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October 14, 2008

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y ± g
oba
warming

þ ationa
± energy independence
þ oca
±sustainab
e communities

þ ut hey, I¶m preaching to the choir here

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þ ma

usinesses represent

52% of a

U.. workers
þ ou¶re the decision maker.
An emp
oyee 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 sustainab
e business mode
s. The
fo

owing 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 Pub
ic Hea
th found
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from the workp
ace. Another study by the awrence
erke
ey ationa
aboratory showed that productivity

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ource: U.. ma

usiness Administration

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þ Peop
e work for more than just money. They want to
fee
invo
ved in something bigger, in a mission to
improve our wor
d. The top up-and-coming ta
ent cares
more about the environment than previous generations.
Do potentia
recruits see your company as a
eader in
environmenta
sustainabi
ity? Wi

you have the edge
when it comes to attracting top ta
ent?
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þ Many of the improvements your company wi

make wi


have a positive emotiona
impact on its peop
e. They
can a
so have a positive impact on your bottom
ine.
Conserving resources can mean conserving money.
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þ What does it mean to go green?

± He
p prevent g
oba
warming
± Create a hea
thy environment for emp
oyees
± Reduce our strain on natura
resources
± ave money« after a

it¶s green too
± Avoid ³eco-rhetoric.´ et achievab
e goa
s,
and do them
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so ca

ed greenwashing

þ Customers are wary, wi

punish firms that are
dishonest
þ amp
es:
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þ tart with the
ow-hanging fruit:
± Many items take
itt
e effort, and either cost nothing or save you money
right off the bat
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HVAC, ighting, Periphera
ighting, HVAC, Coo
roof,
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s Renewab
e energy

Indoor p
ants, C
eaning C
eaning supp
ies, Hea
thy

1
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ies
ighting

Reduce, reuse, recyc
e Address waste stream

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andscaping, p
umbing


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Te
ecommuting, Carpoo
ing Preferred parking

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þ 2% of the nation¶s e
ectricity, or over 908 bi

ion
ki
owatt-hours, goes towards
ighting, heating,
coo
ing, and providing other e
ectrica
needs for
office bui
dings.
þ That equa
s 804 mi

ion tons of carbon dioide. And
you thought cars were big po

uters.
þ It costs businesses $66 bi

ion.
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Digita
Thermostat
þ Use a programmab
e thermostat to make sure
heating is turned down after hours. This can save
around 10% a year on heating and coo
ing energy.1 $570,
That means ~$100/yr. and /4 of a ton of CO2 4.5 tons
CO2
Motion ensors in Conference Rooms
þ Can save ~$100/yr. and /4 of a ton of CO2 each saved

ighting Po
icy
þ An office of 20 peop
e 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

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þ R  TARŒ comp
iant roofing

materia
s with high emissivity can reduce
peak coo
ing demand by 10±15%1
þ This a
so reduces urban µheat is
ands¶.
The heat is
and 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 ui
ding Counci

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þ The shade from a mature tree correct
y positioned to

shade the bui
ding can reduce coo
ing costs by 20-40%.
One of the benefits of deciduous trees (trees that
ose
their
eaves in the autumn) is that they a

ow sun
ight to
reach and warm the bui
ding during winter.
þ Cou
d save $400 and tons of CO2 per year
þ Pasadena has rebates for $50 per shade tree
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þ Ca
ifornia o
ar Initiative
± Rebates depend on your uti
ity,
system size
± Rebates are bigger in the ear
y
years, wi

dec
ine
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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þ Indoor air po

ution is estimated to ki

11,400 peop
e each year1

þ In the mid-1980s, the Wor
d Hea
th Organization determined that as
many as 0% of bui
dings wor
dwide have poor Indoor Air Qua
ity,
causing "sick bui
ding syndrome" symptoms2
þ ³For many peop
e, the risks to hea
th may be greater due to
eposure to air po

ution indoors than outdoors´1
þ ome eamp
es of VOCs are forma
dehyde, trich
oroethy
ene,
benzene and to
uene ± a

known or suspected carcinogens
þ easona
affective disorder (AD) is a form of depression that has
been
inked to emp
oyees whose workspaces are not we


it

ource: 1. U.. nvironmenta
Protection Agency; 2. Wor
d Hea
th Organization

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þ Remove VOCs 8 8
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iminate ick
ui
ding yndrome
þ righten up your
office
þ Motivate Workers

uide:

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reen ea
Carpet & Rug Institute

þ reen ea
has
ists þ ook for reen abe

of
ow VOC paints, and reen abe
P
us
coatings, adhesives, for
ow VOC-emitting
sea
ants, etc. carpeting
þ www.greensea
.org þ www.carpet-rug.com
ource: U.. nvironmenta
Protection Agency, Wor
d Hea
th Organization
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þ easona
affective disorder (AD) is a form of
depression that has been
inked to emp
oyees
whose workspaces are not we


it
þ ³tudies have demonstrated that productivity
Day
ighting increases dramatica

y for bui
ding occupants
working in day
it areas´1
þ In addition, the stroboscopic effects of
f
uorescent tubes can cause eyestrain which
can cause decreased productivity, headaches,
and absenteeism
þ ook for fu

spectrum
ighting which contains
a

the co
ors. Try to avoid coo
white
D tubes f
uorescent
ighting.

ource: 1. U.. reen ui
ding Counci

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þ ource reduction is the most important

± paper, packaging, etc
þ Recyc
ing
x Overa

diversion can save hundreds of
do

ars by reducing waste pickups

Why recyc
e? Puente Hi

s, the nation¶s
argest
andfi

, receives 1 ,200
tons of waste per day. It and other oCa

andfi

s are c
osing in -5
years.
Disposa
costs may rise 10 times whi
e recyc
ing wi

cost rough
y the
same
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þ Printing, Marketing materia
s - FC Certified

þ Paper
ess Office
þ 100% post-consumer recyc
ed paper is now
very comparab
e in price and qua
ity to
regu
ar 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 so
id waste up to 49%
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þ Ca
ifornia is in a drought
þ Metropo
itan Water District of oCa
offers significant
rebates for efficient irrigation ± high efficiency spray
nozz
es and rotating spray nozz
es

þ ven better, use 
 


that require modest or zero
irrigation
þ These a
so benefit by being
non-invasive
Ca
ifornia ative P
ants
ource: Theodore Payne Foundation
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þ Metropo
itan Water District and Pasadena Water &
Power have rebates for water-efficient fitures
± Up to $400 for waterfree urina
s ± save up to 45,000
ga

ons per year per urina
1
± $165 or more for High fficiency Toi
ets (HTs). The
average water savings for HTs is estimated to be
19,000 ga

ons per year when rep
acing an average,
non-efficient toi
et and 4,000 ga

ons per year when
rep
acing a UFT1

ource: 1. Metropo
itan Water District of outhern Ca
ifornia

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nergy Use in the U..1
In a firm of 20 emp
oyees, if 20% of your
73%
emp
oyees te
ecommute/carpoo
rather
than drive 20 mi
es to work just one day a
week, you wi

save the fo

owing annua

y:
27%

ransportation Other þ ear
y 2 tons of CO2

þ 181 ga

ons of gas (rough
y $750)
þ ear
y 200 pounds of carbon monoide
þ 12 pounds of nitrogen oides
þ Missed days associated w/ car accidents

ource: 1. U.. reen ui
ding Counci

 Presented by:
Mark D¶Andrea, D AP
Vice President

(626) 578-0678
mark@ o reen-o
utions.com
www. o reen-o
utions.com