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E3 Success Story - E3 Southwest Virginia: Economy, Energy and the Environment
E3 Southwest Virginia supports sustainable manufacturing in 17 counties in southwest Virginia. The MTC provides manufacturers with assessments of production processes to reduce their energy consumption and drive innovation.
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E3 Success Story - San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center conducted an E3 assessment that identified nine specific recommendations in the area of energy efficient lighting, compressed air usage and HVAC controls.
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E3 Success Story - Taking Small Bites Out of an Elephant
In 2006, Rapid-Line Inc. turned to the Green Suppliers Network to help reduce its operational costs and environmental impact.
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Blue Ridge Fiberboard E3 Success Story
Case study of Blue Ridge Fiberboard, participating in the Danville/Pittsylvania County Regional E3 effort. Its goal is to identify potential opportunities and benefits in the E3 areas.
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E3 Sample Invitation Email
A sample email to begin to craft your invitation to your suppliers when beginning an E3 initiative.
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E3 Sample Commitments
Sample commitments to use in formalizing your Green Suppliers Network.
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E3 Success Story - San Antonio E3 Case Study: UEMC “Now Hiring”
exas Manufacturing Assistance Center conducted an E3 assessment as part of the local Lean-Clean-Energy program in October of 2009. Overall, UEMC has reduced demand by approximately 30kw and reduced consumption by over 100,000 kwh/year.
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Lean and Clean Value Stream Mapping
This document explains value stream mapping: a Lean process -mapping method for understanding the sequence of activities used to produce a product.
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E3 Sample Follow-up Email
Sample follow-up email to assist in identifying and nominating those suppliers who you think could benefit most from joining the Green Suppliers Network; your role is to facilitate supplier selection and engagement.
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E3 Success Story - Plastic Molding Technology, Inc.
Customer surveys prompted PMT to address new areas which included sustainability issues and reduction goals for energy, water and solid wastes; they were looking for a way to link their reduction projects into their system.
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E3 Success Story - Continuing Success in San Antonio, Tx
E3 Texas, launched in San Antonio in 2009 continued to expand with 23 facilities participating statewide in 2011.
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E3 Success Story - Making an Investment in the Company: C.U.E.
C.U.E. in Mount Hope, West Virginia, makes molded and cast parts.An array of opportunities were found by WVMEP to implement lean production principles in areas such as mistake proofing, kanban systems, rapid exchange of dies, 5S, and value stream mapping.
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E3 Sample Media Release about Supplier Efforts
Template for a media release to let suppliers and the public know they are embarking on a green endeavor.
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E3 Fact Sheet How to Recognize Your Green Suppliers
Fact sheet to help manufacturers provide recognition for their green suppliers.
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E3 Success Story - Advancing Performance in Sustainability and Workforce Development
E3: North Carolina advances performance in sustainability and workforce development strategies for the state's manufacturers. The initiative helps communities and manufacturers address energy and sustainability challenges by leveraging expertise.
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E3 Success Story - Seeing E3's Benefits: Metso Power
Metso Power in Fairmont, WV, under a grant, conducted an E3 assessment and identified potential cost savings and efficiency improvements.
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E3 Success Story - Working Together: E3 Ohio and the Ohio By-Product Synergy Network
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) received funding to support the integration of the national E3 sustainability initiative with the Ohio By-Product Synergy (BPS) Network to create an efficient and replicable model for reducing GHGs.
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E3 Success Story - Southern Folger Unlocks the Tools to Energy Management
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center led a team of Southern Folger employees to identify potential sustainability opportunities.
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Summary Report Assessment for the Product Standards and Labeling Interagency Workgroup
This is a summary assessment for the product standards and lableling interagency workgroup.
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Technical Questions and Answers on the Draft Framework
These are FAQ's on the draft guidelines.