A recent study for Construction Specialties resulted in the identification of several significant cost reduction opportunities, one of which is a heat containment system on an anodize line that is being implemented and will save the company $50,000 annually.

The study was done by the Energy Management Institute located at ETAC at Northampton Community College provides manufacturing companies with the skills necessary to effectively manage energy efficiency through reductions in energy consumption and costs.

Construction Specialties is an Architectural Specialties company located in Lycoming County.

The project also provided the company information on the impact of their carbon footprint: “Additionally, we sought to understand how our actions contribute to our carbon footprint; your analysis gave us that information. We can now tie savings and carbon footprint reduction to our initiatives” said Howard Williams, General Manager.

EMI performs investment-grade energy, pollution prevention, and process assessments for industrial and large commercial clients; offers distance learning courses on energy management and process heating; evaluates the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy installations, combined heat and power; and a variety of other services.

For more information, please contact Pete Roberts, EMI Manager, 610-861-5367 plroberts@etctr.com

1/18/2008