2011 CLEVELAND GREEN VENUES ACTION PLAN

Cleveland Browns Stadium Green Venues Action Plan Overview

Cleveland Browns Stadium has chosen to select materials management, and energy conservation and efficiency as the focus of our sustainability efforts. We will utilize programs such as WasteWise and EnergyStar in order to establish our baselines, track our progress throughout the entirety of the timeline and measure our success numerically. Our baselines will reflect a culmination of data from past years. From this baseline analysis, we will be able to anticipate the necessary time frame for completion. Certain variables that include but are not limited to capital building improvements, updated waste/energy technology, increased sustainability budgets, yearly event volume, subsidized utility costs and green project developments may cause the original timeline to fluctuate towards or against end goals. If one of these variables results in a large fluctuation, we will note the reasoning for fluctuation in the annual summary. These changes will be accounted for in future baselines and timeline expectations. As large Cleveland venues we have the responsibility to set the proper precedent in regards to sustainability amongst the public. Listed below are the community connection activities that the Browns will use to engage our fans/guests as well as the general public: Offer tours or presentations of your facilitys green operations to fans, patrons, other venues or other interested agencies; Participate in the development and implementation of a comprehensive branding initiative and communication strategy for environmental sustainability activities; Advertise (e.g., signage, scoreboard, web site) the Browns environmental initiatives to employees, volunteers, fans, patrons and others and to explain how people can participate in the efforts (e.g., recycling of cans in recycle bins); Work with Positively Cleveland and other tourism organizations to make Cleveland a green convention and tourist destination; We feel that these activities will best reflect the Browns efforts within the community, and stimulate awareness amongst other potential future venues. The green venues influence will act as a catalyst in the go green movement. These activities will help set standards for other local venues to strive for. Since we will not be able to measure the progress of our community activities numerically, we will base our progress on community response. The Browns community involvement is always a very prevalent topic amongst public media sources. The amount of public relations we generate amongst the general press will be a good measurement of efforts in the community. We can also survey fans, patrons and other venues that tour our facilitys to assess their awareness and knowledge after touring the Browns sustainable programs.

All of our internal and external sustainable efforts will be measured, analyzed and recorded at the end of each year to assess our programs effectiveness. We will summarize the overall effectiveness and completion of our action plans. This will provide us with the ability to reflect upon the challenges that we faced in order to make improvements to reach our goals. It will also give us the opportunity to implement planning for future projects and goals to increase our overall efforts.

Current Materials Management Programs

Materials Management Action Plan

We have just recently overhauled the inner workings of our entire materials management program at Cleveland Browns Stadium. We had many of the services already in place to handle the majority of our recyclable waste, however, we did not have an efficient system to ensure that all the materials were being disposed of properly. Restructuring our internal system gave us the ability to make sure all materials were being disposed of in their proper locations. We instantly saw a correlation between an increase in our recyclable materials rate and a decrease in our main stream waste. The key to a successful materials management program is creating awareness and educating all parties involved in the process. It is important that all the various partners, front office staff, game day staff, vendors and suppliers that effect the program outcome are aware how the system works from start to finish. This gives the entire organization credibility and accountability towards their materials management efforts. It also increases the chances that the majority of materials are being disposed of properly. Our materials management programs includes plastics, aluminum, assorted metals, steel, cardboard, paper, toner cartridges, electronics, organic food waste, grease, oil, wood pallets and light bulbs. The three largest and most consistent recycled materials that make up the majority of our recycling percentages are our comingled recyclables, cardboard/paper and organic food waste. These will be the primary focus points pertaining to our action plan for materials management. With the help of WasteWise we have produced the following baseline and timeline information:

