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NEWSLINE DOE Reaches 50 percent Milestone toward Commercial Zero-Energy Buildings WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released the first technical support documents to show 50 percent energy savings in commercial retail buildings. The two reports provide recommendations on how to achieve 50 percent energy savings over the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1-2004 in grocery stores and medium-sized retail buildings. Conducted by NREL’s Commercial Buildings team, under the direction of DOE’s Building Technologies Program, the studies support DOE’s goal of producing marketready, net-zero energy commercial buildings by 2025. They follow the August 2008 launch of DOE’s Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative (the umbrella initiative of the net-zero energy goal) and the National Laboratory Collaborative on Building Technologies, which focuses scientific expertise and resources of five national laboratories toward reaching the goal. NREL is one of the laboratories in the collaborative. The reports found that achieving 50 percent energy savings is possible for medium-sized retail buildings with plug load levels no greater than 1.76 watts/ square foot (18.9 watts/square meter) and for grocery stores in each climate zone in the United States. According to the reports, reaching 50 percent is a positive return on investment at today’s energy prices and can be met without photovoltaic electricity generation. In addition to the ASHRAE design guides, the results of these studies will be shared with DOE’s Retailer Energy Alliance, an alliance of leading retailers dedicated to reducing the energy use and environmental footprint of retail buildings. For more information, visit http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=126. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Partners with Mannington Commercial CALHOUN, GA. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has named Mannington Commercial a Gold Level Partner in its Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia Program. The state’s initiative is to not only recognize businesses with outstanding environmental practices, but it also brings them together to develop additional corporate sustainability efforts. Mannington Commercial is one of only 14 companies to be named a Gold Level Partner, a designation reserved for those whose environmental programs integrate robust pollution prevention efforts and community outreach, while demonstrating continual improvement. The Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia is free and open to any business or organization that operates in Georgia. The partnership offers a variety of incentives, including cost savings through increased efficiencies, potential regulatory flexibility, free technical assistance and training, and access to networking and mentoring among peers, state and local officials. The Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia was established by P2AD to foster environmental leadership and recognize superior environmental performance. Visit www.p2ad.org for more information. Reader Service No. 176 www.EDCmag.com/webcard 26 ed+c D E C E MBE R 08 EDC07074FRNK.indd 1 6/21/07 11:29:28 AM http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=126 http://www.p2ad.org http://www.titebondgreenchoice.com http://www.titebondgreenchoice.com http://www.EDCmag.com/webcard

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