... ON �LIFE CYCLE APPROACH IN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE, REDUCING FINANCIAL RISKS, AND ACHIEVING COST SAVINGS,� HELD AT PIANC HEADQUARTERS ... ...

The lecture is concerned with how much energy might be saved by combining public electricity supply with public heat supply and how much of other resources have to be utilized to achieve that saving. Only in the long term can worthwhile savings be achieve...

This report discusses water, energy, and cost savings that can be achieved in a commercial laundry through the use of a wastewater recycling and heat recovery system. Cost savings are achieved through reductions in water use, reduction in sewage charges, ...

... around the country have achieved cost savings and service ... recycling programs, janitorial services, highway maintenance, operation of prisons ...

... of Prepositioned Military Assets Could Achieve Cost Savings ... Additional Measures to Reduce Corrosion of Prepositioned Military Assets Could ...

... Title : Defense Management: Additional Measures to Reduce Corrosion of Prepositioned Military Assets Could Achieve Cost Savings. ...

The concept of a modular Jet Fuel Starter design using an Expendable Gasifier (EG) indicates a substantial life cycle cost savings over a conventional overhauled unit. To achieve these savings, a low cost gasifier is a mandatory requirement. The EG does t...

Contents: A health cost containment goal for Kentucky; An integrated health cost containment strategy; Estimated savings from health cost containment.

The primary objective of this study was to estimate the current life-cycle cost-effective (i.e., economic) energy savings potential in Federal buildings and the corresponding capital investment required to achieve these savings, with Federal financing. Es...

Under A-76 Department of Defense (DoD)-has outsourced functions to achieve cost-savings while providing a negotiated level of service. There have been many opinions over the years concerning whether the cost savings occur and if the government is given a ...

... SCAMPI - Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index. ... by achieving significant savings in wholesale and retail ... the reduction of cost of contract ...

... about 75°F as compared with conventional cast Alloy 718 and (2) achieve approximately 25 percent cost savings as compared with cast Waspaloy. ...

A farmhouse in rural New Jersey was retrofitted with thermal insulation and acrylic glazing to reduce the heating load to a level where a solar addition could make a significant contribution to comfort and energy savings. The house was renovated in stages and the performance, costs, and saving achieved with each ...

The report estimates the number of additional participants--any eligible women, infants, or children--who might be added to the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by applying any savings that might be achieved by stat...

Outsourcing, or contracting out, for commercial services is a growing practice within the government to achieve cost savings, management efficiencies, and operating flexibility. Recent studies have noted that the Department of Defense could save billions ...

Every die caster, by paying proper attention to various areas in which a small energy saving is possible, can achieve an overall reduction of 25% in fuel consumed. This will extend scarce fuel supplies and reduce melting costs. costs of improving efficiency will be amortized by savings made. (1 ...

Information technology (IT) departments must cut costs and justify expenditures in the face of shrinking budgets. To promote greater cost savings, it is important to look at IT through a new "lens." This article discusses four broad categories that can be evaluated to determine if IT resource alignment is appropriate and if ...

Abstract Purpose . Describe the specifications of the Smoking Prevalence, Savings, and Treatment (SmokingPaST) Framework and show how it can illustrate the impact of quit attempts, quit method, number of new smokers, smoking rates of immigrants and emigrants, and death rates of smokers and nonsmokers on future smoking prevalence rates, program costs, years ...

This report discusses water, energy, and cost savings that can be achieved in a commercial laundry through the use of a wastewater recycling and heat recovery system. Cost savings are achieved through reductions in water use, reduction in sewage charges, reductions in water ...

DOD program offices could not demonstrate that they have achieved cost savings or performance improvements through the use of performance-based logistics arrangements. Although DOD guidance on implementing these arrangements states program offices should ...

Using livestock to efficiently achieve management goals requires melding animal behavior with mechanical and electronic equipment. Practices such as autonomously obtaining individual animal liveweight when combined with individual animal electronic identification can produce numerous cost saving ad...

This Guide aims to assist malting companies in the successful implementation of technology to improve energy efficiency. It gives practical advice on achieving energy savings that will significantly reduce costs directly proportional to the volume of malt...

techniques 6, 29, 30 , which order test cases so that those that are better at achieving testing objectives and test suite reduction achieve savings by reducing the number of test cases that need to be executed on P- ed non-core entity technique achieved substantial savings in test execution ...