Comingled Recyclables Baseline: 15 tons Comingled Recyclables Timeline: 1 year (1/1/12 1/1/13)
Cardboard/Paper Baseline: 25 tons Cardboard/Paper Timeline: 1 year (1/1/12 1/1/13) Organic Food Waste Baseline: 35,000 tons Organic Food Waste Timeline: 1 year (1/1/12 1/1/13) We expect to exceed the baseline numbers within the given timeline listed above by continuing to increase awareness, furthering staff education, adjusting behavioral recycling practices and an overall close vigilance of the program. Recent behavioral changes that dramatically impacted our program is separating our paper out of our comingled waste and baling it separately in gaylords. We have also adjusted the way the seating bowl is cleaned up after our games. A first wave of workers is sent through the bowl to pick up strictly recyclable material. Then a second wave is sent through to collect the main stream waste. This ensures proper collection and disposal of all recyclable material. We will continue to report on the smaller materials management programs listed previously as well. Since our smaller programs are more inconsistent and do not produce enough material on a regular basis, there is no further behavior or technology that could be implemented to improve these particular programs due to their limited production of recyclable materials. Some currently developing materials management programs we are looking to continue to expand on are increasing the number of hand dryers in the bathrooms to reduce paper waste, and increase the number of automated soap and water dispensers to reduce soap and water waste. A large future program that we have been researching and are looking to implement is the composting of our organic field waste (primarily grass clippings). The Cleveland Browns will also continue to work closely with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Entrepreneurs for Sustainability and Cleveland Green Venues to improve techniques and increase awareness within the Browns organization and the community. The support from these groups and meetings enable us to gain momentum to increase our projects at the stadium.

Waste/Recycling (Waste Avoidance)

Our comingled waste makes up one of our largest percentages of recycled materials at Cleveland Browns Stadium. We have a 34 yard compactor dedicated for our comingled recyclables that includes plastics #1 & #2, aluminum cans and steel food cans. Already this year we have recorded our second highest tonnage rate since our comingled program began, and we expect to surpass that number by the end of this year. We are also currently at our lowest main stream waste tonnage and pick up rate, thus resulting in our best waste avoidance percentage since our recycling program began seven years ago. Less pick ups also equates to a more environmentally friendly transportation program that limits diesel truck pollution.

2006 - September 2011 Waste Tonnages

Year Number of PickUps Tonnage

2006 - September 2011 Recycling Tonnages

Year Number of PickUps Tonnage

2006

56

478.26

2006

1.32 tons

2007

56

449.50

2007

3.62 tons

2008

50

425.04

2008

12.15 tons

2009

34

252.29

2009

2.92 tons

2010 September 2011

40

306.26

2010 September 2011

0.39 tons

18

148.56

8.2 tons

Total

236

2,059.91

Total

17

28.6 tons

Cardboard/Paper Recycling
Jasar primarily handles the Browns cardboard and paper recyclables. The cardboard is baled in a special compactor, and the paper is collected in gaylords. Both materials are collected on an on-call basis. If there happens to be a large volume of plastic items that does not meet our #1 or #2 commingled designation, then a special pick up from Jasar can be ordered as well. For instance in April of 2010 we had hundreds of old plastic garbage bins that needed to be recycled. This accounted for the 97 tons of recyclable plastic material listed below. With the exception of recycled plastic garbage bins, we have been averaging more consistent recycling number throughout the entirety of the year. We should also surpass our highest recorded cardboard/paper tonnage rate since the program began.

2009
Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total Tonnage 5.5 tons 5.5 tons 0.0 tons 00.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 3.5 tons 4.9 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 19.4 tons Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total

2010
Tonnage 7.2 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 97.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 104.2 tons Month January February March April May

2011
Tonnage 8.10 tons 4.80 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons 0.0 tons

June
July August September October November December Total

3.24 tons
0.0 tons 2.27 tons 0.0 tons N/A N/A N/A 18.41 tons

Organic Food Waste Composting

The Cleveland Browns organic food waste composting program has been an efficient and consistent program since it began. Our composting totters are placed in all of our catering kitchens and prepping locations throughout the stadium. The food that is collected and composted from these totters only includes organic materials disposed of during prepping. Food that can be stored and salvaged is collected post game by the Cleveland Food Bank. We are looking to expand our composting program into our concession areas as well for next season. Additional totters will be provided to be placed in our main commissary. All concession stands will collect their organic food waste and bring them down to the main commissary area.

