1st Edition
Managing Energy Costs A Behavioral and Non-Technical Approach
By John Eggink
Copyright 2007
286 Pages
by
River Publishers
175 Pages
by
River Publishers
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Completely non-technical in its approach and focusing exclusively on managing the human element of energy consumption, this book demonstrates how to apply proven management techniques to significantly reduce these unnecessary energy expenses within an organization. It includes a broad array of examples of companies that have pioneered these efforts, actual savings, step-by-step methods, and typical energy-wasting pitfalls to avoid. The author communicates in an easy-to-understand and cohesive manner how to break the cycle of energy waste, making employees cooperative in saving energy and accountable for the energy they use.
Section I—Linking Behavior and Energy Consumption 1. Unique Characteristics of Electricity that Increase Energy Costs 2. How Attitudes Influence Energy Consumption 3. Common Electrical Myths that Increase Energy Costs 4. Organizational Pitfalls that Increase Energy Consumption 5. How Employee Behavior Affects other Common Energy Management Initiatives 6. The Financial Impact of Managing the Behavioral Aspects of Energy Consumption 7. The Environmental Impact of Energy Consumption 8. Critical Success Factors Towards Heightened Energy Awareness 9. Section Wrap-up Section II—Reference Section 10. Low Cost and No Cost Actions 11. Energy Awareness Facts, Quotes and Tidbits, Financial Facts and Quote
Biography
John Eggink (Author)
