Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.93
Liaison Kelly Wellman
Submission Date Dec. 20, 2016
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STARS v2.1

Texas A&M University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Les Williams
Associate Dir For Utilities & Energy Management
Utilities & Energy Management
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Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
8,585

Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
8,585

Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
100

1st Program 

Name of the employee educators program:
Energy Stewardship Program

Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
8,585

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
Energy Stewards work closely with students, faculty, staff, building occupants, departmental representatives, facility managers, building proctors, and technical staff to educate, inform and raise awareness about opportunities for improving energy efficiency and conservation, and receive feedback to ensure customer needs are met while improving building operating conditions, eliminating waste, and effectively stewarding the responsible use of energy.

A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Seven Energy Stewards are directly responsible for staff outreach and education as a major part of their job responsibilities. They were selected through the TAMU hiring process with education and experience as a key responsibility for their position.

A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
Energy Stewards are trained in building automation systems, heating ventilation & air conditioning systems, pumps & motors, lighting systems, building envelope systems, energy auditing, retro commissioning, energy management and public speaking.

A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination):
This program is part of the Energy Action Plan 2020-Initiative 1

If reporting employees served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide: 

2nd Program

Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
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Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount) (2nd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
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A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
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A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination) (2nd program):
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Additional Programs 

A brief description of all other employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs, including the number of employees served and how employee educators are selected, trained, and supported by the institution:
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Optional Fields 

Total number of hours employee educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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