제  목 : Honeywell Saves Energy - and Money
  일  자 : 1997년 07월
  제공처 : Safety ＆ health

     Honeywell Inc. of Minneapolis is the winner of the Environmental
  Protection Agency's l997 "Energy Star Buildings Partner of the Year
  Award" for cutting pollution by using energyefficient technology. Par-
  ticipation in the Energy Star Buildings Program helped the company save
  $ 3.2 million in energy costs in l996.
      The voluntary program helps owners of U.S. commercial and industrial
  buildings save energy and prevent pollution, thereby reducing capital
  expenditures. Participating companies follow a seven-year program that
  may include installing energy-efficient lighting, upgrading heating and
  air-conditioning systems, and purchasing energy-efficient fan systems,
  motors, computers and other types of building equipment.
      Honeywell became a partner in the program three years ago. "Our
  program is 70 percent complete," says Jeff Sutherland, director of fa-
  cilities at Honeywell Commercial Aviation Systems in Phoenix, and
  Honeywell's national project manager for the program. "We're saving
  $3.2 million a year in electricity and fuel costs in our owned and leased
  buildings in 31 U.S. locations.We've made a major commitment to this
  program. If an energy-efficiency action guarantees a 20 percent rate of
  return or more, we'll do it."
     Honeywell is upgrading its buildings in five stages:
     1. Green Lights: Honeywell installed energy-efficient lighting
  technologies in 32 facilities worldwide.
     2. Building Tune-Up: "This includes basic maintenance and repairs,"
  Sutherlandsays. "Weinstalled weather stripping, checkedpiping, cleaned
  filters, made sure our fan belts and airconditioning units were clean,
  and calibrated thermostats."
     3. Load Reductions: "This stage is aimed at reducing the heatrng and
  cooling load in the building. We put more insulation in our roofing,
  added window film, and installed some thermal-pane windows." Honeywell
  also buys energy-efficient computers, printers, copiers, fax machines and
  other office equipment
     4. System Upgrades: "This is the stage we're in now, in which we're
  upgrading the controls and sysrems in our buildings," says Sutherland.
  This includes installing more efficient motors and making other efficiency
  upgrades in air-conditioning units, duct distribution systems and fan
  systems.
     5. Plant Improvements: "We'll look at our boilers, chillers and cooling
  towers, and either buy new chiller equipment or make adjustments to the
  boilers to make them more energy-efficient."
     Sutherland praises the structure of the EPA's program. "The beauty of
  this is that, after you Jo Stages 1 through 4, you've reduced the load of
  the systems by tons of air-conditioning and heating needs. By Stage 5, you
  can reduce the size of your equipment and also increase the efficiency of
  your [systems]."
     Honeywell is enjoying many benefits as a result of the EPA program,
  according to Sutherland.
     "We're getting back 20 percent of our expenses each year, and thar's
  a cost savings off the bottom line. When we reduce our energy needs,
  we're prolonging our supply offuel."
     By using less energy,Honeywell helps reduce pollution generated by
  powerplants.The company currently expels 38,000 tons less of pollution
  per year, including the carbon dioxide sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
  that contribute to smog, acid rain and global warming.
     For more information about the program, contact Christie Smith in
  the EPA's Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Division at (202) 233-9795.
  For more information about Honeywell's program, contact Jeff Sutherland
  at (6O2) 436-2363.