Download the Handbook
A PDF document of the Climate Corps Handbook is available for download at the EDF website.
The Climate Corps Handbook was initially created for Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps Program that places trained MBA fellows into companies to capture unrealized financial and environmental gains through the identification and implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency improvements.
The Handbook is intended for use as a reference manual for identifying, analyzing and prioritizing energy efficiency investments in office buildings and data centers. The handbook contains a set of chapters focusing on areas of a typical company’s energy use and associated energy savings opportunities—lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning), office equipment, water heating and vehicles. See below links to navigate the handbook:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. How to use this handbook Chapter 3. Steps to identify and prioritize possible efficiency measures Chapter 4. Barriers to energy efficiency Chapter 5. Interpreting electricity bills and benchmarking energy use Chapter 6. Lighting Chapter 7. Office Equipment Chapter 8. HVAC (heating, ventilating and air-conditioning) Chapter 9. Water Heating Chapter 10. Energy Management Systems (EMS) |
Chapter 11. Data Centers and IT Equipment
Chapter 12. Company-owned/Company-leased Vehicles Chapter 13. Energy Efficiency Finance Chapter 14. Non-financial Considerations Appendix A: Lighting Background Information Appendix B: Energy Use by Miscellaneous Equipment Appendix C: HVAC Background Information Appendix D: Water Heating Background Information Appendix E: Driving Tips for Increasing Fleet Efficiency Appendix F: Energy Efficiency Case Studies
Appendix G: Glossary of Terms |