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Do you know a dealer who has successfully implemented initiatives resulting in significant energy savings and a healthier bottom line? Nominate that dealership for the Dealer Innovation Award!
The USA TODAY Dealer Innovation Award recognizes dealers who have implemented effective initiatives to save energy, reduce utility costs and protect the environment. |
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Examples of improvements that save energy and/or decrease a dealership's environmental "footprint" include:
- Switching to more energy-efficient lighting, heating or cooling.
- Adding insulation or coatings to buildings, heaters or windows to reduce energy use.
- Increasing exterior plantings to reduce water runoff, provide shade or lower the effects of pollution.
- Installing more eco-friendly building materials.
- Creating, monitoring or using equipment differently to save energy or supplies.
- Recycling or reusing to create less waste.
Once you have submitted the online form, you will receive an email that contains your unique nomination identification number. Please include a copy of this email with any supplemental information you submit by mail, as well as any other contact you make via email, fax or mail. Supplemental information should be mailed to USA TODAY, Attn: Gina Flynn, 535 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022.
NEW! Deadline for entries is February 22, 2008.
You are welcome to mail in supplemental information in support of your nomination. Supplemental information that is mailed must be postmarked by February 22, 2008.
Four winners will be chosen and will be featured in a full-page ad in USA TODAY and NADA's AutoExec magazine.
One grand winner, selected from among the four, will be honored at a special ceremony on March 18, 2008, held in conjunction with the New York International Auto Show, and will receive roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations for two in New York City and two VIP auto show passes.
The USA TODAY Dealer Innovation Award
Launched in 2001 in partnership with the National Automobile Dealers Association, the USA TODAY Dealer Innovation Award honors automobile and truck dealers who have used innovative ideas and business practices to better serve their customers, communities and employees.
Last Year's Winner
Kim Maxwell, Hill International Trucks, Washington, Pa., built a state-of-the-art dealership three times bigger than his previous store that costs 77 percent less per square foot in energy to operate. To accomplish this he used:
- Dual waste-oil furnaces.
- An ambient floor heating system.
- A wash-recycling system.
- A light-colored roofing to reflect heat.
- Air-locked door systems.
- Dual-pane tinted glass.
- Fluorescent and metal halide lighting.
Additional Resources
For energy saving ideas see these NADA resources: