DEVENS ECO-EFFICIENCY CENTER

Helping area businesses and organizations reduce their environmental impacts and operating costs through education, collaboration and technical assistance.

Power Down Devens Case Study

Powering Down and Sharing the Savings!

Management and staff members at Eglomisé Designs, Inc. are always looking for ways to improve their environmental performance. They have achieved a nearly a zero-waste operation thanks to their employees’ efforts

to divert would-be waste streams to recycling and reuse opportunities. The company is one of the founding members of EcoStar and they take great pride in the advances they have made.

 

Founder and President Martha Demerjian explains: “There's no end of improvements that can take place and it is not possible to do them all at once. Step by step, we add another category to work on when we feel that everyone is on board with our current initiatives and related procedures. We look for opportunities to have pleasant get togethers, as they provide a positive forum to talk about what has gone well and what hasn’t without finger pointing.”

 

Eglomisé was the first company to sign up for the services offered as part of EcoStar’s Power Down De-vens campaign, which include building energy efficiency benchmarking, identification of conservation strategies, and employee outreach and education. A survey of Eglomisé’s office equipment and employee operational habits indicated that the utility bill could be decreased by more than $1,800 per year simply by engaging employees in energy conservation practices!

Capturing this savings became an immediate priority for the woman-founded and owned company that has been in existence for 41 years and currently has 15 hires. Knowing that employee engagement is the primary driver of their success, the Power Down for Pizza promotion was launched.

 

A staff meeting was held to unveil the program and explain its goals. Workers were informed that for every month that all computers, monitors and printers were turned off at the end of each day the company would host a pizza party to thank them for their efforts. Reminder cards were distributed and a

calendar to track the percent of work stations turned off at the end of each day was posted by the door. Although management was willing to raise the bar gradually and re-ward progress made toward the goal, 100% participation was achieved in the first month!

 

“Energized” by their immediate gains, the management team is now planning to invest the money saved from decreased utility bills in more energy-efficient lighting systems, computers and other equipment to attain even greater savings.

EcoStar congratulates the staff of Eglomisé Designs on their success and their continued commitment to being good environmental stewards.

 

To learn about the Power Down Devens energy services and how they can benefit your com-pany, go to our Energy Efficiency and Conservation page or contact Dona Neely 978-772-8831 x3304.

Devens Eco-Efficiency Center

33 Andrews Parkway

Devens, Massachusetts, USA 01434

Phone: 978.772.8831 x3304  Fax: 978.772.1529

E-mail: donaneely@ecostardevens.com

The Devens Eco-Efficiency Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, established in 2007.  This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.