Business

Businesses can improve productivity as well as the bottom line by taking advantage of energy efficiency in office buildings as well as through production processes.

Taking Actions to Become Efficient

Industry surveys indicate that, mainly through procedural and behavioral changes, the average plant can reduce its energy consumption by 10 to 20 percent. Many companies are joining in to do their part in becoming energy efficient.

At the Alliance, we provide numerous forums for the business community to showcase the work it is doing to be energy efficient. Representatives from the business community share their firsthand experiences with implementing energy efficiency throughout their business practices at the Alliance's many speaking engagements, including our annual Great Energy Efficiency Day; Evening with the Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards Dinner; and international energy efficiency conference, EE Global.

Southeast Industrial Energy Efficiency and Combined Heat and Power Regional Dialogue Meeting

January 24, 2013 (All day)

925 South University Avenue, 72204 Little Rock, Arkansas

Air Travel and Efficiency: How U.S. Airports are Saving Energy

Date: Nov 01, 2012

As you run through airport terminals this holiday season, don’t just fly by their energy-efficient features. Many airport terminals boast some of the country’s greatest advancements in energy efficiency.

Photos above and listed first below are courtesy of DFWairport.com.

Energy Efficiency Global Forum 2013

May 20, 2013 - 8:00am - May 21, 2013 - 5:30pm

801 Mount Vernon Place NW, 20001 Washington, District Of Columbia

Energy Efficiency Gives Legrand a Competitive Edge

Date: Oct 11, 2012

Operating in a 100-year-old facility amid some of the highest energy prices in the country, global electrical equipment maker and building infrastructure specialist Legrand participates in the Better Buildings Better Plants Challenge and uses energy efficiency to remain a cost-competitive manufacturer.

Operating in a 100-year-old facility amid some of the highest energy prices in the country, global electrical equipment maker and building infrastructure specialist Legrand relies on innovative ways to remain a cost-competitive manufacturer.

ISO 50001: Supply Chain Impacts

Date: Sep 26, 2012

Author(s):

Robert Bruce Lung

ISO 50001 not only requires that companies take into account energy impacts when conducting procurement and selecting suppliers but by working with suppliers to establish ISO 50001 as a standard energy management plan, companies can ensure that they influence the stability, sustainability and energy performance of their entire supply chain.

The release of ISO 50001, the first ISO standard for managing energy use, provides opportunities for engagement in energy management for a wide variety of stakeholders including end users, electric and gas utilities, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of energy-using equipment, and suppliers.

Obama's Executive Order Invests in Industrial Energy Efficiency

Date: Sep 04, 2012

President Barack Obama’s Aug. 30 executive order helps U.S. manufacturers and utilities speed the benefits of energy efficiency to their facilities.

On Aug. 30 President Barack Obama issued an executive order that will improve energy efficiency in U.S. industrial plants and utilities. Such investments in energy-efficient equipment and systems, including combined heat and power (CHP), could save at least $100 billion over the next decade, according to the White House.

VERGE SF @ Greenbuild

November 12, 2012 - 8:00am - November 13, 2012 - 5:30pm

888 Howard Street, San Francisco, California

2012 Georgetown Energy & Cleantech Conference

October 12, 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Washington, District Of Columbia

Energy Services Coalition’s Market Transformation Conference

August 23, 2012 - 7:30am - August 24, 2012 - 5:00pm

2100 West End Avenue, 37203 Nashville, Tennessee

Toledo Clean Energy Workshop

August 18, 2012 - 9:30am - 3:00pm

Toledo, Ohio