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The energy efficiency fixes, such as automaticf flush toilets, motion-sensing lighting systems, efficient heating and coolin systems, window sealants and compact fluorescent lightbulb replacements, woulr eliminate an estimated 545 million pounds of carbon emissions each year -- the equivalent of removing 45,00o cars from the region's In all, federal, stats and local governments in the area plan to spenc $175 million to make the upgrades in more than 600 In return, they predict the changes will yiel d $36.5 million in annual savings on theirf energy bills.
The commitments were made at a launch event Wednesday by the Energy Efficiency Partnership ofGreater Washington, a coalition composedr of , Annapolis-based Hannojn Armstrong, and the Chesapeake Crescent, a newl y formed regional body focusin on improving economic development and environmental initiatives. The partnership, first announcesd late last yearwith $500 in investments from Hannon had planned to launcnh its maiden energy efficiency effort with 20 commerciak office buildings. It had already started with two buildingds ownedby , but with the involvement of the Chesapeakwe Crescent, which is chaired by Govs.
Martinn O'Malley and Tim Kaine and MayorAdrian Fenty, it's becomde dominated by publicly owned buildings. Virginia has committedr the bulk of the building with 380 throughoutthe state, investin $150 million to make the retrofits in order to save $15 million a year. Arlington County has contributed anotherfive buildings, including a brancyh library, community centers and detention center, to the project. Maryland said it will greeh 200 ofits buildings, totaling 23 million squarde feet and including state bridges and the baseball and Ravens football stadiums, statd police offices and several buildings. The fixes, the state could save $10 million in energgy costs.
In the District, where the city is exploring retrofitw for up to 350public buildings, city officials have committedf roughly 14 buildings and 3.3 milliob square feet, including the . And the General Services Administration said it will retrofit 12 federally owneds buildings in the Private developers also ponied up about a dozen buildingsa towardthe effort. JBG has offered its L'Enfanf Plaza buildings, while the said it will retrofitgits three-building headquarters. Other buildings involvex in the project include those in Georgetown Park and Towson Commonby , five buildings by D.C.
developert Calvin Cafritz and MeridianInternational Center, which hosted Wednesday's Hannon Armstrong's $500 million investments can go toward energg retrofits at privately owned buildings. But the partnership said its work hasjust It's in conversations now with Kaine and Fenty to move this effort to the residential market through greening state, county and city building said George Vradenburg, cofounder and vice chairman of the Chesapeaker Crescent. They're also discussing shifting to morehybridf fleets. "They are preparer to act now and not wait for anyfuturer fate," Vradenburg said. "Ther market is moving now.
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