Month (2010) January February March April May June July August September October November December

95 Gallon Totes Tipped 5 1 3 6 5 6 4 15 27 30 43 20

Total Net Weight (Lbs.) 1003 177 531 1357 1180 1062 944 2950 4543 6254 9263 4189

Month (2011) January February March April May June July August September October November December

95 Gallon Totes Tipped 11 2 1 4 4 3 6 33 34 N/A N/A N/A

Total Net Weight (Lbs.) 1534 472 236 885 944 590 1239 5369 7670 N/A N/A N/A

TOTAL

165

33,453

TOTAL

98

18,939

Lamp Recycling Program

All fluorescent lights, HID lamps, and ballasts are recycled when they are replaced by our engineering staff (Elliot Lewis). Our engineering staff has also been replacing all the incandescent lamps to fluorescent lamps in our track lighting throughout the entire stadium. This project will ultimately benefit our materials management program because the fluorescent lamps last longer which will reduce the amount of times the lamps need to be replaced. So, we will not have as much lamp waste in future years. Also, florescent lamps use less energy. These lamps will dramatically lower energy usage, thus increasing efficiency. We expect this project to be done within the next year.

Order Date

Fluorescent (under Fluorescent (over 4') 4')

HID Lamps

Compact Fluorescent

Ballasts Containing PCB (Lbs)

Non-PCB Ballasts (Lbs)

7/11/2008

128

48

85

9/30/2008

231

16

63

100

5/8/2009

984

10/9/2009

411

93

121

100

10/13/2009

207

45

3/29/2010

477

58

120

100

9/23/2010

568

109

169

200

1/24/2011

358

76

104

125

9/16/2011

931

96

119

260

TOTALS

4,295

81

543

818

785

Electronic Recycling Program

All of our electronic recyclables are brought to a organization called ret3. This includes old TVs, computers, monitors, servers/storage devices, mainframe equipment, DVD/CD burners, circuit boards, scanners, copiers, printers, cables, wires, extension cords, digital cameras, cell phones, DVD players, VCRs, and network/telecommunications materials. Some of the materials we drop off are reusable. Whatever materials are not reusable are recycled to be turned into new electronic products. Drop offs are performed on an as needed basis. Volumes throughout the year vary depending on stadium projects and aging technology.

RET3 Electronic Recycling Company

Date Processed 2/4/2011 2/4/2011 2/4/2011 Net Weight of Materials Dropped Off (lbs.) 234 680 419

2/4/2011
5/31/2011

420
488

5/31/2011
6/1/2011

123
572

7/19/2011
9/1/2011

274
542

9/1/2011
Total

454
4,206 lbs.

Other Material Management Programs

Some of our smaller materials management programs include toner recycling, electronic recyclables, metal/steel scrap, grease/oil waste and pallet recycling. These programs generate minimal materials every year and require various service providers that the Browns use on a as needed basis: Toner cartridges Waste Management Metal/Steel scrap Transported personally by Browns Grease/Oil Filtafry Wood pallets - Aardvark

Currently Developing and Future Materials Management Programs

The Cleveland Browns are currently looking to expand developing test programs and researching future materials management projects to increase our overall efforts. Some of our current projects that we are looking to expand are increasing hand dryers to limit paper towel use in the bathrooms, and adding more motion sensor soap and water dispensers to decrease soap and water usage. A large project that we are researching and looking to implement in the near future is the composting of our organic field waste. Our field waste will greatly increase our efficiency in waste avoidance since we currently generate a lot of field waste that goes directly into the compactor. Our composted field waste will help create nutrient rich soil to be reused in other environmental projects.

