: 1. U.. nvironmenta Protection Agency; 2. Word Heath Organization
ïïï 1 -"" ï 6 7, ï 8 þ Remove VOCs þ iminate ick uiding yndrome þ righten up your office þ Motivate Workers uide:
* "9-5 + " * ï ï" 2 *
08 :
8
8 0
ïïï 1 -"" ï 6 7, 5 |
reen ea þ reen ea has ists of ow VOC paints, coatings, adhesives, seaants, etc. þ www.greensea.org
Carpet & Rug Institute þ ook for reen abe and reen abe Pus for ow VOC-emitting carpeting þ www.carpet-rug.com
ource: U.. nvironmenta Protection Agency, Word Heath Organization
ïïï 1 -"" 1 04 þ
þ Dayighting
þ
þ D tubes ource: 1. U..
reen uiding Counci
easona affective disorder (AD) is a form of depression that has been inked to empoyees whose workspaces are not we it ³tudies have demonstrated that productivity increases dramaticay for buiding occupants working in dayit areas´1 In addition, the stroboscopic effects of fuorescent tubes can cause eyestrain which can cause decreased productivity, headaches, and absenteeism ook for fu spectrum ighting which contains a the coors. Try to avoid coo white fuorescent ighting.
ïïï * % * * * þ ource reduction is the most important ± paper, packaging, etc þ Recycing x Overa diversion can save hundreds of doars by reducing waste pickups Why recyce? Puente His, the nation¶s argest andfi, receives 1 ,200 tons of waste per day. It and other oCa andfis are cosing in -5 years. Disposa costs may rise 10 times whie recycing wi cost roughy the same
ïïï * % * * * 6 -"" þ þ þ
Printing, Marketing materias - FC Certified Paperess Office 100% post-consumer recyced paper is now very comparabe in price and quaity to reguar paper. Here are the benefits for the environment compared to virgin paper: ± 100% fewer trees used ± mits 7% fewer greenhouse gases ± Uses 4 % ess energy ± Uses 46% ess water ± Reduces soid waste up to 49%
ïïï +"" +"" 0 þ Caifornia is in a drought þ Metropoitan Water District of oCa offers significant rebates for efficient irrigation ± high efficiency spray nozzes and rotating spray nozzes þ ven better, use that require modest or zero irrigation þ These aso benefit by being non-invasive Caifornia ative Pants ource: Theodore Payne Foundation
ïïï +""
:; þ
Metropoitan Water District and Pasadena Water & Power have rebates for water-efficient fitures ± Up to $400 for waterfree urinas ± save up to 45,000 gaons per year per urina1 ± $165 or more for High fficiency Toiets (HTs). The average water savings for HTs is estimated to be 19,000 gaons per year when repacing an average, non-efficient toiet and 4,000 gaons per year when repacing a UFT1
ource: 1. Metropoitan Water District of outhern Caifornia
ïïï 2 5 /2 nergy Use in the U..1
In a firm of 20 empoyees, if 20% of your
73%
empoyees teecommute/carpoo rather than drive 20 mies to work just one day a week, you wi save the foowing annuay:
27% ransportation
Other
þ eary 2 tons of CO2 þ 181 gaons of gas (roughy $750) þ eary 200 pounds of carbon monoide þ 12 pounds of nitrogen oides þ Missed days associated w/ car accidents
ource: 1. U..
reen uiding Counci
Presented by: Mark D¶Andrea, D AP Vice President
(626) 578-0678 mark@ o reen-outions.com www. o reen-outions.com
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