Energy Education Receives
Prestigious Government
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award
The United States Environmental Protection Agency presented Energy Education with the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award for 2009 & 2010. This award recognizes organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.
A number of organizations implementing Energy Education’s program are already involved with ENERGY STAR as Partners or Leaders, or have earned the ENERGY STAR Label for one or more of their facilities.
ENERGY STAR LABEL: As of March 31, 2010, of 2,706 ENERGY STAR Labeled K-12 Buildings, 1,445 — a full 53% — are in school districts that implemented our Energy Education program before the building earned the ENERGY STAR Label. Of the 1,254 earning the Label in 2009 alone, 671 — or 53% — are in school districts that implemented our program before earning the Label. In 2008, of the 885 schools earning the Label, 582 — or 66% — are in school districts that implemented our program before earning the Label. Energy Education actively encourages its clients to participate in the ENERGY STAR Building Label program.
To earn an ENERGY STAR Building Label, the facility must be certified by a licensed engineer as being among the lowest 25 percent of buildings nationwide in energy use per square foot, and must maintain the highest standards for the quality of its internal environment.
ENERGY STAR LEADER: Of 166 ENERGY STAR Leader awards in the K-12 sector, 77 of them — or 46% — are in school districts that had our Energy Education program before the organization earned ENERGY STAR Leader status. Of the nine 30- and 40-percent Leader school districts in the nation, six are Energy Education clients.
To qualify as an ENERGY STAR Leader, the organization must have two or more buildings eligible to receive an ENERGY STAR rating, which must comprise at least 50% of the owned floor area, and achieve a portfolio-wide average reduction in normalized source energy use of 10% or more. Leader Top Performers have a portfolio-wide efficiency in the top 25% of the nation’s K-12 buildings. Thirty-nine of the 69 — or 56% — Top Performer school districts nationwide are Energy Education clients.
CEO and Founder Dr. William S. Spears says Energy Education’s alliance with ENERGY STAR gives the company the opportunity to provide expanded services to clients across the nation.
“ENERGY STAR is recognized throughout the United States as a government-backed symbol signifying valuable, unbiased information to businesses and consumers. Energy Education’s Transformational Energy Management™ process meshes well with the ENERGY STAR philosophy — reflecting the empowerment of individuals to make a difference by making environmental choices that produce financial savings and protect the environment without compromising quality or comfort.” Dr. Spears continues, “Our partnership with ENERGY STAR allows Energy Education to ensure clients realize well-deserved recognition for their stellar energy conservation achievements.”
Results per www.energystar.gov, March 31, 2010