Transcript Developing an Awards Program for SW PA’s Businesses and

Smart Energy Use for a
Healthier Business Climate
and Clean Air
June 21, 2012
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
2012 C4S Air Quality Series
Planning Committee
Phyllis Barber
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Management
Highmark
Jayme Graham
Air Quality Manager
Allegheny County Health Department
Thomas Batroney
Hatch Mott McDonald
Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis
Executive Director
Women for a Healthy Environment
Rachel Filippini
Executive Director
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP)
Allison Robinson
Director, Environmental Initiatives
UPMC
Scott Golla
Principal Environmental Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Heather Sage
Vice President
Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future
Gonzalo Manchego
Small Business Development Center
Duquesne University
Aurora Sharrard
Director of Innovation
Green Building Alliance
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Leaderboard Update
Standings as of
June 21, 2012
2011-2012 Green Workplace Challenge
Oversight Committee
Beth Edwards
General Manager
Mall at Robinson
Rachel Filippini
Executive Director
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP)
Christina French
Owner
Table Magazine
Aftyn Giles
Sustainability Coordinator
City of Pittsburgh
Scott Golla
Principal Environmental Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Scott Matthews
Professor, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Carnegie Mellon
Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis
Executive Director
Women for a Healthy Environment
Joyce O’Connor
Principal
Cardinal Resources LLC
William O’Rourke
Duquesne University
Aurora Sharrard
Director of Innovation
Green Building Alliance
Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam
Associate Professor of Leadership
Palumbo-Donahue School of Business
Duquesne University
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Who’s Participating?
Large Business (1000+ employees)
• Bayer
• BNY Mellon
• Highmark Inc.
• The PNC Financial Services Group
• UPMC
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Medium Business (50-999 employees)
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Del Monte Foods
DMI Companies
Eaton Corporation
Massaro Corporation
Michael Baker Corporation
Oxford Development Company
WESCO Distribution Inc.
WESCO Distribution Inc. – Warrendale
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Small Business (<50 employees)
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Backstage Alpaca
Environmental Planning and Design, LLC
evolveEA
Indovina Associates Architects
Industrial Energy Engineering
Numeritics
OMNI Associates
Pashek Associates, Ltd.
Peter Margittai Architects, LLC
Schwartz Market
Sullivan & Sullivan Consulting, LLC
Sweet & Sons, Inc.
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Observers
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ACTION-Housing, Inc.
ACTION-Housing, Inc. – Pittsburgh
Green House
Allegheny Conference on
Community Development
Allegheny County
Bayer Center for Nonprofit
Management
Bike Pittsburgh
Cardinal Resources LLC
Carnegie Mellon University
Community Design Center of
Pittsburgh
Constellation Energy
Global Links
Green Building Alliance
Greensolve LLC
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North Side Christian Health Center
Oakland Planning and Development
Corporation
Over The Bar Bicycle Café
Pennsylvania Resources Council
Perkins Eastman
Pittsburgh Green Innovators
Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh Regional Center for
Science Teachers
Turtle Creek Valley Council of
Governments
University of Pittsburgh – Mascaro
Center for Sustainable Innovation
Victim Outreach Intervention Center
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Observers - 6/21/12
Allegheny County
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Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
120
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Green Building Alliance
Carnegie Mellon University
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Global Links
Oakland Planning and Development Corporation
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Over the Bar Bicycle Café
Other Points
Energy Reduction Points
Water Reduction Points
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Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Allegheny Conference on Community Development
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ACTION-Housing
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ACTION-Housing - Pittsburgh Green House
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Cardinal Resources LLC
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BikePGH
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Total Points
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Small Business - 6/21/12
evolveEA
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Other Points
Energy Reduction Points
Water Reduction Points
Pashek
Associates,
Ltd.
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Total Points
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Medium Business - 6/21/12
Eaton Corporation
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Michael Baker Corporation
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Del Monte Foods
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DMI Companies
Other Points
Energy Reduction Points
Water Reduction Points
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WESCO-Warrendale
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Oxford Development Company
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WESCO-Pittsburgh
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Total Points
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Large Business - 6/21/12
Bayer
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PNC
115
Highmark Inc.
Other Points
Energy Reduction Points
Water Reduction Points
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UPMC
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BNY Mellon
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Total Points
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What have the
GWC Participants
Accomplished from
September 2011 – April 2012?
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Total Energy Saved
19,102,725 kWh
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1662
US Households’
Annual Electricity
Usage
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More than
all of the homes in
Regent Square (543),
and Friendship (1072)
for a year
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Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Reduced
8896 MtCO2e
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222 Airline Flights
Of 500 miles
1.5 days worth of all flights
leaving Pittsburgh Intl.
on a typical day
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Amount of Water Saved
48,805,660 gal
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Water used in 514
typical US households in year
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Other Air Pollutants Reduced
Pollutant
Amount
NOx
24.6 tons
SO2
93.5 tons
N2O
491 pounds
Mercury
0.85 pounds
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Most-Performed Actions in the Competition
1 – Create an ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account, and give read-only access to GWC staff (4 pts)
2 – Establish a baseline for your electric usage in Portfolio Manager, and share with GWC staff (8 pts)
3 – Establish a baseline for your natural gas usage in Portfolio Manager, and share with GWC staff (4 pts)
4 – Establish a baseline for your water usage in Portfolio Manager, and share with GWC staff (4 pts)
5 – Include utility costs in Portfolio Manager updates (1 pt per utility type)
11 – Dedicate a staff member as the primary contact for sustainability in your organization (1 pt)
12 – Create and distribute a green newsletter to your employees (1 pt)
32 – Provide bike racks or bike storage (2 pts)
6 – Use Portfolio Manager to develop a carbon emissions inventory of your building portfolio (5 pts)
10 – Create an internal green team (1 pt)
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Actions that Generated the Most Points
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7 – Achieve energy usage reductions from your baseline
8 – Achieve water usage reductions from your baseline
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16 – Purchase green power from a renewable energy source
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35 – Purchase CO2 offsets for your company
– 5% reduction = 10 pts (2 pts for each percentage reduction up to 5%)
– 10% reduction = 25 pts (3 pts for additional percentage reductions up to 10%)
– 20% reduction = 65 pts (4 pts for additional percentage reductions beyond
10%)
– 5 points for every 10% of total power usage purchased (over a period of at
least 5 consecutive months)
– 100% purchased for 5 months = 50 points
– 100% purchased for 10 months = 100 points
– 5 points for every 10% of natural gas usage offset (over a period of at least 5
consecutive months)
– 100% offset for 5 months = 50 points
– 100% offset for 10 months = 100 points
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Workshop #10: Water Conservation
Save the Date: Friday, July 27, 2012
Registration: 8:30 am
Details:
http://greenchallenge.c4spgh.org
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•October 19, 2012: Transportation Workshop: Cleaner Air and Better Business
(Odyssey Day)
Future Workshops:
• October 19, 2012: Transportation Workshop:
Cleaner Air and Better Business (Odyssey Day)
• December 6, 2012: Employee Actions for
Better Business and Cleaner Air