MEETING OF AGENCY ENERGY COMMITTEE ON 8 AUGUST 1979

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00988R000500030014-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: August 14, 1979
• Content Type: MFR

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14 August 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Meeting of Agency Energy Committee on
8 August 1979
1. The initial meeting of the Agency Energy Committee
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Director of Logistics, and was attended by the following
directorate representatives:
Building. The meeting. was chaired by James H. i`IcDonald
Office of Communications, DDA
Office of Data Processing, PDA
DDO
NFAC
Office of Personnel, DDA
DDSF,T
DDA Staff
Office of Logistics, DDA
Office of Logistics, DDA
2. The purpose of the meeting was to assist the Office
of Logistics (OL) in meeting its responsibilities as the
Energy Conservator Office for the Agency, to act as a
sounding board in the various directorates in the hopes
of trying to generate new ideas and to review proposed
policy for impact prior to implementation, and also to
act as a filter in regards to impractical or previously
considered ideas which may be generated in the various
directorates.
3. The Office of Logistics is currently operating under
"Standby"Conservation Plan No. 2" as established by the
Department of Energy. The following guidelines are being
followed:
a. The temperature will be no lower than
78? during the summer months. In determining what
is 78?, the hottest point in any office suite will
be used as the base point for measurement.
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I. Old Business:
1. Review Responses - Handout - Restricted Use of POV's.
2. Notice on Use of Heaters and Fans.
3. Review response to Uninterrpn d Power System
4. Status of Small Boiler.
5. Costing Out Energy Savi}lg Ideas
a. drapes
b. mylar coating
c. closing DCI's garage
6. Van Pools
7. Flextime
II. New Business:
1. DCI/MAG.memo to DCI and Response.
2. Action Items for the Committee:
a. Agency notice on Energy Committee
b. Installation of thermal glass in building
windows to reduce heat loss.
c. Retrofitting or replacing existing heating
systems with more energy efficient systems.
d. Installation of solar collectors to augment or
replace existing hot water or space heating
systems.
e. Use of heat generated by computers,."
f. Eliminate hot water systems where not needed.
h. Suggestion Box - appropriate incentives.
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III. Review of Employees Suggestions,:
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1. Power Chopper
2. 'Energy Conserving Automatic Light Output (79-347)
3. Conservation of Energy (80-70)
Attachments:
A. Summary of POV Reimbursement Survey
B. DCI/MAG Memo and Response
C. UPS Response
D. Suggestions:
80-70
79-347
- NASA Hits
E. Employee Bulletins:
- Restricted use of heaters and fans
- Agency Energy Committee
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b. The Office of Logistics' policy in regards
to the use of fans is that our engineering people
will measure the relative humidity and temperature
in a room and, if it cannot be corrected, a fan
will then be authorized.
c. Heaters are also permitted under the new
guidelines. If a deficiency in the heating system
is noted, we will try to correct it; however, in
those instances where appropriate adjustments
cannot be made, heaters will be authorized on
an individual basis.
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d. The water. temperature will be set at
4. Some of the energy conservation measures that have
already been instituted by the Office of Logistics. include
the following:
a. Pamphlets and brochures from the Department
of Energy and the Bureau of Standards have been placed
in the Credit Union. Additional copies will. be made
available to those employees expressing an interest
in them.
b. Phantom tubes have been installed in every
light fixture. This measure has reduced kilowatt
usage considerably.
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c. We have extended shuttle runs to
Building, thel complex, and also to NPIC.
d. We have been working with GSA in trying -
to obtain vehicles for official use. Eight vehicles
have ultimately been furnished to various ff.ices
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survey ot all components for additional requirements
is being made.
e. Security has instructed the guards to turn
out all lights after the cleaning force has gone
through at night.
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f. The Office of Logisitcs has funded a GSA
contract for the replacement of all air dampers in
Headquarters Building for better control and reli-
ability of the total HVAC system and. to avoid
energy waste.
g. Employee notices on carpools and energy
conservation have been issued.
5. Those projects that are currently in the planning
stage include:
a. Formation of van pools. A proposed
Headquarters Notice, which contains a survey of
employee interest, is now being coordinated in
Central Cover Staff and the Office of General
Counsel.
b. The Logistics Services Division, OL, is.
taking a look at courier runs to see how they can
be reduced. The proposed plan will be discussed
with directorate representatives to determine
what impact this reduction in service might have
on their operations.
c. Possible implementation of a stringent
restriction on use of POV's. The use of POV's
may be limited to a select group of individuals;
all others will be encouraged to use the shuttle.
d. Personnel has worked something out on
flex-time. The paper should be out shortly, ~
it should also be pointed out that increased
services will not be involved.
e. We have been advised informally that
federal employees will be charged for parking
commencing 1 October. V'e are taking a closer
look at incentives to encourage people to form
carpools whenever possible.
F?EANDouT
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how much power they draw. We may have to y havIFIFFS a closer look at continued usage and the effect
this might have on employee morale.
h. There is a possibility of establishing ^~7..?
copy centers throughout the building in lieu of
the individual copying machines currently in use. J$5j$y~
i. There is a suggestion as to the possi-
bility of closing the DCI garage. Heating it in NO winter and continually exhausting the fumes
are big energy wasters. An analysis will be done
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and alternate uses studied.
j. We are working with GSA on replacing
the roof at Headquarters Building. The roof is 001, RaCD
saturated with water and is a poor insulator.
f. We are working with GSA on putting a
smaller boiler in the power house because of the
lessened need for steam in the summer months.
Phase III will include individual hot water
heaters in the cafeteria and the Printing and
Photography Division for use during summer
months.
6. Some of the energy saving suggestions that we have
received from various Agency employees include:
a. Paint the venetian blinds black on one
side and white on the other.
b. Use of Mylar coating on all windows.
c. Close the pneumatic tube station.
d. Limit the use of electric typewriters
to final typed copy only.
e. Use of battery-operated clocks and
calculators vs. electrical ones.
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f. Turn off the badge machine.
g. Discontinue the UPS in ODP and Commo.
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Several members of the Committee suggested that we should
focus on large energy saving projects, i.e., thermopanes
for Headquarters windows or use of drapes and blinds to
reduce heat or cool air losses.' The Office of Logistics
plans to dedicate an n inecr racti.call full time for
analysis of energy savings vs. cos or such projects.
8. The meeting concluded at this point with the
consensus of the group that meetings should be held every
7. The Office of Logistics is studying all of the
above and will respond to the suggestors. If the idea has
merit, it will be floated to the Energy Advisory Committee.
month or so and that the next meeting should be held shortly
after Labor Day.
Distribution:
Orig - OL/P&PS
1 - Each attendee
1 - DDA
1 - OL/LSD
1 - D/L Chrono
O-D/L:pai
Ch
,s i,,{ n, Agency Energy Committee
(14 Aug 1979)
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