Cadmus Rings in the New Year with a New Task Order
Starting January 1, 2009 the Cadmus Group, Inc will support the Commercial and Industrial Branch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through an additional Task Order, Support for ENERGY STAR® Recognition Administrative Processes for the Commercial and Industrial Branch. Awarded for one year and funded at more than $280,000, Cadmus will expand its role in supporting EPA’s efforts to recognize buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR® designation for superior energy performance.
Drawing upon Cadmus’ existing knowledge of the ENERGY STAR® program, responsibilities under the new task order will include managing the applications for more than 3,000 buildings that are anticipated to earn the ENERGY STAR® in 2009; developing and managing approximately 750 ENERGY STAR® building profiles that will be featured on the ENERGY STAR® Web site; and building on the growing success of the ENERGY STAR® Commercial Building Design program, which recognizes architects and engineers who design buildings with superior estimated energy use.
“We are pleased to support EPA through this additional task order,” said Edward Miller, vice president of the Voluntary Programs Group at Cadmus. “This new task order allows our team to continue performing vital work on behalf of EPA in addition to being an integral part of the growing movement of energy-efficient commercial and industrial buildings.”
Background on ENERGY STAR® Buildings
Commercial and Industrial facilities account for half of all energy consumption in the United States at a cost of more than $200 billion per year, more than any other sector of the economy. These facilities are also responsible for nearly half of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to climate change.
Since the ENERGY STAR® for commercial buildings was first introduced in 1999, thousands of buildings across the country have earned the ENERGY STAR® and are saving billions in energy costs.
The energy performance of commercial and industrial facilities is rated on a 1-100 scale and those facilities that achieve a rate of 75 or higher are eligible for the ENERGY STAR®, indicating that they are among the top 25% of facilities in the country for energy performance. Commercial buildings that have earned the ENERGY STAR® use on average 35% less energy than typical similar buildings and generate one-third less carbon dioxide. Increasing concern about the financial and environmental risks associated with climate change is driving more organizations to strive for the ENERGY STAR® for their buildings, as it is seen as a symbol of an organization that is working to reduce global warming and its impacts.
About The Cadmus Group, Inc.
Founded in 1983, employee-owned Cadmus (https://cadmusgroup.com) helps government, nonprofit, and corporate clients address critical challenges in the environmental and energy sectors. We provide an array of research and analytical services in the United States and abroad, specializing in solving complex problems that demand innovative, multidisciplinary thinking. Among our major practice areas are Drinking Water and Water Quality, Communications and Social Marketing, Energy Services (including energy efficiency and renewable energy), Risk Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmentally Sound Design, and Environmental Management.
Our staff includes scientists; engineers; statisticians; economists; MBAs; marketing, public relations, and communications professionals; attorneys; information technology specialists; and public policy analysts. Many of our senior consultants are nationally recognized experts in their fields and several serve on high-level U.S. government science advisory boards.
