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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 2010 the Toronto facility continued its Air Wars energy conservation program focused on increasing efficiency and reducing waste in compressed air operations. This resulted in energy reductions of 89,368 KWH and savings of $9,777.
- • Activation of the Kanepi wireless control system for lighting at the East Greenville facility was expanded to include 85% of system nodes in 2010, saving an additional 180,000 KWH of electricity and $1,600 in energy costs for the year.
- • The Muskegon facility implemented modifications in compressed air intake processes, powering compressors with dense air taken in from outside the plant, instead of less dense air from inside, realizing increased efficiency of compressors and associated energy savings.
- • Timers were installed on air socks that help circulate air at the Muskegon facility to automatically shut off power at 6-hour intervals and eliminate unnecessary energy consumption in case of human failure to turn systems off.
Paper recycling:
- • Estimated 1,809 trees saved
- • Estimated 744,870 gallons of water saved in processing
Recycling paper vs. using new paper reduces air pollution by 95% and water pollution by 80%.
Steel recycling:
- • 9,972,225 pounds of iron ore saved
- • 478,667 pounds of limestone saved
Recycling steel vs. using new steel reduces air pollution by 86% and water pollution by 76%.
Aluminum recycling:
- • 1,666,091 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 2010 Knoll continued to specify high-efficiency motors on all new equipment purchases at all North American facilities as part of its sustainable Procurement Policy.
- • Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) was performed at all manufacturing facilities. It requires 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) have been completed at Knoll East Greenville, Grand Rapids, Toronto and Muskegon East facilities. In 2010 the Muskegon West facility completed the first phase of lighting upgrades to T8’s, reducing CO2 emissions by 23.2 tons and saving $3,235.00 per year in energy costs.
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