{"id":7286,"date":"2005-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/cleaning-up-industries-through-insulation\/"},"modified":"2005-10-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-01T00:00:00","slug":"cleaning-up-industries-through-insulation","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/cleaning-up-industries-through-insulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning Up Industries Through Insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nThe 2005 Group of Eight (G8) Summit, as greatly publicized, addressed the issues of climate change, clean energy and <\/p>\n

sustainable development. How will this meeting of the world’s eight largest industrialized democracies affect industry? <\/p>\n

Probably more than most professionals realize. <\/p>\n

\nBecause the United States reportedly has the highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita, G8 Summit leaders are asking our <\/p>\n

country to participate more actively in improving the global climate. These world leaders also agreed to extend more <\/p>\n

resources and consideration toward the use of renewable energy in their own regions. However, as trends and numerous <\/p>\n

governmental agency reports reflect, the use of fossil fuels aren’t predicted to decline anytime soon.<\/p>\n

\nU.S. industries are some of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, and as a result, top the list in greenhouse gas emissions. <\/p>\n

It should be no surprise, then, that our leaders are seeking to promote already-existing programs—and the creation of new <\/p>\n

ones—to clean up the industrial processes that require the use of these fuels; most visibly through the recent passage of an <\/p>\n

energy bill. <\/p>\n

\nWhen locating ways to improve energy efficiency, plant managers consider many plant-wide systems, but none have proven to be <\/p>\n

more cost-effective than the insulation system. Insulation professionals, be prepared for a potentially growing market. <\/p>\n


\nCauses and Effects of Global Warming<\/b><\/p>\n

\nEvidence of the long-term effects of burning fossil fuels was presented at the ’05 summit (www.g8.gov.uk<\/a>). In the past century, temperatures have risen by 0.6 C and are predicted to <\/p>\n

continue rising between 1.4 C and 5.8 C over the next century. This warming causes a domino effect: Record amounts of arctic <\/p>\n

ice melt, which causes the sea level to rise, which causes more floods and other natural disasters to occur and more potable <\/p>\n

water to become salinated, and so on. <\/p>\n

\nScientists worldwide believe that most of the warming has been caused by human activity since the mid-1800s because the <\/p>\n

amount of carbon dioxide (CO2)—the major gas that causes climate change—in the atmosphere has increased by 30 percent since <\/p>\n

then. <\/p>\n

\nThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that industrial energy use accounts for nearly 30 percent of total <\/p>\n

U.S. greenhouse emissions, which result primarily from electricity use, product transportation, burning fossil fuels to power <\/p>\n

boilers and produce steam and using gasoline to power vehicle fleets. <\/p>\n


\nAddressing Energy-Efficient Practices<\/b><\/p>\n

\nTo address these issues, the G8 leaders agreed, in part, to further promote energy efficiency in their buildings using <\/p>\n

existing and newly established building codes and to advance efficiency in industry through better technologies and <\/p>\n

evaluations.<\/p>\n

\nTwo proven methods of improving industry efficiency are through case studies and plant-wide assessments. These procedures <\/p>\n

give plants the opportunity to locate where they are losing energy, where they could decrease greenhouse gas emissions and, <\/p>\n

as a result, cut costs and save money. <\/p>\n

\nNumerous resources are available for U.S. plants to assess their facility. The Department of Energy (DOE) has been providing <\/p>\n

such procedures—free of charge—through their Industrial Assessment Centers since 1976. Over the years, the DOE has saved <\/p>\n

small- and medium-sized American companies more than $700 million through such improvements.<\/p>\n

\n“Surveys done on plants that have had these assessments show that insulation improvements top the list for energy savings, <\/p>\n

along with steam-related improvements,” notes National Insulation Association (NIA) Executive Vice President, Michele M. <\/p>\n

Jones. “That fact only enforces the mission and 50-year work of the NIA.”<\/p>\n

\nOne of the most cost-effective technologies for improving plant efficiency is the insulation system. When plant managers <\/p>\n

review their insulation system for maximum efficiency, this can save money with lower fuel costs and reduce plant emissions <\/p>\n

as well. More information on locating a certified insulation energy appraiser to perform a plant assessment can be found at <\/p>\n

www.insulation.org\/training\/ieap\/appraisers.cfm<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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