Through Sustainable Business Practices

E3: Strengthening Manufacturing in

North Carolina

E3 is Federal Programs Working Together

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DOC NIST

Manufacturing

Extension

Partnership

DOE Industrial

Technologies

Programs

DOC NIST MEP

EPA Green

Suppliers

Network

EPA Pollution

Prevention

Programs

DOL Employment

and Training

SBA Small

Business

Development

Centers

USDA Rural

Development

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E3 Across the Nation

E3 Established

E3 Developing

* As of May 2011

Just getting started

E3 is North Carolina Industry Resources

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IES and NCDENR

GSN Lean and

Green Reviews

IAC Energy

Systems

Assessments

NC OSH Worker

Safety Audits

NC Economic

Development Partners

NC Small Business and

Technology

Development Centers

NC Workforce

Development Boards

and Community Colleges

Community Business Partners

including Utilities and Manufacturers

Promoting a Sustainable Future in our

Manufacturing Community

E3: Economy, Energy, and the Environment

E3 is an innovative, community-based effort

to establish replicable, self-sustaining

initiatives that simultaneously increase the

sustainable practices and profitability of

manufacturers.

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E3 Initiatives Across the State

E3 North Carolina Communities

2009-2012

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Deploying E3 in a Community

E3: Economy, Energy, and the Environment

Assess Transform Sustain

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Components of a E3 Program

1. Community involvement

2. Team Building

3. Leadership in local messaging

4. Manufacturing support and commitment

5. Technical assessment and discovery

6. Workforce evaluation and training

7. Project identification and implementation

8. Monitoring and measuring improvements

9. Sharing success

E3: Economy, Energy, and the Environment

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E3 North Carolina - Technical Assessments

• Business Excellence Assessment

• Lean and Green Review

• Energy Systems Assessment

• Greenhouse Gas Evaluation

• Worker Safety Review

Manufacturers will have access to the following E3 technical assessments and training.

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E3: Economy, Energy, and the Environment

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E3: North Carolina - Transformation Support

• Providing a comprehensive report combining the results from all technical assessments

• Providing recommended implementation plan and ROI

• Incorporating local support resources from community partner team

• Aligning projects with appropriate utility incentives and implementation grants

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E3: North Carolina – Sustaining Impact

• Establishing an industry advocate team

• Creating local manufacturing council

• Opportunity to share local best practices

• Providing follow up visits and assistance as needed

• Access to additional technical resources

Energy Metrics:

Environment Metrics:

Economic Metrics:

• Environmental savings identified

• Lean savings identified

• Other cost savings

• One time potential cost savings identified

• Individuals trained

• Jobs created

• Jobs retained

• Total annual potential impact identified

• Number of small businesses engaged

• Percentage of small businesses engaged

• Number and value of SBA loans granted

• Capital infusion dollars invested

• Hours of counseling provided

• Air emissions reduced (lbs)

• Solid waste reduced (lbs)

• Material intensity per unit of production

• Hazardous waste reduced (lbs)

• Hazardous materials reduced (lbs)

• Water pollution reduced (lbs)

• Water used/conserved (gal)

• Water intensity per unit of production

E3 Metrics

• Energy conserved (MM BTU/kWh)• Energy intensity per unit of production• Carbon reductions (tons)• Carbon intensity per unit of production

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E3 Contact - http://e3.ies.ncsu.edu/

Anna Mangum

Lead, E3 North Carolina

EHS Specialist

NC State University, IES

anna_mangum@ncsu.edu

919-210-6050

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