4. Showing the way to Sustainability
Solution
You are at risk for:
• Energy cost increases
• Water shortages
• Carbon cap-and-trade programs
We provide solutions to help you:
The E2CØ Program
• Identify energy efficiencies
• Institute water conservation
measures
• Design zero-waste programs Energy Efficiency
• Reduce your carbon footprint Water
Carbon
Other advantages of “going green:”
• Reducing operating costs Zero-Waste
• Improving identification and management
of risk
• Creating value through enhanced reputa-
tion and positive customer response
• Increasing ability to attract and retain em-
ployees
• Differentiate yourself to your customers
The American Recov-
ery & Reinvestment
Act of 2009, an eco-
nomic stimulus pack-
age with tax and
spending provisions
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totaling nearly $800
billion, was recently
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signed into law. The credit for qualified energy
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efficiency improvements was increased to 30%
from 10%, and several credit limitations were
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1. 2. 3.
Survey Set Goals Site Investigation
Before we can make a commitment to you, the Once we have determined that we can indeed save The ultimate goal of the site investigation is to
EcoTrend consultant will conduct a preliminary you money (about 75% of our preliminary surveys con- improve your profitability. We will do a detailed
survey of your facility. Some basic information will tinue to a detailed site investigation), we will help you set analysis of your operations, focusing on energy,
be collected in order to your sustainability policy and goals. Adopting a sustain- water and waste, and give you benchmarks to com-
help us determine if we ability policy ensures that energy, water and waste manage- pare your costs with that of similar companies and
can indeed find paths to ment becomes part of your company’s broader business buildings. You will gain information to support
cost savings, and what plan. improvements, with options presented so that you
magnitude those savings can weigh and prioritize costs against savings (ROI).
Goals describe the broad intentions of a sustainability
might have on your firm’s Our report to you will also calculate your carbon
policy. These goals usually include commitments to im-
bottom line. footprint and ways to mitigate your impact on the
prove the energy efficiency of facility operations and
environment.
As part of this survey, we will be asking for equipment, reduce peak energy
information in the following six areas: demand and lower energy costs, A major focus of our report is to allow your
conserve water, reduce waste and building manager to better understand energy use
1. Energy usage (Electricity, Natural Gas and
increase recycling efforts. and determine where savings can be made. Our
other sources of energy)
report to you will include:
Objectives flow from these goals,
2. Telecommunications costs (Telephone,
setting quantitative, measurable 1. Your facility’s annual energy use and costs,
Internet and other costs)
tasks that will be used to verify the 2. Energy Performance Indicators (EPI), and
3. Building envelope (Windows and Doors,
results of your sustainability pro- comparison to industry
Roofs and Insulation)
gram. The following is a partial list of objectives that you benchmarks,
4. Transportation
might want to include in your plan:
3. A list of energy savings
5. Water usage (Sanitation, Landscaping and
Energy consumption—reduce total energy use
1. opportunities, with esti-
other uses)
by 20% by 2015, compared to baseline. mated costs and annual sav-
6. Corporate waste (Paper, Equipment, Food
Energy source—10% of energy will be from
2. ings, and
and other waste)
renewable sources, either onsite or purchased 4. The applicability and
through renewable energy credits. viability of major renewable
This survey is free to you and provides Air Emissions—cut greenhouse gas (GHG)
3. energy and water conserva-
emissions by 20% by 2015 over baseline. tion measures such as solar panels, wind
us with a baseline on which we can esti-
turbines, greywater catchment and cool
Water and wastewater—reduce consumption
4.
mate where savings can be implemented.
roofs.
of potable water by 5% by 2015.