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Chrysler Group has announced that it Brampton Assembly Plant has become the first automotive facility in Canada to achieve ISO 50001: 2011 Energy Management standards certification by TUV (Technischer Uberwachungs-Verein / Technical Inspection Association).
The manufacturer says that Brampton’s recent achievements in energy management are estimated to save more than $2 million (€1.44 million) annually with help from its new automated heating and ventilation management system and scheduler and the lighting control project that was recently developed and implement by Chrysler electricians.
Additionally, due to reduced electricity and natural gas consumption, the plant also reduced excess negative exhaust by 1,200,000 cubic feet per minute. For most of these energy management initiatives, Chrysler partnered with Enbridge Gas and the Federal Ministry of Natural Resources.
“I am extremely proud of the staff at Brampton Assembly Plant who worked tirelessly to help us achieve ISO 50001: 2011 Energy Management standards certification,” said Dan Omahen, Brampton Assembly Plant manager. “This experience has proven that when employees rally together, and work alongside management and agency partners, sustainable solutions can be identified that help us improve energy optimization and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Brampton Assembly, which served as the pilot plant for ISO 50001:2011, won’t be the only facility to gain this certification. According to Chrysler, the remaining plants in North America are expected to be certified by TUV by the of 2014.
Brampton Assembly was built in 1985 by American Motors Corporation (AMC) and bought by Chrysler two years later. The plant currently builds the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and the Dodge Challenger.
Based on the management system model of continual improvement used for other standards, ISO 50001:2011 provides a framework of requirements for organizations to develop a policy for more efficient use of energy, use data to better understand and make decision about energy use and continually improve energy saving.
Additionally, due to reduced electricity and natural gas consumption, the plant also reduced excess negative exhaust by 1,200,000 cubic feet per minute. For most of these energy management initiatives, Chrysler partnered with Enbridge Gas and the Federal Ministry of Natural Resources.
“I am extremely proud of the staff at Brampton Assembly Plant who worked tirelessly to help us achieve ISO 50001: 2011 Energy Management standards certification,” said Dan Omahen, Brampton Assembly Plant manager. “This experience has proven that when employees rally together, and work alongside management and agency partners, sustainable solutions can be identified that help us improve energy optimization and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Brampton Assembly, which served as the pilot plant for ISO 50001:2011, won’t be the only facility to gain this certification. According to Chrysler, the remaining plants in North America are expected to be certified by TUV by the of 2014.
Brampton Assembly was built in 1985 by American Motors Corporation (AMC) and bought by Chrysler two years later. The plant currently builds the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and the Dodge Challenger.
Based on the management system model of continual improvement used for other standards, ISO 50001:2011 provides a framework of requirements for organizations to develop a policy for more efficient use of energy, use data to better understand and make decision about energy use and continually improve energy saving.
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