St Marys Cement in Bowmanville, Ontario is the first North American industrial organization to receive 360 Energy Inc. Silver Certification in Energy Excellence. St. Marys successfully completed the in-depth, twelve month, third-party evaluation.
All registrants have independent energy assessors conduct an in depth assessment, usually a 6-12 month process, of the organization's energy performance over the last three years. An energy baseline must be identified, and a trend of improvement must be demonstrated. The scoring and evidence are then verified by the National Energy Foundation in the U.K. The NEF provides an independent, 3rd party evaluation of a registrant's procedures and results against a rigorous set of international best practices.
There are three distinct levels of certification; silver, gold, and platinum. An organization is assessed based on four areas of energy management activity. These include the organization's management commitment to energy, energy procurement practices, investment in energy efficiency, and on-going energy performance improvements.
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