Energy Conservation and Efficiency Programs/ Action Plans

Energy Conservation and Efficiency Programs/Action Plan

Energy conservation and efficiency is our largest sustainable challenge at Cleveland Browns Stadium, particularly when it pertains to electricity. The primary reason for this being is the construction of our HVAC system. In an attempt to lower construction cost when Cleveland Browns Stadium was originally constructed, the HVAC system was built on an electric system as opposed to gas. Natural gas is a much cheaper and a more efficient means of heating a building. When compared to gas heating, the annual operating costs of an eclectic heating system are over double that of gas systems. So, naturally the first and primary focus of improving our energy conservation and efficiency will pertain to our electric energy consumption. There have been some recent projects and programs implemented that we feel will help us reach our baseline goal in regards to our electrical energy efficiency. One of our largest off season projects included installing Dynaco quick close doors in our service level. These doors provide an alternative to the large industrial garage doors that would stay open for extended periods of time allowing large amounts of conditioned air to escape. This prevents our HVAC system from being overworked, thus increasing efficiency in the largest required area for conditioned air in the stadium.

Other ongoing projects that will help us exceed our energy use baseline include the replacement of our incandescent lamps to fluorescent lamps in the track lighting throughout the entire stadium (expected to be completed within the next year), and increased installations of motion sensors. These programs will greatly influence our energy consumption at the stadium. We expect to see a large difference in overall energy efficiency.
The Cleveland Browns have also allied with ENERNOC Emergency Load Response Program. ENERNOC is a company that operates globally to help industrial, institutional and commercial organizations manage their utilities to stabilize grid energy. Browns Stadium participates in an on call program that potentially requires us to respond ten times a year to a dramatic scale back in energy usage during peak demand hours (by directly manipulating the operation of our HVAC system). This increases overall grid capacity for the effected grid area. The Browns participation helps protect the surrounding community from blackouts, keeps electricity rates stable, and helps the environment by providing a clean alternative to the generation of more fossil fuelburning peaking power plants. We will track all of our progress through the EnergyStar program online. Listed below are our expect baseline and timeline expectations for our energy conservation and efficiency action plan: Electric Energy Use Baseline: 17,000,000 kWh (Thousand Watt-Hours) Electric Energy Use Timeline: 1 year (1/1/12 1/1/13) Natural Gas Energy Use Baseline: 12,000 (MCF(Million Cubic Feet) Natural Gas Energy Use Timeline: 1 year (1/1/12 1/1/13) We have no current energy efficiency programs set in place to improve the consumption of our natural gas. However, we are currently considering recommendations from recent energy audits and companies such as ENERNOC on technology and programs we are interested in implementing.

Currently Developing and Future Energy Conservation and Efficiency Programs

The Cleveland Browns are currently looking to expand developing test programs and researching future energy conservation and efficiency projects to increase our overall efforts. Some current projects we are looking to expand include adding more motion sensors to reduce energy consumption, adding more Dynaco quick close doors to conserve energy and increase our HVAC efficiency and complete the replacement of all of our incandescent track lighting to fluorescent lamps (we expect to complete that project within the next year).

