how to get more efficiency out of your facilities with commute options

How to Get More Efficiency out of Your Facilities withCommute Options

IFMA l The Clean Air Campaign l March 21, 2012

How the 1996 Olympics changed Atlanta

Worldwide interest

+ One million visitors

Traffic concerns

Air quality concerns

The Clean Air Campaign launches May 1, 1996

What happened next brought our mission into focus

Traffic Congestion

Air Quality

The Clean Air Campaign’s Mission:

“To motivate Georgians to take action to improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion.”

During 1996 Olympics:

Noticeably lighter traffic

No unhealthy ozone days

37% decline in ER visits

Voluntary actions helped

New century:continued growth statewide

Georgia Population:

2000 8.1 million

2010 9.7 million

20% in 10 yrs.

Traffic hurts the region

ATL employers lose a combined $2.7 billion annually because of traffic.

Decrease Demand?

Increase Supply? New roads?

New transit?

Reduce peak travel

Commute options

Flexible work schedules

Incident response

Congestion pricing

Big questions for transportation future

The dialog continues on air quality …

Air quality is improving in the region …

… but there is still more work to do.

Air quality is improving … but there’s more work to be done.

Half of all smog-forming emissions in the region come from the tailpipes of cars and trucks.

What’s keeping the business community awake at night?

Making the budget work

Shoring up productivity

Balancing sustainability interests with existing resources

Meeting regulatory requirements

How are you coping with fuel costs?

How we work with our 1,600 Employer Partners:

– Consultation Benchmarking commute activity Developing commute options programs to reduce overhead

– Professional advice Offering technical expertise to pilot/refine programs

– Lowering environmental impact Evaluating facilities/maintenance practices

– Onsite event coordination Educating employees about available commute options Assisting with targeted carpool and vanpool ridematching

– Results tracking Providing reports and analysis on program efficacy

All services provided at no cost.

What our team can do for you

1. Provide one-on-one consulting services at no cost to your organization:

Establish a commute options program that fits your needs

Identify ways to reduce parking/energy demands at your facility

Reduce unnecessary diesel engine idling at the workplace

Set up employee vanpools (vendors provide the vans, insurance and maintenance)

Evaluate opportunities for compressed work weeks, telework and flex time

Offer guidance on leveraging tax incentives for clean commuting

What our team can do for you

2. Educate employees on commute options services and incentives:

Help employees find carpool or vanpool partners to share the ride

Connect employees with services offering a free Guaranteed Ride Home

Reward clean commuting employees with cash incentives and prizes

Market commuter programs through events held at your workplace

Inform employees about traffic and air quality issues

What our team can do for you

3. Report the impact of your organization’s commute options program

Provide customized data on program results to plug into your sustainability reporting

Illustrate mileage, air pollution and financial savings achieved

Seek positive exposure for your program

We offer targeted commuting solutions to the right employees

Map employee commutes

Identify groups of employees and match with appropriate commute options

Deliver special targeted messaging

Telework:A business strategy

More than 250 Georgia employers have worked with us on telework programs

Assessing candidates

Developing policies

Training teleworkers and telemanagers

Piloting programs

Making technology recommendations

Measuring productivity

One employer in north Atlanta saves $800K annually on real estate because of their telework program.

Another employer saves $40K annually on heating/cooling.

Telework:A business strategy to reduce facilities costs

Diesel Idle Reduction Program

What is one of the simplest ways to reduce

your organization’s environmental footprint?

Avoid unnecessary engine idling.

Reduce unnecessary diesel engine idlingat your workplace.

Does your organization manage a fleet of vehicles?

Do you receive deliveries at your facility?

Is there a passenger pick-up/drop off area at your facility?

Important reasons to reduce unnecessary diesel idling at your location:

Protect Employee Health Diesel exhaust contains more than

40 hazardous air pollutants and carcinogens

Diesel exhaust concentrates at ground level and can enter buildingsthrough air intakes, doors and windows

Save on Fuel and Maintenance Expenses Idling wastes more fuel and causes twice the wear on internal parts

compared to driving at highway speeds

Prolonged idling can reduce the operating life of engine oil by 75%

Taking action and establishing a policy is an easy wayto raise your organization’s “green” profile

Receive program support and materials at no cost to reduce unnecessary idling

Services offered include:

Signage to inform drivers, vendors and employees of your No-Idling policy

Policy templates that can be adapted to fit your organization’s needs

Compelling fact sheets and cards for drivers and employees explaining the reasons for the policy

Dashboard stickers for your fleet

Dedicated program manager

Georgia employers succeed in optimizing their workplaces with commute options

Starting a vanpool program at its Cobb County facility helped Georgia-Pacific avoid a 130-space parking expansion, saving $100,000.

