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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION16
Our commitment to achieve maximum energy
eciency in our products is the impetus for
the approach we take to encourage similar
eorts in the global marketplace. We begin
with our own operations and employees,
involve suppliers and customers, and engage
third-party organizations to raise awareness.
UTC is conducting original research to identify ways to
reduce energy consumption in new and existing build-
ings by 25 percent, a goal that is achievable with existing
technology. We use the most recent academic, market and
government data, and employ a suite of energy-system
models. To date, we have issued three research papers
in an ongoing series on energy eciency.
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
“Achieving maximum energy
eciency requires a holistic
approach that goes beyond the
building itself to include city
layout, building design standards
and equipment selection
procedures. And UTC adds value
in all aspects of this equation.”
LOUIS R. CHÊNEVERT,
CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
UTC is a founding sponsor of the U.S. Green Building
Council’s Center for Green Schools. The center is
working to transform U.S. schools to make them
better for the environment, less expensive to operate,
and healthier places to learn and work. During the
year, two UTC Center for Green School Fellows
launched initiatives in 222 schools in Boston and
Sacramento, Calif. Their activities contributed to
the more than 6,500 LEED-certified and registered
school projects currently underway. UTC’s support
also enabled a volunteer network to commit more
than 208,000 hours of service in 2011.
RESULTS OF OUR RESEARCH
The first paper, The Business Case for Building Eciency,
identifies how strategic energy-eciency investments
can increase profits, foster job creation and help insulate
a company from fluctuating energy prices. The second
paper, Enhancing American Productivity, outlines how
investments in building eciencies today can help ensure
future economic prosperity and global competitiveness.
The third paper, The Global Market Opportunity, describes
the challenges and opportunities presented by the largest
migration in human history. Approximately 60 million
to 70 million rural residents in developing countries are
moving each year to cities or seeing cities built up around
them. By improving the energy eciency of existing and
future buildings, countries can help enable the comfort,
safety and prosperity of their citizens. To learn more and
to view updates, visit www.utc.com/eciency.
SHARING BEST PRACTICES
Through its Carrier business, UTC Climate, Controls &
Security is the U.S. Green Building Council’s largest partner
in LEED education. Its LEED workshops educate employ-
ees, customers and suppliers from Brazil, China, France,
India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United
States. In 2011, Carrier also launched the Distinguished
Sustainability Lecture Series in collaboration with the
Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE.
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy brought its Save
Energy Now LEADER showcase to Hamilton Sundstrand in
Windsor Locks, Conn. The one-day event brought together
approximately 100 representatives from more than
30 manufacturing companies, seeking ways to cut energy
consumption by 25 percent in 10 years. UTC provided
attendees with an energy-management guidebook that
described its successful energy-eciency best practices.
The Sustainable Cities Design
Academy is a signature
program of the American
Architectural Foundation.
It was founded by UTC in
2009 to provide leadership
development and technical
assistance to local community
leaders who are engaged in
planning sustainable building
projects in their communities.
OUR APPROACH