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Alpharetta, Ga. — Oct. 2, 2014 - ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas has exceeded the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Plants program requirements seven years early and 13 percent above targeted program goals.
The company will be recognized at the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on October 2, 2014.
In 2011, ThyssenKrupp Elevator joined the Department of Energy’s Better Plants program (previously called Save Energy Now) and agreed to reduce energy consumption by 25 percent in 10 years.
“We joined the Better Plants program to further our commitment to sustainable manufacturing," said Doug Apelt, president of manufacturing, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas. "Focusing on energy reduction and reducing waste represents significant goals for ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s U.S. operations.
"In 2009, prior to joining the Better Plants program, we pledged to reduce energy and water use by 20 percent by 2015. It is truly a testament to our convictions that we have exceeded both the timeline and the percentage of reduction so aggressively,”