A Few Success Stories:

Georgia employers succeed in optimizing their workplaces with commute options

Lathem Time’s compressed work week program helps the organization save $50,000 annually on heating and cooling costs.

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Georgia employers succeed in optimizing their workplaces with commute options

CCH Small Firm Services successfully managed a relocation effort from Rome to Kennesaw with assistance from The Clean Air Campaign, using commuter mapping and survey tools to connect employees with new commute options.

A Few Success Stories:

Make informed decisions about your facilities

Measuring the success of your commute options program:

•Vehicle Miles Reduced•Total Pollution Reduced•CO2 Emissions Reduced•Fuel Maintenance and Cost Savings

How one employer folded performance data into sustainability reporting

Delta employees in Atlanta saved a combined $700,000 on commute costs in one year through their use of alternatives to driving alone.

Employees earn financial incentives for choosing cleaner ways to commute

1. Clean up your commute.

2. Log your commute.

3. Earn cash. Win prizes.

More than 85,000 Georgia commuters have participated since 2002.

How It Works:

Incentive programs available to employees

Cash for CommutersEarn $3 a day, up to $100

Switch to carpool, transit, vanpool, walk or bike to work

Carpool RewardsEarn monthly gas cards worth $40-$60

Carpool with three or more people to work

Commuter PrizesWin $25 prizes for clean commuting

Each clean commute trip you log is a chance to win

Vanpool Incentive Program

Earn incentives for recruiting new riders

Earn $50 referral bonuses for each new rider you recruit

Clean Air Commuter Champions

Get recognized for clean commuting

Earn a special certificate and reward

What You Get How It Works

Register at www.LogYourCommute.org

Employees can get a Guaranteed Ride Home

Unscheduled overtime.

Carpool partners left at 5:45pm.

No problem.

Registered employees can receive up to 5 free rides home (or to their car) each year through RideSmart’s “Guaranteed Ride Home” program when unexpected events cause them to miss their usual ride home.

Some of the best work anywhere on sustainability issues for workplaces is happening right here

Association for Commuter Transportation

Leadership Award

Presented to The Clean Air Campaign in 2009

Innovative Programs

Voluntary Actions

15 Years of Expertise

No Cost

1.4 million miles of vehicle travel eliminated

700 tons of pollution kept out of the air we breathe

Each day in Metro Atlanta

Each year, we save Georgians more than $150 million on gas and vehicle expenses

The Clean Air Campaign’s mission

is to affect what 2 components?

a. Traffic & stress

b. Gas prices & congestion

c. Population growth & air quality

d. Air quality & traffic

Question 1

With regards to transportation in Georgia, what can we do in the future?

a. Offer commute options

b. Create more roads

c. Both a & b

d. None of the above

Question 2

What percentage of smog-forming emissions come from the tailpipes of cars?

a. 50%

b. 40%

c. 25%

d. 15%

Question 3

Services offered by the Clean Air Campaign DO NOT include: (multiple right answers)

a. Assistance in parking lot design

b. Monthly reports of clean commute efforts at your worksite

c. Fully subsidized transit passes for all employees

d. Consulting on compressed work weeks

Question 4

How many employers have partnered with the Clean Air Campaign?

a. 1400

b. 1500

c. 1600

d. 1800

Question 5

Teleworking is:

(multiple right answers)

a. Offered to everyone onsite

b. A way to increase productivity

c. A business strategy

d. A way to work from home and take care of small children

Question 6

Answer the following (True/False):

Diesel exhaust contains more than 40 harmful pollutants & carcinogens

Idling does not cause wear & tear on internal vehicle parts

Your company must write their own policy from scratch

CAC provides educational materials for drivers about no-idling

Question 7

How can your company reduce its need for a new parking lot:

(multiple right answers)

a. Start telework policy

b. Encourage carpooling

c. Facilitate a new vanpool

d. Purchase bike racks

Question 8

Which incentive program gives out the biggest one-time payout:

a. Commuter Prizes

b. Carpool Rewards

c. Commuter Champions

d. Cash for Commuters

Question 9

Who is eligible for a Guaranteed Ride Home:

a. Carpoolers

b. Transit Riders

c. Walkers

d. All of the above

Question 10