In this section, please highlight at least one project of particular interest. The following is Not only did the competition translate to real energy savings and emissions reductions, it also sample text—please remove and insert your own text in its place. facilitated greater energy consciousness and environmental awareness among the staff Flushing Building Competition body. Staff became enthusiastic about the In 2014, City Hall University launched a pilot competition and formed Teams” that “Energy energy use competition among the five floors of led the floor-wide efforts to reduce energy office space in the Flushing Building on its consumption. Flushing Campus. Using energy sub-meters installed on each floor, the floors compete To implement this pilot competition, City Hall against each other for the lowest energy use for University set up energy use dashboards that the month of April in honor of Earth Day. employees used to monitor their daily energy performance. City Hall University also used The energy savings and emissions reductions employee engagement tools provided by the resulting from the competition were significant. Mayor’s Office, including an animation featuring Energy use decreased every month of the the GreeNYC mascot Birdie who dispenses Challenge as staff learned new savings energy tips to employees. The goal is techniques, culminating in a 10.5% energy use now to sustain energy reductions of 0.5% for reduction from the first month of the the remainder of the Challenge through competition. In total, the first year of the continued employee engagement. competition realized an 8% energy savings in the residence hall, which translated to a 2% Birdie will dispense energy-saving tips to overall reduction in the baseline energy City Hall University’s employees. intensity and associated carbon emissions. In this section, please detail your plan to reach An estimate of remaining reductions your emissions reduction goal. Please include: needed to meet the Carbon Challenge An overview of the section goal, taking into account both achieved A description of Business as Usual Growth reductions and business as usual growth
In this section, please highlight at least one project of particular interest. The following is sample text—please remove and insert your own text in its place. Flushing Building Competition In 2014, City Hall University launched a pilot energy use competition among the five floors of office space in the Flushing Building on its Flushing Campus. Using energy sub-meters installed on each floor, the floors compete against each other for the lowest energy use for the month of April in honor of Earth Day. The energy savings and emissions reductions resulting from the competition were significant. Energy use decreased every month of the Challenge as staff learned new savings techniques, culminating in a 10.5% energy use reduction from the first month of the competition. In total, the first year of the competition realized an 8% energy savings in the residence hall, which translated to a 2% overall reduction in the baseline energy intensity and associated carbon emissions. Not only did the competition translate to real energy savings and emissions reductions, it also facilitated greater energy consciousness and environmental awareness among the staff body. Staff became enthusiastic about the competition and formed “Energy Teams” that led the floor-wide efforts to reduce energy consumption. To implement this pilot competition, City Hall University set up energy use dashboards that employees used to monitor their daily energy performance. City Hall University also used employee engagement tools provided by the Mayor’s Office, including an animation featuring the GreeNYC mascot Birdie who dispenses energy tips to employees. The goal is now to sustain energy reductions of 0.5% for the remainder of the Challenge through continued employee engagement. Birdie will dispense energy-saving tips to City Hall University’s employees. In this section, please detail your plan to reach your emissions reduction goal. Please include: An overview of the section A description of Business as Usual Growth An estimate of remaining reductions needed to meet the Carbon Challenge goal, taking into account both achieved reductions and business as usual growth
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