LEDs, other facility-related energy-reduction
projects are part of the company’s ambition to achieve Net Zero GHG
emissions by 2050
Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) is nearing completion of a
multi-year companywide LED lighting transition project to help
reduce facility-focused energy use and support the company along
its Path to Net Zero.
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Since its fiscal year 2019, Cintas
Corporation been transitioning facility lighting at more than 170
of its oldest, largest and most energy-intensive facilities across
the United States and Canada. The project to replace traditional
incandescent and fluorescent lighting fixtures with LED lighting
systems has helped Cintas reduce its facilities' annual energy
requirements by almost 23.3 million kilowatt hours. Cintas lowered
its energy consumption intensity by 7.9% from its fiscal year 2021
to its fiscal year 2022, aided by the impact of the LED systems.
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Cintas’ 475 facilities throughout the United States and Canada
fulfill the needs of its four business divisions. These field
locations, distribution centers and corporate facilities combine
for about 23 million square feet of space that requires heating,
cooling and appropriate lighting.
Cintas identified an opportunity to decrease energy use by
installing LED lights at its older, more energy-intensive
locations, and initiated the company-wide LED transition project in
FY’19.
Cintas’ Quality and Engineering Team completed LED installations
at more than 125 locations by the end of the company’s fiscal year
2022, and entered the current fiscal year with fewer than 50 target
facilities remaining in the current phase.
“We’ve already installed LED lighting in over 6 million square
feet of space in our facilities, which is poised to reduce our
annual energy use by almost 23.3 million kilowatt hours going
forward,” said Christy Nageleisen, Cintas’ Vice President of
ESG.
More than 27,000 incandescent and fluorescent lighting fixtures
have been swapped out, and the energy savings generated by the LEDs
represents more than 16,500 metric tons of CO2 emissions averted
annually.
>> VIDEO (YouTube): Cintas Uses
LED Lighting Conversions to Reduce Energy Requirements
A Strategic Plan
The lighting transition project is part of Cintas’ strategic
ambition to achieve Net Zero GHG emissions by 2050.
“We’re not waiting until 2050 to start,” said Mark Bolen, Cintas
Vice President of Quality & Engineering. “We’re looking at all
avenues to see where it makes the most sense, where our dollar has
the best return, and it’s not just lighting. It’s being better
environmental stewards.”
Cintas reduced its energy consumption intensity by 7.9% from
FY’21 to FY’22, which included the expanding impact of the LED
lighting transition project.
A Comprehensive Approach
Cintas’ facility-focused energy reductions go beyond LED
lighting conversions.
“Sustainability and energy efficiency plays a key role for us,
primarily because our products are delicate and they require a lot
of attention that we provide to our customers,” Bolen said.
“Engineering is constantly looking at ways to find equipment that
is more reliable – more energy efficient – to ultimately reduce our
reliance on energy.”
To that end, Cintas is exploring opportunities to test solar
technology. Working with the state of New Jersey, Cintas identified
the opportunity to install its first solar-powered system at the
company’s Rental location in Piscataway, N.J.
The project is underway and is expected to be fully installed
and operational in the late spring of 2023. Once online and
connected to the energy grid, Cintas’ first solar system
installation will allow the company to evaluate its year-round
performance and compare the costs with traditional utility-based
energy sources.
Cintas’ Engineering Team and its Facility Team area also
evaluating other energy- and water-reduction capabilities for its
existing and future facilities.
Some Cintas facilities currently have various energy-reduction
technologies installed, including entrances with multiple doors,
timing mechanisms on the HVAC and lighting systems, water-flow
reducers and thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roofs and ceilings made
of lighter-colored materials to reflect radiant heat.
Additionally, all new Cintas buildings constructed since 2017
have been built with LED lighting systems installed. This includes
external LED lighting configurations that create zero light
spillage (also known as photometric pollution) at Cintas’ property
boundaries.
As a result of the Path to Net Zero and the company’s overall
Operational Excellence and Reliability initiatives, Cintas is also
investigating the potential benefits of standardizing facility
plans that incorporate a consistent set of energy-reducing
technologies across all Cintas operations.
Learn More about Cintas’ ESG Journey
- Cintas 2022 ESG Report
- cintas.com/esg
- ESG is Central to Cintas
- The Spirit is the Difference
About Cintas Corporation
Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all
types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with
confidence every day by providing products and services that help
keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe, and
looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops,
towels, restroom supplies, workplace water services, first aid and
safety products, eye-wash stations, safety training, fire
extinguishers, sprinkler systems and alarm service, Cintas helps
customers get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered in
Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded
over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a
component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and
Nasdaq-100 Index.
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summerse2@cintas.com, 513-972-2859
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