TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 20, 2006 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) has received international recognition for
environmental stewardship, earning an Award of Excellence from the
International Facility Management Association for its company-wide energy
conservation efforts.
Raytheon's Enterprise Energy Team developed and implemented a
cutting-edge program called "Energy Conservation for a Competitive
Advantage" that reduced electricity consumption by 10 percent, saving $10
million in energy costs and 62,000 metric tons of equivalent CO2 (carbon
dioxide) this year.
The Enterprise Energy Team developed the tools, metrics, and awareness
program deployed throughout seven business units, encompassing more than 30
million square feet of facilities in the United States. The program has
demonstrated the positive impact a facility organization can have on both
the bottom line and the environment, serving as a model for others to
follow.
"Our people embrace how important energy conservation is to our
customers, to our future generations, and to our business. Their personal
commitment and pride in results is what makes Raytheon capable of making
great things happen," said Dan Ryan, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
(IDS) Operations vice president.
On behalf of Raytheon, Steve Fugarazzo, Enterprise Energy team manager
and IDS Operations facilities engineering manager, received the George
Graves Award given for Facility Management Achievement.
The Graves Award is presented to the individual or team whose facility
management program or idea has had a substantial, positive effect on the
success of their organization.
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile
Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland
Security.
Raytheon Company, with 2005 sales of $21.9 billion, is an industry
leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people
worldwide.
Contact:
Guy Shields
978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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