The Ecos session will introduce the concept of Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) and how a CEI program is implemented. Lauman and Gilless will discuss how such programs take a holistic assessment of both the organization and the facility and develop a set of goals and plans around a more efficient use of energy and resources. They will outline how CEI works to build a process designed to continually identify opportunities to use all resources more efficiently. Specific topics include how the process works for industrial/water facilities, and will include interactive sessions where participants engage in a typical CEI organizational assessment session.
Ecos has extensive experience applying continuous energy and resource improvement methodologies to provide energy and water saving solutions for clients. Built on the foundations and methodologies of other improvement programs (Lean, TQM, ISO 14000), Ecos (which is on the standards committee for development of the ISO 50001 spec) employs a CEI model that enables companies to build resource efficiency awareness as a foundation for environmental responsibility. The Ecos model draws on an organizational development assessment of the client as a platform on which to position all analysis of resource utilization and improvements.
The 16th Annual Water Conference is sponsored by Southern California Edison and it will focus on educating water and wastewater agencies on how to save energy, money and the environment. The conference will take place on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Southern California Edison’s Customer Technology Application Center (CTAC).
