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Measures, Technologies and Good Practices
Do you want to know how much different measures and technological solutions would cost and how much money and resources they can save for your business? This database offers such data in a concise and comprehensive format.
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Good practice
Quality wood only from sustainable Finnish forests
Feel the positive energy!
Hoisko uses only wood from sustainable and responsible forestry
Responsibly harvested wood is a very sustainable raw material
Hoisko is a cross-laminated timber (CLT) brand...
Sector / Industry:
- Timber and woodworking
Resources:
- Materials
Good practice
Green CIP delivers multiple benefits in dairy production
Leaning towards clever cleaning
Employing CIP cuts caustic soda use by some 90 %, and energy and water use by 50 % each
It also decreases cleaning downtime, boosts productivity and generates...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Good practice
Quality and material efficiency go hand in hand
Efficiency at Finnish funerary specialist
Carpentry company specialised in coffins and funerary urns maximised raw material use
Significant material savings by optimisation sawing process
Shorter...
Sector / Industry:
- Timber and woodworking
Resources:
- Materials
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Eco-efficient textile finishing
Finishing is a series of processing operations applied to a textile material that improves its appearance, performance, ‘hand’ (feel) and/or functional properties. Finishing processes are usually...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Measure
Eco-efficient textile dyeing
Dyeing can take place at multiple stages within the supply chain, from dyeing fibres and yarns through to fabrics and garments. The environmental impact of dyeing is related to the type of dye, type...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
Good practice
Ice pigging in dairies
What's in a name?
Dairies explored benefits of employing ice pigging in their production cycles
Results showed substantial cost and environmental savings
Yeo Valley Farms and BV Dairy in the UK...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Materials
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 2.2 Year(s)
Technology
Cold pad batch dyeing for cotton
The cold truth
Reactive dyes are the family of dyes generally used to dye cotton, viscose, and other cellulosic fibres. However, reactive dyeing requires vast amounts of salt, water and energy. The...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Carbon
Technology
Solution dye for polyester
Experts estimate that up to 11 % of the 'cradle-to-factory gate' carbon footprint of a 100 % polyester ladies top, for example, is due to the yarn dyeing stage. Coloured polyester fibres may be more...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
0 Year(s)
Good practice
Early engagement at design stage generates material savings
Get the specs right from the outset... and save!
Assumptions about materials and processes can lead to over-specification and end up costing more
Matching real requirements to specifications can save...
Sector / Industry:
- Construction
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
Good practice
Better building information modelling for material savings
More bam from your BIM!
Building company introduces and extends its use of BIM to streamline processes and save
Expected material cost savings of up to 15 % through integrated information control ...
Sector / Industry:
- Construction
Resources:
- Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 0.2 Year(s)
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Technology
Lobster Pod for shellfish transportation
The Lobster Pod is an innovative, patent pending live shellfish storage and transportation system. It has been scientifically proven to increase survival to over 99 % from an industry average of 85...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Hotel and restaurant
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 20-80%
Measure
Sharing farm machinery
The season of sharing
Labour and machinery savings between € 28 and € 57 per acre
Smaller farms can gain access to more modern and larger machinery
Reduce labour requirements as farms can pool...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 0-40 %