WEEK 8 - OUR "ENERGY EFFICIENT" CULTURE

      Where people make intentional choices to save energy not because they are told to but because they want to…they understand the value it provides to them as individuals, to their organization and to the common good.
      Reduce energy costs• Differentiate your organization• Create / maintain jobs• Decrease carbon footprint• Be part of the club• It’s the right thing to do
      The most energy-efficient organizations in America use 35% less energy, on average, than their competitors.• It is estimated that every dollar spent on energy efficiency creates an average of $2.84 in benefits over the life of the improvement – that’s a 184% return on investment!• Research shows that up to 30% of energy use can be recovered through behavior and operational strategies.
      Over 130 of the fortune 500 companies have a Chief Sustainability Officer.• Kohls Department Stores has reached another milestone in its aggressive sustainability campaign: 500 stores in the retail chain have now earned the Energy Star label.• Sears Holdings Awarded 2011 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by EPA• Millennials - They advocate for the environment and social justice.
      “Wal-Mart: Making Its Suppliers Go Green”. What are your manufacturers and suppliers doing to be energy efficient. Find out – then tell the story.• Option 2 – Create and implement your own internal comprehensive asset improvement and behavioral energy efficiency program, track and measure results, then tell your story.
      Energy efficiency is the responsibility of engineers andbuilding operators and is achieved through asset projectsand controls.• “Let’s install ??? to be more energy efficient.” – Energy management systems – A new boiler – Photovoltaics / solar panels – Wind turbines
      Energy efficiency is an organizational commitmentthat is achieved by changing the way everyone viewsand consumes energy. – Individual actions on a daily basis – Efficient building operation – Energy efficient asset projects – Rational choices for renewable supply
     Engineers: Organizations mustexamine their performance,strategy, processes, andsystems to understand whatchanges need to be made. Convergence over time = CHANGE MANAGEMENT Psychologists: Organizations must understand the implications of a change on its employees given their culture, values, history, and capacity for change.
     Application of either approach, in isolation, generally proves unsuccessful.• An exclusively “engineering” approach results in solutions that are not adequately implemented or supported by employees.• An exclusively “psychologist” approach results in a lack of appreciation or understanding for what must actually change to produce the desired outcome.