Cincinnati, Ohio

This facility features the following green attributes:
Green Power
Water Management Plan

Center Hill Facility

Total Facility Area: 20,468 gross square feet (GSF)
Estimated Personnel: 30 persons
Energy Consumption: 5,016,002,164 Btu per year
Btu per GSF per Year: 245,066
Total Water Consumption: 538,523 gallons per year
Gallons per GSF per year: 26.3

All energy and water data are reported as of FY 2010.

Description

The Center Hill Facility is part of EPA's large research and administrative campus in Cincinnati, Ohio. Staff at the Center Hill Facility conduct research in the fields of municipal solid waste, including disposal, residuals management, soil contamination, and risk reduction engineering.

Unique Environmental Features

Energy Conservation

The Center Hill Facility reduces its electricity consumption by using a nighttime setback mode for its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, cutting its demand load in half from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. weekdays and on weekends and holidays.
Energy-efficient "green" lights in the office and high bay areas help reduce energy consumption.

Green Power

EPA offsets 100 percent of the electricity consumption at its Center Hill Facility with renewable energy certificates (RECs) purchased through the Agency's current blanket green power contract. Learn more about EPA's current and past blanket green power contracts.

Water Conservation

In February 2009, EPA completed a water management plan for the Center Hill Facility (PDF) (16 pp, 360K, About PDF).

For More Information About This Facility

Website: www.epa.gov/oarmcinc/tour2.htm