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The 2011 Mpower Business Showcase

The 2011 Mpower Business Showcase. Sponsored by:. Mpower Business ChaMpion Program:. Is a 1 year intensive carbon reduction program Businesses choose and implement 5 projects The goals are to save energy and money The program is growing rapidly. The Mpower Business ChaMpions Program

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The 2011 Mpower Business Showcase

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  1. The 2011 Mpower Business Showcase Sponsored by:

  2. Mpower Business ChaMpion Program: • Is a 1 year intensive carbon reduction program • Businesses choose and implement 5 projects • The goals are to save energy and money • The program is growing rapidly

  3. The Mpower Business ChaMpions Program helps businesses: MEASURE

  4. The Mpower Business ChaMpions Program helps businesses: TRACK

  5. The Mpower Business ChaMpions Program helps businesses: LEARN

  6. The Mpower Business ChaMpions Program helps businesses: CONNECT

  7. The Mpower Business ChaMpions Program helps businesses: ACT

  8. The Mpower Business ChaMpions Program helps businesses: SAVE

  9. ChaMpions in Dane County

  10. The ChaMpions Program is Growing

  11. The 15 businesses we worked with over the first 2 years of the program are annually saving:

  12. These projects will collectively save the 15 past ChaMpions: $3.4 million over 5 years

  13. The 2011 Mpower ChaMpions represent 19 businesses working on 77 projects

  14. The 19 businesses we’re currently working with expect to annually save: Over $100,000 Annually

  15. 2011 ChaMpion Business Panel • Each business will present only one project • Save questions for the end of the panel

  16. Willy Street Co-op – East Grocery 270+ employees Major Accomplishments: • Identified opportunity for resource and financial savings • Located reputable vendor • Initiated test run at Willy St East Lesson Learned: • Allow time to locate vendors Goal: Reduce food waste, improve energy efficiency and save staff labor by installing aluminum roll top covers on open air refrigeration units

  17. The Bruce Company Landscape & Retail 400+ employees Major Accomplishments: • 30 bulbs replaced in Phase 1 • Annual savings of $6355,292 kWh = 11,748 lbs. CO220 month ROI Lesson Learned: • Empower employees by involving in project decisions Goal: Reduce energy use through LED bulb replacement

  18. Next Generation Consulting Service 4 employees Major Accomplishment: • New measures include data on food deserts, primary care physicians, access to recreational facilities, waste/recycling, urban forestry, broadband access, LEED projects, childhood obesity Lessons Learned: • Finding great, consistent data for cities is taking longer than planned Goal: Audit all 57 measures that create our Quality of Life Indicators for city clients with a sustainability lens

  19. Hampton Inn Hospitality 30+ employees Major Accomplishments: • Annual savings of $4,39048,776 kWh = 108,283 lbs. CO2 • Additional $1,500 in bulb replacement Lessons Learned: • Make use of free resources, like Focus On Energy • Having a ‘green’ project budget helps you move quickly Goal: Reduce energy use by installing photocell on outdoor sign

  20. Madison Mallards Baseball Club Sports8 full time & 300+ seasonal employees Major Accomplishments: • Ballpark signage with “Buy Local” facts • Created a Sustainability Night • Will feature a Food & beverage stand from local Farmers Markets • Will highlight sustainability on website Lesson Learned: • Engaging clients can have bigger impact than engaging employees Goal: Increase fan sustainability education & engagement

  21. UW Health – Research Park Health Care 250 employees Goal: Create Research Park “Green Team” • Major Accomplishments: • Focusing efforts on ways employees can make a difference • Identified what is important to employees • Identified opportunities for early wins • Lesson Learned: • Communicate • Take time to focus on benefits beyond financial • Be patient Site of future employee garden

  22. Pinney Branch Library & Habitat ReStore 30+ employees Major Accomplishment: • Expanded rain garden by 270 sq. feet Lessons Learned: • One small idea can snowball • Coordination is key • People are willing to give time and energy to causes that are important to them Goal: Improve water infiltration by expanding rain garden