Electric Consumption
Listed below are our energy usage numbers that we have tracked all the way back to 2004. The numbers remain consistent throughout the years. As previously mentioned, it makes it extremely difficult to increase efficiency due to a highly inefficient HVAC system that accounts for the majority of our energy consumption. However, we hope to see improvements through our lamp replacement project, the installation of our quick close doors, increased use of motion sensors and our participation in the ENERNOC program. Electricity, Grid Purchase (kWh (thousand Watt-hours))
Date 7/12/2011 6/12/2011 5/12/2011 4/12/2011 3/12/2011 2/12/2011 1/12/2011 12/12/2010 11/12/2010 10/12/2010 9/12/2010 8/12/2010 7/12/2010 6/12/2010 5/12/2010 4/12/2010 3/12/2010 2/12/2010 1/12/2010 12/12/2009 11/12/2009 10/12/2009 9/12/2009 8/12/2009 7/12/2009 6/12/2009 5/12/2009 4/12/2009 3/12/2009 2/12/2009 1/12/2009 12/12/2008 11/12/2008 10/12/2008 9/12/2008 8/12/2008 7/12/2008 6/12/2008 5/12/2008 4/12/2008 3/12/2008 2/12/2008 1/12/2008 12/12/2007 1,396,515.00 1,097,335.00 1,153,600.00 1,259,258.00 1,739,847.00 1,867,431.00 2,949,941.00 2,949,941.00 1,462,595.00 1,543,374.00 1,694,708.00 1,316,269.00 1,027,708.00 1,097,851.00 1,115,430.00 1,420,323.00 1,805,867.00 2,399,891.00 2,838,984.00 1,415,368.00 1,563,899.00 1,339,337.00 1,599,924.00 998,834.00 765,192.00 890,507.00 1,176,368.00 1,683,390.00 1,983,338.00 2,654,273.00 2,537,001.00 2,537,001.00 2,390,503.00 1,429,531.00 1,373,280.00 1,420,519.00 1,133,631.00 945,028.00 1,287,090.00 1,099,320.00 1,834,898.00 1,990,758.00 2,111,418.00 2,444,608.00 Energy Use 11/12/2007 10/12/2007 9/12/2007 8/12/2007 7/12/2007 6/12/2007 5/12/2007 4/12/2007 3/12/2007 2/12/2007 1/12/2007 12/12/2006 11/12/2006 10/12/2006 9/12/2006 8/12/2006 7/12/2006 6/12/2006 5/12/2006 4/12/2006 3/12/2006 2/12/2006 1/12/2006 12/12/2005 11/12/2005 10/12/2005 9/12/2005 8/12/2005 7/12/2005 6/12/2005 5/12/2005 4/12/2005 3/12/2005 2/12/2005 1/12/2005 12/12/2004 11/12/2004 10/12/2004 9/12/2004 8/12/2004 7/12/2004 6/12/2004 5/12/2004 4/12/2004 3/12/2004 Date 1,939,975.00 1,382,728.00 1,604,117.00 1,839,710.00 1,746,842.00 1,063,382.00 913,885.00 1,493,727.00 1,719,264.00 2,722,061.00 2,163,143.00 2,178,086.00 2,057,907.00 1,758,572.00 1,521,557.00 1,635,864.00 1,155,752.00 899,109.00 1,302,305.00 1,181,049.00 1,753,619.00 1,890,264.00 1,787,390.00 2,909,405.00 1,812,251.00 1,622,652.00 1,266,139.00 1,528,400.00 1,065,779.00 890,491.00 944,339.00 1,217,617.00 1,835,056.00 1,709,893.00 2,161,353.00 3,537,473.00 1,669,123.00 1,566,354.00 1,251,125.00 1,213,757.00 975,552.00 803,265.00 824,359.00 1,273,468.00 1,492,488.00 Energy Use

Natural Gas Consumption

Listed below are our gas consumption numbers from 2010 July 2011. Currently, Cleveland Browns Stadium has not implemented any advanced technology or new programs to try and reduce gas consumption. We already have minimal gas consumption since our HVAC system runs on electric. However, we are reviewing past energy audits and new programs that ENERNOC offers to see how we can be more efficient with our natural gas consumption.

Natural Gas (MCF(million cubic feet))

Start Date 7/3/2011 6/3/2011 5/3/2011 4/3/2011 3/3/2011 2/3/2011 8/2/2011 7/2/2011 6/2/2011 5/2/2011 4/2/2011 3/2/2011 End Date 139.2 306.7 900.5 2,549.50 1,746.10 1,958.30 Energy Use

1/3/2011
1/3/2011 12/3/2010

2/2/2011
2/2/2011 1/2/2011

2,624.70
2,431.70 1,852.00

11/3/2010
10/3/2010 9/3/2010

12/2/2010
11/2/2010 10/2/2010

687.3
468.9 376.7

8/3/2010
7/3/2010 6/3/2010

9/2/2010
8/2/2010 7/2/2010

195.5
119.9 217.2

5/3/2010
4/3/2010 3/3/2010 2/3/2010 1/3/2010

6/2/2010
5/2/2010 4/2/2010 3/2/2010 2/2/2010

803.3
1,255.40 1,623.70 2,157.00 3,231.70