U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Building Competition – 2010

The Sears Full-line store located in Glen Burnie, Md., placed second in the first annual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Building Competition. The EPA’s ENERGY STAR program challenged teams from fourteen buildings (i.e., retailers, schools, hospitals, hotels, etc.) across the country to measure their energy use and to “work off the waste” in their facilities from Sept. 2009 through Sept. 2010. The team’s final results included: a 31.7 percent reduction in energy use, $45,612 savings on their energy bills and a reduction in the carbon footprint of the store by more than 272 metric tons of carbon dioxide.