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The Knoll 8
1. Protection of the Biosphere
2. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
3. Waste Reduction and Disposal
4. Conservation
5. Risk Reduction
6. Safe Products and Services
7. Environmental Restoration
8. Informing the Public
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4. Conservation
We will conserve energy by improving the efficiency of our internal operations and the goods and services we
sell. We will make every effort to use environmentally safe and sustainable energy sources.
We will conserve energy and improve energy efficiency.
- • In 2009 Air Wars, an energy conservation program focused on increasing efficiency and reducing waste
in compressed air operations, was initiated in the Toronto and East Greenville facilities. As a result,
Toronto shut down a 150 HP air compressor full time, saving 419,456 Kwh and reducing CO2 emissions
by 255.9 tons per year; and the East Greenville facility shut down an air compressor on weekends in the
Lubin building for savings of 26,208 Kwh and 16 tons of CO2 per year.
- • The wireless control system for lighting at the East Greenville facility, in which 25% of the system nodes
were activated, saved 75,753 Kwh of electricity and $6,288 in energy costs in the last four months of
2009. Scaled to a full year this represents over 300,000 Kwh and over $25,000 saved per year.
- • Toronto upgraded a Homag braking system to an AC Drive system, saving 331,000 Kwh and 202 tons
of CO2.
Paper recycling:
- • 1,340 trees saved
- • 551,670 gallons of water saved in processing
Recycling paper vs. using new paper reduces air pollution by 95% and water pollution by 80%.
Steel recycling:
- • 9,307,725 pounds of iron ore saved
- • 446,771 pounds of limestone saved
Recycling steel vs. using new steel reduces air pollution by 86% and water pollution by 76%.
Aluminum recycling:
- • 1,557,499 KwH of electricity saved
Recycling aluminum vs. using new aluminum reduces air pollution by 95%.
We will implement a program to upgrade existing low-efficiency motors to higher efficiency motors.
- • In 2009, Knoll continued to specify high-efficiency motors on all equipment purchases at all North
American facilities.
- • Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) at manufacturing facilities required machine operators to monitor and
maintain motors to optimize energy efficiency.
We will implement a program to upgrade existing lighting, where practical, at each facility.
- • Lighting upgrades (bulbs and ballasts) are near completion at all Knoll North American facilities.
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