Mr. Fanara works on the ENERGY STAR Product Specifications Development Team which helps businesses and individuals protect the environment by identifying products with superior energy efficiency and water savings.
Mr. Fanara's team is responsible for writing product specifications and for teaming with manufacturers to encourage the design, manufacture, and sale of products that meet them. More than 50 product categories have been created for the residential and commercial sectors. To date, American consumers have purchased more than 2 billion ENERGY STAR qualified products. In 2007 alone, Americans with the help of ENERGY STAR - avoided greenhouse gas emissions of more than 37 million metric tons, equivalent to those from 27 million vehicles, while saving $16 billion in utility bills.
Mr. Fanara is currently leading the effort to develop ENERGY STAR specifications for datacenter IT equipment. He is also responsible for managing policy coordination with countries using ENERGY STAR in their markets. This includes Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Canada, China, the UK and the European Union; many of which are coordinating with EPA on data center energy efficiency efforts.
Previously with the agency, Mr. Fanara worked on the EPA's Green Lights Program, which assisted commercial enterprises with the implementation of energy-efficient lighting upgrades. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison and has worked for the EPA for more than 10 years.
