Need for energy efficient slot machines

 

Updated: October 10, 2008

Need for the Standard:

Slot machines use a significant amount of materials during their manufacture and a significant amount of

electricity over the course of their lifetime. A standard that makes it easy to define the sustainability parameters

of a slot machine will make it easy for manufacturers to promote and sell environmentally-friendly slot

machines and for slot machine buyers to specify their sustainability preferences for slot machines when

purchasing this equipment.

Objectives of the Standard:

The objective of the standard is to provide a framework for market-driven increase in the sustainability profile

of slot machines. This includes energy use and emission reductions, as well as the procurement and use of more

sustainable materials in the manufacture of slot machines.

Participants in the Development of the Initial Draft Standard:

Eric Hansel - EGM Green; Dean McClain, Paul Magno – GLI; Michael Arny - Leonardo Academy

Sponsorships:

Leonardo Academy is a charitable (501c3) non-profit organization and is seeking donations from sponsors to

support this standard development process.

Timeline:

2008 September – December: Announce Standard Development Process

Form Standard Development Committee

Monthly Committee Meetings

White Paper Development

Outreach to Increase Awareness of this Standard Development

2009 January – July Monthly Committee Meetings

Outreach to Increase Awareness of this Standard Development

2009 August-September Public Comment Period

Address Comments

2009 October Release Final Standard

About Leonardo Academy:

Leonardo Academy is a charitable nonprofit (501c3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing

sustainability, so donation to support this project are charitable contribution. Leonardo Academy is dedicated to

advancing sustainability and putting the power of the competitive market to work on improving the

environment. Leonardo Academy is a Think and Do Tank that helps develop new approaches, methods, metrics

and standards to advance sustainability and helps companies, organizations, families and individuals implement

sustainability and document their achievements. Leonardo Academy is an ANSI Accredited Standard

Developer. Leonardo Academy played a central role in the development of LEED for Existing Buildings

(LEED-EB) as a USGBC contractor working on LEED-EB from 2001 to the present, managing the LEED-EB

pilot program and conducting all LEED-EB certification application reviews from January 2002 to September

2007. Michael Arny, President of Leonardo Academy, has worked on LEED-EB from the first development

meeting in 2000 to the present. He was the Chair of the USGBC LEED

 

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