With competing demands on DOD's limited budget, outsourcing, within the 0MB Circular A-76 framework, has been the vehicle of choice to attempt to achieve cost savings. However, the bureaucratic process is not always compatible with realization of long-ter...

Most commercial buildings designed to today will use more energy to operate, and cost more to design and construct than necessary. Significant energy savings cold be achieved with little or not increase in first cost if energy-efficient design technologie...

Some general information is provided about the development and characteristics of heat pumps, about the achievable economies in primary energy, as well as about the present level of acquisition costs of heat pump aggregates and systems. A difference is ma...

The report uses earlier data to estimate the savings in casualties that could be achieved if all motorcyclists wore safety helmets, and the consequent economic benefits. In the case of riders, the economic benefits are compared with the cost of the riders...

The importance of debridement in wound healing is well established. This review calculates the cost savings that might be achieved when using maggot debridement therapy on chronic wounds instead of autolytic debridement. PMID:17124822

The benefit or cost savings associated with achieving extended discharge burnup in the light water reactors expected to operate between now and the year 2020 are estimated. The study determines the total system impact of continued DOE support for extended...

The electric utility industry, the third largest user of computers in the United States, is realizing the value of a relatively new computer-related technology; robotics. Since its use in the cleanup of Three Mile Island, 44 utility companies have used robotic devices to save radiation exposure to their employees and to achieve measurable and often ...

Improved buildings and vehicle fleets were studied as a means of energy conservation. A 48.1 percent saving in school buildings and a 59.7 percent saving in office buildings can be achieved with modifications of insulation, wiring, ventilation, and lighting systems. An average 30 percent saving can be ...

SummaryThe marginal costs and benefits of converting malaria programmes from a control to an elimination goal are central to strategic decisions, but empirical evidence is scarce. We present a conceptual framework to assess the economics of elimination and analyse a central component of that framework�potential short-term to medium-term financial ...

The marginal costs and benefits of converting malaria programmes from a control to an elimination goal are central to strategic decisions, but empirical evidence is scarce. We present a conceptual framework to assess the economics of elimination and analyse a central component of that framework-potential short-term to medium-term financial savings. After a ...

The savings available from improving a boiler's combustion efficiency and adjusting its firing rate can be substantial. After achieving these savings, a further savings may be realized in distributing the heat in water. With the boiler already in hand, the system can be converted to a distribution system ...

A discussion of Australia's proposed changes in higher education's administrative structure, resulting in institutional mergers for cost effectiveness, examines the extent to which savings can be expected from these policies and investigates the organizational conditions under which policymakers can use these savings to ...

We review the data documenting the value of energy efficiency measures enacted in California, largely in the buildings and appliance sectors. We compare energy savings in the state to those achieved in the US as a whole. We also compare the cost and energy savings possible with efficiency standards enacted in China ...

Off-peak electric energy can be used for poultry feed processing, achieving substantial reduction in electric energy cost. In addition, high efficiency equipment and conservation measures add to energy cost savings. Careful planning and evaluation of time-of-use rates can maximize the savings ...

A strategy of linking primary chilled water plants at each hospital through a common underground distribution system was devised to minimize the capital cost for new centralized equipment while achieving the savings associated with district cooling systems. The study developed the technical and economic analyses and proposed a ...

Recommendations are made to help retail florists cut the cost of energy in their business operations. It shows how to recognize and act on energy waste in lighting, heating, refrigeration, delivery, and greenhouse operations. Recommendations describe a condition and what techniques to implement in order to achieve savings. An example ...

Estimates of the technical potential for improved energy efficiency in US buildings range up to 50% of current or projected consumption; this is comparable to estimated potential in French buildings. Several conservation varying estimates of savings, but generally less than 50%. Targets for achievable conservation in California, used in forecasting future ...

The cost-effectiveness of clinical pharmacist intervention in reducing the use of tobramycin and in the pharmacokinetic monitoring of aminoglycoside therapy to prevent serious nephrotoxicity were evaluated. Prescribing practices for tobramycin were compared between two similar medical teams, one with clinical pharmacist services, the other without. A statistically significant ...

The paper examines the potential economic and energy savings that could result from inclusion of energy storage devices into the power generation system in northern Canadian communities. The discussion is confined to an analysis of the potential benefits of incorporating energy storage systems into the utility systems of eight northern Canadian communities. Major conclusions ...

Coal transport is represented here as a major cost in energy production. The system, itself, is complex but thorough analysis can produce positive results. Minemouth costs increase as do transportation costs, and the understanding of the system can lead to costs control. Short hauls represent major ...

