# Presentation: 016414

## Federal Green Challenge

- U.S. EPA Region 10
- May 15, 2008

## 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*.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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

## 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**

## 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**

## 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**

## 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**

## 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](http://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).

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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!

## 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!

## Key Dates

- July 8, 2008 at 1:30 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.

## 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.federalgreenchallenge.net](http://www.federalgreenchallenge.net/)_
- Email to _[R10FederalGreenChallenge@epa.gov](mailto:R10FederalGreenChallenge@epa.gov)__ or Fax to Melissa Winters at (206) 553-8509._

## Contact Information

- Federal Green Challenge Team 	_[R10FederalGreenChallenge@epa.gov](mailto:R10FederalGreenChallenge@epa.gov)_
- Melanie Wood
- 		_[wood.melanie@epa.gov](mailto:wood.melanie@epa.gov)_, (206) 553-1107
- Viccy Salazar
- 		_[salazar.viccy@epa.gov](mailto:salazar.viccy@epa.gov)_, (206) 553-1060
- Barbara McCullough
- 		_[mccullough.barbara@epa.gov](mailto:mccullough.barbara@epa.gov)_, (206) 553-2416
- Melissa Winters
- 		_[winters.melissa@epa.gov](mailto:winters.melissa@epa.gov)_, (206) 553-5180