  23. Project Home, Inc. Non-profit/Service 60+ employees Major Accomplishments: • Annual expected savings of $3,783 1,258 gal. of gas = 24,610 lbs. CO2 Lessons Learned: • Sub-committees can increase group efficiency • Small actions can add up to big impact • Celebrate success, no matter how small • Communicate! Goal: Reduce transportation footprint by creating carpool

  24. Question and Answer

  25. American Printing Company Printing Service 70+ employees Goal: Educate and assist customers in decisions that lessen their environmental impact • Major Accomplishments: • Assist customers with making environmentally responsible decisions • Educate customers about environmental impacts of their options • Support customers in highlighting the benefits of their choices • Lesson Learned: • Internal action can result in external engagement

  26. The Madison Concourse Hotel Hospitality 300+ employees Major Accomplishments: • Annual savings of $9,4569,901 therms = 116,435 lbs. CO2 • 400,000 gallons H20 • Reduction of chemical usage Lesson Learned: • Roll out behavior change ask & facility improvement at the same time Goal: Decrease environmental impact with linen and towel conservation & ozone laundry system

  27. American Family Insurance – East Regional Building Insurance Service 800+ employees Major Accomplishments: • Employee driven projects • Bridging employee-facility gap Lesson Learned: • Successful engagement requires planning, time and resources Goal: Increase energy efficiency & waste reduction through employee engagement

  28. The North Face – HilldaleRetail 15 employees Major Accomplishment: • Annual savings of $1,0363,453 kWh = 7,666 lbs. CO2 Lessons Learned: • Sharing financial impact of action with staff helps alter behavior • 3 months for behavior change to feel natural Goal: Reduce energy use by turning off unnecessary lights

  29. Flad Architecture Firm180+ employees Major Accomplishment: • Annual Savingsof $7,234.33 72,561 kWh = 161,085 lbs. CO2 22 month ROI Lessons Learned:  • Opportunities are abundant within systems that currently exist • Frequent monitoring is critical Goal: Increase energy efficiency by retro-commissioning the building

  30. GHC – Capitol Clinic Health Care 350+ employees Major Accomplishments: • Annual Savings of $4,300 700,000 towels = 3,000 lbs. of trash 57 trees & 68,000 gallons of water 12,800 lbs. CO27 month ROI Lesson Learned: • Prompts make a difference Goal: 50% reduction of paper towel usage in public restrooms

  31. Uniek, Inc. Manufacturing 350+ employees Major Accomplishments: • Collected & processed over 102 tons of EPS since starting Mpower • Established multiple partnerships with Mpower businesses & municipalities Lessons Learned: • Networking is powerful • Clear communication is key Goal: Divert over 250 tons of Styrofoam™ / EPS from Dane County landfills & process into products

  32. UW - Credit Union Finance 220+ employees Major Accomplishments : • Lowered peak demand set in 2010 • 2011 peak demand set on June 7th • Electrical bill lowered by $22/day • Received no negative feedback Lesson Learned: • Make it fun Goal: Reduce overall energy use & Peak Demand using behavioral change

  33. Question and Answer

  34. 2012 ChaMpion Application January 13th– Intent to apply email due January 20th– Completed application due Applications can be downloaded at www.mpoweringmadison.com/apply Submit questions and applications to annie@sustaindane.org

  35. Sustain Dane’s Sustainable Business Network A membership- based network that offers quarterly breakfast meetings with peer-to-peer sharing of best practices, current information and resources, and skill-building. First program: January 25th7:30 – 9 am Making the Right Business Case for Energy Efficiency Goodman Community CenterRSVP on SustainDane.org

  36. Mpower Resources Campos Comprehensive Engineering, Michael Campos City of Madison, Caleb Braundeller Dane County Clean Air Coalition, Lisa MacKinnon DNR Green Tier, Laurel Sukup EnAct, Kayla Baake Energy Stewards, Warren Gaskill Focus On Energy, Ross Bennett Green Madison, Ronald Cato Green Master, Tom Eggert MG&E, Jesse Shields Madison Metro, Peg Anthony MadiSun, Larry Walker UW Energy Analysis and Policy Program, Paul Wilson UW-Extension Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center, Sherry Gruder

  37. Housekeeping • Informal networking until 10 am • Resource material available at registration table • Please return name tags at registration table • You will receive follow up material via e-mail

  38. Thank you!

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