A discovery described in articles for the past ten years regarding the increase of 400 times efficiency over current PET has been validated by a third party (Siemens). Its importance lies in the possibility to save millions of lives from premature cancer death through early detection and use of low radiation enabling safe screening of high-risk patients. Because the discovery ...

At least eight companies now offer company-wide insurance policies guaranteeing the savings projections of energy-management system (EMS) dealers. The plans can guarantee either that energy costs will be lower than the lease payments or that the user will achieve a stated payback. The plan requires users to buy a maintenance contract ...

Energy efficiency provides hospitals with opportunities to save costs, help the environment and improve the internal environment for staff and patients. The Government has set the health sector an energy saving target of 20%, equivalent to cuts of 60 m Pounds by 2001 and 1.2 Mt carbon dioxide. These savings can be ...

Complete sterile covering of operating microscopes for ENT operations has been achieved using sterilizable cases of stainless steel, which offer the following advantages: Quick and easy application to different types of microscopes. Considerable cost savings. Significant waste reduction. PMID:9035669

The development and optimization of flight control systems for modem fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft consume a significant portion of the overall time and cost of aircraft development. Substantial savings can be achieved if the time required to develop an...

In June 1986, the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (the Packard Commission) reported that impressive savings could be achieved by eliminating hidden costs that program instability brings. The Packard Commission reported that hidden...

Reduction of street lighting has become a means of achieving cost savings in the municipalities. However, anxiety has been expressed over the possible risk to traffic safety. A survey of national and international literature in the area shows that the red...

The document focuses on the use of commercial building energy codes to promote energy efficiency and achieve cost savings in communities. Energy conservation codes used in Montgomery County, Maryland and San Francisco, California are used as examples.

... addition, cost savings can be achieved through reduced learning time, reduced travel, minimal use of instructors, and most of all, through retention of knowledge as a result of using multimedia. The course...

Health care spending in the United States is expected to exceed $930 billion in 1993. Cost containment measures achieve one-time savings at the margins but fail to control the underlying causes of rising health care expenditures. These causes are new tech...

Faced with a goal of increasing the Department's investments in modernization without increasing overall defense budgets, DOD has recently focused on the cost of support operations and their associated infrastructure, with the objective of finding ways to...

The main objective of this project was the development of welding techniques and procedures to economically weld fabricate pipe. X-ray quality full penetration square butt weld joints were expected. Significant cost savings can be achieved through the red...

The ''Monitoring and Targeting'' (M and T) method has already been recognised as a key method of achieving energy cost savings in textile finishing through the experience of a pilot scheme financed by the Department of Energy. This report is aimed at ener...

Seventy five percent of natural latex rubber gloves used in laboratories at the Savannah River Site are not reused. A cost analysis performed by the SRS Procurement Department determined that a net savings of $1,092,210 could be achieved annually by recyc...

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... of all petroleum fuel, conservation in that sector has been of para- .... the manufacturers for Opcion IV. These derivatives compete with each ...... to ascertain the real fuel savings that can be achieved and to identify the costs ...

With the increasing use of graphite/epoxy composites in aircraft primary structures to achieve weight and cost savings, the long term integrity of such structures is a matter of concern. In comparison with metals, it is known that the aerospace environmen...

The Department of Defense (DoD) could achieve substantially higher acquisition cost savings by following the lead of industry in applying systems engineering theory to organizational structure to develop an enterprise architecture for DoD acquisition. Com...

... DoD must find new ways to achieve the cost savings necessary ... d/de/denniss/ text/busthemx.html, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa ...

Taking advantage of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products seems like a logical way to achieve significant cost savings. However, based on an assessment of 34 programs and organizations, only a few are realizing significant benefits. Most are struggling...

State governments can achieve substantial energy cost savings across their facilities, operations, and fleets through clean energy Lead by Example (LBE) programs. They can also demonstrate energy and environmental leadership, raise public awareness of the...

Achieving higher levels of physical fitness has become a goal of many Americans both for personal reasons (e.g., improved health, appearance, and perceived well-being) and for organizational reasons (e.g., corporate cost savings with healthy employees; op...

This paper investigates the potential for public policies to achieve electricity efficiency improvements in US residences. This estimate of achievable potential builds upon a database of energy-efficient technologies developed for a previous study estimating the technical potential for electricity savings. The ...

