COLLINS AIKMAN FLOORCOVERINGS' STRATEGIC APPROACH TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT

摘要

Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings has long had a business strategy of environmental stewardship. So when they heard of the new ANSI national standard for the management of energy, it was a natural extension of both their corporate environmental policy and the desire to plan and sustain the savings from energy projects. ANSI/MSE 2000, A Management System for Energy, is a management standard that provides both the support and the flexibility needed to institute and sustain an energy management system that aligns management energy policy, energy goals, targets, and projects with business objectives. A dialogue between a developer of the standard and an implementer of the standard in an industrial facility highlights the successes and difficulties encountered along the way. MSE 2000 was developed and written by expert staff from the Georgia Tech EDI Energy and Environmental Management Center (EEMC) to address common problems seen over its 25-year history. As a member of the EEMC Advisory Board, Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings was exposed to MSE 2000 while it was still in a draft format. Because this approach fit in so well with their overall business objectives, management supported implementation of the standard in the plant. Resulting changes to energy efficiency and conservation efforts are highlighted, including the development of documentation and follow-up of project results.