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Washington, D.C. - November 2, 2011



Scientific Instruments Inc. Named Top Office Building Finisher in EPA’s ENERGY STAR National Building Competition

Competitors together have saved $5.2 million on utility bills and prevented nearly 30,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that a parking garage on the main campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF) is the winner of EPA’s 2011 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. In its second year, the ”Biggest Loser”-style competition featured teams from 245 buildings across the country in a head-to-head battle to save energy, reduce costs, and protect Americans’ health and their environment.

The University of Central Florida won the competition by reducing the energy use of the parking garage by 63 percent in one year. UCF also reduced their energy bill for the parking structure by more than half. EPA also announced that Scientific Instruments Inc. is one of the top overall finishers and reduced their energy use by 42.23 percent with a savings of more than 51percent on the electric bill and prevented 35.9 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

From improvements in operations and maintenance to upgrades in equipment and technology, the competitors together saved more than 240 million kBtus of energy and $5.2 million on utility bills annually. The competitors also prevented greenhouse gas emissions equal to the electricity used by more than 3,600 homes per year.

"EPA praised Scientific Instruments Inc. efforts in the competition."

"EPA congratulates all of our ENERGY STAR National Building Competition participants for their exceptional efforts, and applauds Scientific Instruments Inc. for their enthusiasm and commitment to saving energy," said Maura Beard, Director of Strategic Communications for the ENERGY STAR Buildings Program. "This year's impressive results demonstrate that every building - and every person - can make a difference by saving energy where we work, play and learn."

Scientific Instruments Inc. reduced its energy use through a variety of strategies, including:

• Painted RX-700 Acrylic Energy Star, White Solar Reflective Cool Roof Coating on roof & top of AC units
• Installed 25KW Grid Tied Poly Crystal Solar System w/ Real-Time Monitoring at www.sisolarsystem.com
• Installed weather stripping around exit doors, blew 2” of Closed Cell Urethane Foam on open ceiling in shipping area & 6.25” R19 fiberglass faced installation on top of all drop ceiling tiles
• Replaced the two oldest AC units w/ 7.5 ton High Efficiency 13seer Trane units
• Replaced all AC thermostats w/ programmable thermostats set to 82 on all closed hrs & Replaced all the old inefficient supply & return grills with new high flow grills for higher efficiency
• Installed instantaneous tankless water heater in lunch room kitchen under sink
• Replaced all inside 4’ fluorescent, exit signs, and emergency lights with LED light bulbs and outside building and parking lot lights with 100,000 hr. high efficient Induction bulbs

Other Green Environmental and Money Savings:

• Replaced faucets & toilets with new high efficient water saving plumbing fixtures
• Implemented in house recycling of plastic parts bags and bubble packing bags and recycling pickup for cardboard, paper, & plastic

The competition included 26 different types of commercial buildings across 33 states and the District of Columbia and measured energy performance from September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011. Competitors tracked their building's monthly energy consumption using EPA's ENERGY STAR online energy tracking tool, Portfolio Manager. The building with the largest percent- reduction in energy use, adjusted for weather and the size of the building, was the winner. The energy use intensity and square footage for each top overall finisher was verified by an independently licensed professional engineer or registered architect at the conclusion of the competition. Information about all competitors, including photos and facts about each along with energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions data, is available on the competition website.

Energy use in commercial buildings accounts for nearly 20 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at a cost of more than $100 billion per year. Thousands of businesses and organizations work with EPA’s ENERGY STAR program and are saving billions of dollars and preventing millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions from entering our atmosphere each year.

List of winners and complete results for all competitors »