Sandia Wins National Energy Awards

Sandia National Laboratories has reduced its water use by 30 percent since 2008 and its energy intensity by more than 8 percent since 2005 in nationally recognized efforts to integrate sustainable planning and design into its operations and facilities. Three projects aimed at decreasing energy and water use at the national security laboratory have received EStar awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). These and three additional projects also garnered Pollution Prevention (P2) awards from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Sandia initiated projects on several fronts: by instituting green building practices; conducting energy audits that reduced consumption by its buildings; maximizing the efficiency of its supercomputers; encouraging recycling through workplace volunteers; and reusing or recycling old machine tools.