If Public and Private Sector Companies and Organizations across the US retrofit with LED Tubes, LED Fixtures, and LED Lamps, the Energy Saving Performance is outstanding. The Data and Calculations below illustrate the Sample Performance of LEDs across America for this Property Type:
| US Census DATA | Property Type | Office | Warehouse & Storage |
| # of Buildings in the US | 736,000 | 452,250 | |
| Total Square Footage | 12,044,000,000 | 10,477,000,000 | |
| Run Time (Hours / Week) | 53 | 49 | |
| Run Time (Hours / Year) | 2,756 | 2,548 | |
| _________________________ | _____________________________________ | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| ASHRAE DATA | Baseline Watts / sq. ft. | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| _________________________ | _____________________________________ | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| Industry Avg. | 50% Savings with LEDs | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| _________________________ | _____________________________________ | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| Consumption Calculatitions | Current Watts Used | 12,044,000,000 | 8,381,600,000 |
| Current Annual kWh Used | 33,193,264,000 | 21,356,316,800 | |
| Avg. US Cost / kWh | $0.11 | $0.11 | |
| Current Annual Cost of Lighting | $3,651,259,040 | $2,349,194,848 | |
| _________________________ | _____________________________________ | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| SAVINGS with LEDs | Annual kWh Saved with LEDs | 16,596,632,000 | 10,678,158,400 |
| Annual $ Savings with LEDs | $1,825,629,520 | $1,174,597,424 | |
| 7 year $ Saved with LEDs |
$12,779,406,640 | $8,222,181,968 | |
| _________________________ | _____________________________________ | _________________________ | _________________________ |
| The Environmental Impact | lbs of CO2 Saved per kWh | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Annual lbs of CO2 Saved with LEDs | 21,575,621,600 | 13,881,605,920 | |
| 7 year lbs of CO2 Saved with LEDs | 151,029,351,200 | 97,171,241,440 | |
| 7 year Tons of CO2 Saved with LEDs | 75,514,676 | 48,585,621 | |
| Vehicles (SUVs) Taken Off the Road | 1,797,968 | 1,156,800 | |
| _________________________ | _____________________________________ | _________________________ | _________________________ |
The Better Building Initiative companies in this category are highlighted below. We applaud their leadership in Energy Reduction:
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Sustainability and/or Energy Reduction Leadership:
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and its affiliated labor unions are engaged in a major effort to find ways for skilled labor, Taft-Hartley and public employee retirement funds to be appropriately engaged in energy-saving building retrofits and infrastructure improvements across America. In addition to making investment managers aware of the many compelling investment opportunities in building retrofits and infrastructure, the AFL-CIO will undertake an energy-efficiency retrofit of its own headquarters to serve as a signature component of the Better Buildings Challenge. The AFL-CIO will work with existing real estate-focused investment funds to invest $150 million of capital in energy efficient retrofits of commercial, multifamily, institutional and public buildings. With LED tubes that are Made in American with Domestic and Imported components according to Buy American ARRA standards, The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations can save 50% or more on its electricity for lighting and also help create the jobs that support American Energy Independence.
Leadership: AFT President Randi Weingarten
Source: http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/12/02/unions-take-up-white-house-4-billion-better-buildings-challenge/
Unions Take Up White House $4 Billion ‘Better Buildings Challenge’
by Adele Stan, Dec 2, 2011
At a White House event today featuring President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, AFT President Randi Weingarten represented labor leaders in joining university presidents and corporate executives in support of the presidential Better Buildings Challenge initiative.
Source: http://www.aflcio.org/issues/jobseconomy/manufacturing/upload/robert_baugh_energy_110307.pdf
Historical Perspective:
Testimony of Robert C. Baugh
Executive Director AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
and Chair AFL-CIO Energy Task Force
Before the Environment and Public Works Committee of the U.S. Senate
November 13, 2007
Chairman Boxer, on behalf of the 9 million members of the AFL-CIO, I want to thank
you and the members of the Environment and Public Works Committee for the
opportunity to testify this afternoon on America's Climate Security Act (S. 2191).
America needs an energy policy for the twenty first century that will result in a cleaner
planet, greater energy efficiency and the revitalization of our manufacturing base. It is an
opportunity for our nation to prove that economic development and environmental progress
can and should go hand-in-hand. We believe that taking action to address global warming
and energy independence are mutually reinforcing goals that are in the best interest of the
nation's economic, environmental and national security.
The AFL-CIO has actively participated in various stakeholder meetings with members of
both the House of Representatives and the Senate that have led to legislative proposals that
the AFL-CIO and many of our affiliates have supported. We have also participated openly
and honestly in the stakeholder meetings that resulted in S. 2191, America's Climate Security
Act. It is our intention to continue working with the members of this committee to develop
"cap-and-trade" legislation that addresses the environmental health of the planet while
assuring that good paying jobs are not sacrificed to overseas competition.
More…http://www.aflcio.org/issues/jobseconomy/manufacturing/upload/robert_baugh_energy_110307.pdf
