Federal Green Challenge

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Federal Green Challenge

• U.S. EPA Region 10
• May 15, 2008

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What is the Challenge?

• Launched on Earth Day 2008.
• EPA Region 10 challenged federal facilities to
  reduce carbon footprint by reducing emissions by
  5 in next year in two of four categories
  energy, transportation, waste, and/or water.

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Who can participate?

• All federal facilities within Region 10 (Alaska,
  Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) are eligible.
• Federal facilities outside Region 10 are
  encouraged to participate, but will not be
  eligible for recognition through the Challenge
  awards program.

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How do you participate?

• Step 1. Set Goals.
• Step 2. Establish Baseline.
• Step 3. Work Toward Goals.
• Step 4. Measure Results.
• Step 5. Get Recognized.

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Step 1. Set Goals.

• Set a goal of at least a 5 reduction to be
  achieved in the next year in two of the four
  challenge focus areas
• 1. Energy 2. Transportation
• 3. Waste 4. Water

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Step 1. Set Goals.

• Set a goal of at least a 5 reduction to be
  achieved in the next year in two of the four
  challenge focus areas
• 1. Energy 2. Transportation
• 3. Waste 4. Water

• Reduce KwHs Electricity
• Reduce Cubic Feet Natural Gas
• Reduce Gallons Fuel Oil
• Increase Renewable Energy Purchased

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Step 1. Set Goals.

• Set a goal of at least a 5 reduction to be
  achieved in the next year in two of the four
  challenge focus areas
• 1. Energy 2. Transportation
• 3. Waste 4. Water

• Reduce Total Work-Related Travel
• Fleet Vehicle Miles
• POV Miles
• Employee Plane Miles
• Employee Vehicle Commuting Miles

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Step 1. Set Goals.

• Set a goal of at least a 5 reduction to be
  achieved in the next year in two of the four
  challenge focus areas
• 1. Energy 2. Transportation
• 3. Waste 4. Water

• Reduce Tons Waste Generated
• Reduce Pounds Office Paper Purchased
• Increase Office Paper Recycled Content
• Increase Tons Mixed Recyclables and
• Electronics Recycled

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Step 1. Set Goals.

• Set a goal of at least a 5 reduction to be
  achieved in the next year in two of the four
  challenge focus areas
• 1. Energy 2. Transportation
• 3. Waste 4. Water

• Reduce Gallons Water

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Step 2. Establish Baseline.

• Your baseline can be for 2006 or 2007.
• Example. Energy focus area Determine total usage
  in 2006 or 2007 of KwHs electricity, cubic feet
  natural gas, gallons fuel oil, and renewable
  energy.

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Step 3. Work Toward Goals.

• Work toward meeting your goals for at least 1
  year.
• A web-based toolkit is available to help you at
  www.federalgreenchallenge.net

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Example Energy Actions to Achieve Goals

• Use compact fluorescent lamps. Choose T8s rather
  than T12s.
• Enable power management features on computers and
  monitors to allow them to sleep or shutdown
  when inactive.
• Purchase renewable electricity and renewable
  energy certificates (RECs).

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Example Transportation Actions to Achieve Goals

• Use video or teleconferencing during meetings to
  reduce the need for transport.
• Use web-based meetings and conference calls for
  training and collaboration.
• Allow employees to work from home or work a
  compressed work schedule to reduce employee
  commute trips.

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Example Waste Actions to Achieve Goals

• Provide recycling and composting bins at
  employees work areas.
• Make sure recycling is collected regularly.
• Print on both sides of the paper. Implement a
  formal policy to print and copy double-sided when
  possible.
• Re-set printer margins to 0.75 on all sides.
  Reducing margins to 0.75 on all sides could
  result in a total reduction of paper by 4.75.
• Purchase products with a high recycled content.

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Example Water Actions to Achieve Goals

• Minimize the use of water for cleaning purposes.
• Water your landscape more efficiently adjust
  sprinkler heads, use drip irrigation, landscape
  with native plants that require less water.
• Use cold water rather than hot water as often as
  possible.

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Step 4. Measure Results.

• Measure your results at year end.
• Use the results tracking form to report your
  results. It estimates
• Total pounds CO2 reduced
• Carbon equivalents for total pounds CO2 reduced
  and
• Estimated cost savings.

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Step 5. Get Recognized.

• Get recognized through the Champions of
  Environmental Leadership and Green Government
  Innovation recognition program.
• Recognition will include publicizing your
  achievement, a plaque commemorating your
  activities, and a recognition of achievement
  ceremony in early September.

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2008 Recognition

• 5 Acknowledgements of Achievement Energy,
  Transportation, Waste, Water, and Environmental
  Leadership.
• Eligibility Requirements
• Facility must be beyond compliance
• Facility must be a Federal Green Challenge
  Partner and
• Facility must have measurable and verifiable
  results.

Proposal Due July 16, 2008!
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2009 Recognition

• 5 Acknowledgements of Achievement Energy,
  Transportation, Waste, Water, and Environmental
  Leadership.
• Eligibility Requirements
• Facility must be beyond compliance
• Facility must be a Federal Green Challenge
  Partner that reported results by June 30, 2009
  and
• Facility must have measureable and verifiable
  results sufficient to nominate in two of the four
  categories Energy, Transportation, Waste, and/or
  Water.

Proposal Due July 30, 2009!
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Key Dates

• July 8, 2008 at 130 p.m. Signing Ceremony
• Ceremony to recognize founding partners.
  Registration and goals due by July 1, 2008.
• July 16, 2008 Recognition Program Nomination
  Submission Deadline
• Champions of Environmental Leadership and Green
  Government Innovation 2008 Recognition Program.
• June 30, 2009 1 Year Anniversary
• Submit your results to be eligible for
  recognition.
• July 30, 2009 Recognition Program Nomination
  Submission Deadline
• Champions of Environmental Leadership and Green
  Government Innovation 2009 Recognition Program.

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What do you do now?

• Fill out the registration form.
• Fill out the goals form. Include your
  established baseline and goals.
• Submit your registration and goals forms.
• Attend the July 8th Signing Ceremony.
• Start making environmental changes.

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Register Today!

• Submit your registration form.
• Forms and tools available at www.federalgreenchall
  enge.net
• Email to R10FederalGreenChallenge_at_epa.gov or Fax
  to Melissa Winters at [phone].

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Contact Information

• Federal Green Challenge Team R10FederalGreenChall
  enge_at_epa.gov
• Melanie Wood
• wood.melanie_at_epa.gov, [phone]
• Viccy Salazar
• salazar.viccy_at_epa.gov, [phone]
• Barbara McCullough
• mccullough.barbara_at_epa.gov, [phone]
• Melissa Winters
• winters.melissa_at_epa.gov, [phone]