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LEED Silver shopping center tooo court, -ort Biiss, Texas. Photo
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kitchen, the Exchange is installing more water-efficient
fixtures in restrooms and, wherever possible, installing
native landscaping or xeriscaping to avoid the need for a
permanent irrigation system. With these new standards,
a typical Exchange Food Court can reduce its water
consumption by more than 220,000 gallons per year.
In one example of equipment replacement at Exchange
facilities, steamers were replaced with equipment that
doesn't use water. Prior to remodeling, food court lessee
Taco Bell heated taco meat and tortillas in food steamers
and steam tables so that they were available when an
order was placed. After remodeling, the steam tables were
replaced with dry wells and the food steamers were replaced
with a small griddle. Now, when an order is placed, a
tortilla is warmed on the griddle instead of being removed
from the food steamer. The combined savings of 3,000
locations, including the restaurants in Exchange facilities,
is approximately 300 million gallons of water annually and
200 million kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity. The simple
payback period for the Exchange's new equipment is
6.5 years.
In Louisiana, Fort Polk opened the doors to its new
Exchange in April 2010. This new facility incorporates all
of the sustainable ideas from the Exchange's sustainability
plan. By incorporating the technologies in this case study
and others, such as non-flushing urinals and low gallon-
per-flush technology in its restrooms, the Exchange will be
seeking Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building
3 Mr. Kidd became the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Energy & Sustainability) on October 25, 2010.
Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEEDTM) rating system.
Acknowledgements
FEMP acknowledges the following individuals for
supporting this program and case study:
- Eduardo Torres, Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Senior Restaurant Program Planner
- Mel Hendricks, Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Corporate Energy Program Manager
For More information
FEMP Water Efficiency program:
www.ffemp. energy. gov/program/watereficiency. html
FEMP Water Efficiency Best Management Practices:
www.ffemp. energy. govlprogramlwaterefficiency_bmp. html
ENERGY STAR: www.energystar gov
Additional information on the Exchange and all Exchange
facilities: www.shopmyexchange. com/paldefault. asp
Food Service Technology Center: www.fishnick. com
FEMP awaraed the Exchange with a Federal Energy and Water
Management Award. Pictured from left to right are Richard Kidd,
former Program Manager3, FEMP; Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment; Mel
Hendricks, Exchange Corporate Energy Program Manager; Major
General Bruce A. Casella, U.S. Army, Exchange Commander;
and Dr. Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Photo from U.S. Army
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