Fairmont Press
Managing energy costs; a behavioral and non-technical approach.
Eggink details management techniques for reducing energy expenses within an organization. He uses examples from different companies to demonstrate the techniques and outlines methodologies, as well as problems to avoid. He describes characteristics of electricity that increase costs, how attitudes influence consumption, common myths, the effect of employee behavior, the financial impact of managing behavioral aspects of energy consumption, the environmental impact, and critical success factors. The reference section lists low cost and no cost actions for different types of facilities and equipment, and includes facts, quotes, and tidbits about energy awareness. Eggink works with executives at organizations to help them reduce energy costs. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
