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P2 Internships: An Intern’s Perspective. Background - Non-for-Profit hospital Employees 1,700 people. Recommendations - Purchase reusable Chair-Check pads savings of $50,000 annually - Retrofit lighting for electronic ballasts and T-8 lamps savings of $53,000 annually.
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Background - Non-for-Profit hospital Employees 1,700 people Recommendations - Purchase reusable Chair-Check pads savings of $50,000 annually - Retrofit lighting for electronic ballasts and T-8 lamps savings of $53,000 annually Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Background -Injection blow mold factory - produces plastic bottles (IBM, SBM and EBM machines) - 250 employees Recommendations - Retrofitting fixtures for T8 lamps and electronic ballasts saved $2,000 - Repairing air leaks and switching to pneumatic diverters saved $40,000 - Build outside air intake system for AC10 and AC11 Alcan Packaging
Lessons Learned • Audit ALL expenditure • Gas, electricity, water, procurements etc. • Incrementalize processes • Interview veteran staff • Provide technical contacts for specific processes (i.e. HVAC, chilled water, industrial processes) • Emphasize recommendations with little or no capital costs