On the hunt for energy “treasure” at GE
Last month in Wisconsin, 90 GE contractors and employees took part in the company’s largest single energy audit. Called a “Treasure Hunt,” after an energy-saving process developed by Toyota, GE teams were charged with one mission: reduce the company’s carbon footprint by ferreting out inefficiencies in energy use. The three-day hunt was also one of the most successful, concluding with an identification of $3 million in savings and a reduction of nearly 24,000 metric tons of CO2.
* Read “Hunting for energy treasures in Cincinnati”
* Read “Finding energy savings in unlikely places”
* Read how we’re reducing GHG emissions across the company
And in the spirit of the treasure hunt, good luck finding those Easter Bunny eggs! See you on Monday.
I just wish we could give more managers, more executives, the tools to realize the savings they could see if they did something similar!
Good example that every responsible business should follow.
Great idea, it gave me some ideas of what we can do in an office environment. Thank you.
could I get more information on how you conduct your treasure hunts? sounds like a process we may want to try out. Thank you,
Shirlee Algire
Gammon Construction, Hong Kong.