May 2, 2003—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently celebrated the designation of DOE’s Germantown office facility as an energy efficient Energy Star building. This is the fifth DOE facility to achieve this recognition.
Energy Star is a voluntary labeling program sponsored by DOE and the Environmental Protection Agency. The Energy Star label promotes energy-efficient choices. In appliances, the Energy Star label aides consumers in identifying products and buildings that save energy and money. For buildings, energy consumption is benchmarked on a 0 to 100 scale. Buildings earning a score of 75 or greater while maintaining an acceptable indoor environment qualify for the award. DOE’s Germantown building received a score of 83.
In 2001 alone, Energy Star products saved 80 billion kilowatt hours and more than 10,000 megawatts of peak power.
Other DOE buildings that have received the Energy Star designation are Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Building 69; the Nevada Test Site, Buildings 117 and 132; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Buildings Technology Center Headquarters.
For more information, contact the Energy Star program.