One of the primary objectives hospitals and health systems have in any relationship with a group purchasing organization (GPO) is to save on their overall supply spending. So we wondered how some of the top-performing hospitals cutting supply costs with the help of their GPO achieved their results. This report profiles four hospitals ...

Ways in which air ejectors could be integrated into compressed air energy storage (CAES) power systems in order to achieve a reduction in costly air storage volume and a possible savings in air compression work are explored. Primary emphasis is given to a scheme involving multiple constant-volume caverns, with the pumping effect of the ...

A Pacific Northwest utility operated an interim Residential Weatherization Program during 1982 and 1983. The program offered free home energy audits and cash rebates to help pay for installation of recommended retrofit measures in electrically heated homes. The program retrofit almost 104 thousand homes at a cost of almost $160 million. This study analyzes actual electricity ...

The authors use information reported by ten utilities about their electricity conservation programs to calculate the life-cycle cost per kWh saved - the cost of a negawatt' - associated with these programs. These computations indicate that the cost associated with utilities purchasing megawatthours is ...

Sandia National Laboratories performs many expensive tests using inertial measurement units (IMUs)--systems that use accelerometers, gyroscopes, and other sensors to measure flight dynamics in three dimensions. For the purpose of this report, the metrics used to evaluate an IMU are cost, size, performance, resolution, upgradeability and testing. The cost ...

Energy saving issue is a matter of great concern for industry and electrical utilities. Energy saving from fluorescent lamp system can be achieved by means of optimizing lighting level, reducing power consumption and improving the efficiency of fluorescent lamps. This paper presents an alternative energy saving ...

This report describes an analysis of the economic impacts of possible energy efficiency standards for commercial unitary air conditioners and heat pumps on individual customers in terms of two metrics: life-cycle cost (LCC) and payback period (PBP). For each of the two equipment classes considered, the 11.5 EER provides the largest mean LCC savings. The ...

To determine potential for reduction in the cost of saved energy (COSE) for cold-climate solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems, COSE was computed for three types of cold climate water heating systems. For each system, a series of cost-saving measures was considered: (1) balance of systems (BOS): tank, heat exchanger, and ...

This paper discusses activity analysis and the identification of options as the first two stages of a structured approach to achieving budget savings at postsecondary institutions, focusing on schools and practices in the United Kingdom. It presents five checklists of opportunities for reducing spending and controlling costs. The ...

... Construction Program. The size and cost of the facility is often ... the project that will significantly influence the cost or construction ...

This Energy Savings Opportunity Survey (ESOS) was performed for sixteen (16) buildings at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WPAMC) in Washington, D.C. This survey was intended to reevaluate and update projects from a previous Energy Engineering Analysis Program (EEAP) survey performed at WRAMC. However, the previous EEAP survey was determined by the contracting officer to be ...

Energy recovery from municipal solid waste (MSW) is attractive to state and local governments due to the economic value of the recycled materials, the energy cost savings from recycling, and the cost savings derived from reduced landfill volumes. The energy cost savings ...

A comparison of the energy savings achieved by hospitals of the Navy, Veterans Administration, and Indian Health service - all of which have energy conservation programs - with that of five non-federal hospitals having aggressive energy management programs indicated that these agencies could save between $16 million and $55 million ...

An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a voluntary grouping of health care providers that is envisioned to be able to offer high quality care with lower cost than is typically provided in this country. The cost savings achieved by the ACO would be shared between the ACO and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Mission of the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project Cost Reduction/Productivity Improvement Program (CR/PIP) is to contribute to the UMTRA Project`s environmental restoration mission by providing the means to achieve and recognize continuous improvements and cost savings. This manual includes ...

With the cost of clotting factor exceeding $50,000 a year, careful management can save payers thousands of dollars per patient. The author writes about the role specialty pharmacy plays in cost management while helping patients achieve better clinical outcomes.

Hospital energy conservation can address two societal concerns - persistent health care cost inflation and excessive energy use. While hospitals can achieve some energy savings by implementing no-cost or low-cost changes in building operations and mainten...

Many schools and universities want the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification for their facilities, but they are concerned about cost. This certification is tangible evidence that a facility is designed to conserve resources and use energy more efficiently. "Low-cost/no-cost" upgrades can be worked into a capital plan that provides a 3- to 5-year ...

In-field apple presorting is intended to separate culls that are only suitable for processing or making into juice from apples that would meet the fresh market requirements, so that growers can achieve cost savings in postharvest storage, grading, and sorting. This paper reports on the cost benefits...