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- 6. KILL‐A‐WATT METER • Call up the County Energy Coordinator at 241‐4955 and we’ll help you get a ‘kill‐o‐watt’ meter on that old fridge! • We’re planning to replace the worst “energy hog” refrigerators located throughout County facilities • See the results posted on the Green Team website • Meters will also be available soon for employees to take home so you can determine if your fridge needs replacing to save energy and money at home too! REFRIGERATOR REPLACEMENT PROGRAM Here’s How the Program Works! 11/16/2012 6Green team Open House
- 7. REFRIGERATOR REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 11/16/2012 7 New HE Refrigerator kWh/year ‐375 $/kWh Annual Cost ‐ $146.25 Annual Savings Simple payback Planning 1,116.4 $0.39 $435.40 $289.15 2.42 yrs IT Help Desk 974 $0.39 $379.86 $233.61 3 yrs Transportation 949 $0.39 $370.11 $223.86 3.13 yrs Housing 1 916.15 $0.39 $357.30 $211.05 3.32 yrs Parks & Rec 2,311.2 $0.39 $901.37 $755.12 0.93 yrs IT Dev 730 $0.39 $284.70 $138.45 5.06 yrs Housing 2 675.25 $0.39 $263.35 $117.10 5.98 yrs Fire Admin (Piikoi) 631 $0.39 $246.09 $99.84 7.01 yrs Purchasing 513 $0.39 $200.07 $53.82 13.01 yrs Housing 3 361.35 $0.39 $140.93 ($5.32) n/a Green team Open House
- 9. The pie chart shown here represents the results of the County Waste Composition Study, which shows what we are throwing “away” every day, and more importantly, helps us understand how to better manage it! What does our waste stream consist of? 11/16/2012 9 DISPOSABLES TO REUSABLES PROGRAM Paper, 33.9% HHW, 0.6%Plastics, 13.5% Sharps, 0.1% Metals, 4.5% Glass, 4.0% Rubber, 0.3% Yard Waste, 6.0% Other Inoraganic, 1.4% Food Waste, 13.7% Wood, 3.5% C/R/D, 5.9% Durables, 1.4% Textiles , 3.7% Diapers, 2.0% Other Organic, 0.8% Fines, 2.8% Other, 0.2% Special Wastes, 1.7% Green team Open House
- 13. Why Ride the Bus or Carpool? Save money! ‐ Estimates indicate @ $2000/year saved from riding the bus.* Save time! ‐ Although it might take a little longer to get to work, IT’S YOUR TIME. You can read a book, check email, or just catch some sleep on the way to and from work! Save the Planet – Ground transportation accounts for over 1/3rd of all petroleum use in Hawaii, and an equivalent percentage of CO2 emissions. Save $2000/year in gas! RIDE THE BUS OR BE COOL IN A CARPOOL 11/16/2012 13Green team Open House http://www.publictransportation.org/tools/fuelsavings/Pages/default.aspx
- 15. Start riding the bus today ‐ it’s easy! Locate the bus stops for your start point and end destination. Determine the bus route. Check rider fees. (free to County employees!) Information available at www.kauai.gov/bus or by calling ‐ 246‐8110 11/16/2012 15 Want to start a carpool? Willing to share a ride or needing a ride to/from work? Let us know & we’ll try to connect you with other County employees from your area! Email letsgogreen@kauai.gov RIDE THE BUS OR BE COOL IN A CARPOOL Green team Open House
- 17. 11/16/2012 17 Why Target Paper Reduction? Cost Savings – Compared to 2007, we now save approximately $12,000/year as a result of departmental paper reduction initiatives. Environmental Savings ‐ Since 2007, we have reduced enough to save approximately 180 trees/year. Energy Savings – along with the trees, we have also saved the equivalent of 850 barrels of oil per year! PAPER REDUCTION CAMPAIGN Green team Open House
- 18. 11/16/2012 18 How are we reducing our paper use in the County? Purchasing – Initiated a transition to a paperless system last year and has been very successful at reducing paper use Building Division – Is beginning a transition to electronic plan submittal which will reduce huge volumes of plan documents and allow for streamlined document reviews Planning Department –Reuses old plans by making them into notebooks for departmental use. Solid Waste Division – has an aggressive awareness program and assures that every County office has the tools and understanding needed for paper reduction and recycling! PAPER REDUCTION CAMPAIGN Green team Open House Recycling bins in every office http://cok‐sp‐02/sites/Purchasing/SitePages/Home.aspx Purchasing made the first big move to paperless and several others are following their lead!
- 20. 11/16/2012 20 Here’s how you can get involved and keep it going! PAPER REDUCTION CAMPAIGN Green team Open House • Print only when needed & print on both sides of the page when possible • Always buy paper with high recycled content • Make sure your used paper ends up in the recycle bin and not in the trash! • Send us your best ideas for reducing paper waste within the County
- 23. 11/16/2012 23 So what’s next? We’re investigating a number of ways to improve comfort while reducing energy use: COOL, COMFORTABLE, AND EFFICIENT Green team Open House Minimum set point ‐ This simple step would allow individual offices to retain temperature control, but would establish the minimum temperature that thermostats could be set to Retrocommissioning – Retrocommissioning is a method for investigating how and why a building’s systems are operated and maintained, and for identifying ways to improve overall building performance Mixed mode operations ‐ “Mixed‐mode” refers to a hybrid approach to space conditioning that uses a combination of natural ventilation from operable windows (either manually or automatically controlled), and mechanical systems that include air distribution equipment and refrigeration equipment for cooling.