REDUCE YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Cleanergie is an initiative Mr. Herve
LeBouc, Chairman, CEO of the Colas
Group, has been leading for the past 3
years. His goal is to focus on 4 areas to
reduce our energy consumption which will
increase our bottom line but also reduce the
environmental impact that we as a group
produce.
Reducing energy consumption means
reducing the amount of energy used at home
and work – from our offices and production
plants to our cars and heavy equipment.
Finding more efficient means of energy use
and eliminating wasted energy will help both
personal finances and the environment. A
series of suggestions on ways to reduce
consumption will be provided in the next
editions of DELTA TRIANGLE.
1) Stock Pile Moisture Management –
focus on better storage areas at our asphalt
plants for our aggregate to allow better
drainage as well as loader training to insure
we are not drying wet stone when possible.
2) Mix Temperature – reduce the
temperature of hot mix to a warmer
temperature thus reducing fuel and
emissions.
3) Coordination – reduce the amount of
waiting time on job sites and plant sites
to allow better utilization of assets and
employees.
4) Reduce the Fuel Consumption – reduce
the amount of idle time or none productive
time during the duration of the day.
Delta Companies is a leader in this
initiative by monitoring and reducing our
energy consumption in many ways. “Just
like every Continuous Improvement Process,
we must always revisit what we are doing
so we can get better at what we do.” states
Jerry Farnham, Plants and Equipment
Manager. Farnham emphasizes that now is
that time to review every task and take that
next step to Energy Excellence by reducing
our consumption.
METHOD 1: REDUCE YOUR
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
AT HOME OR WORK
PRIORITIES
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Delta Companies Inc. 2016 Newsletter
TURN OFF COMPUTERS WHEN THEY ARE NOT
IN USE.
Many office workers and home users leave
computers on at all times, even when not in
use.
If your computer must remain on, turn the
monitor off when it is not in use. This will not
affect the performance of the computer.
UNPLUG ALL UNUSED ITEMS.
Many electronics and appliances consume
electricity when they are not in use.
Unplug all un