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Video: "Energy Efficiency as a Competitive Advantage"

Learn to use energy efficiency as a competitive advantage. Clay Nesler, VP, Global Energy and Sustainability and Kevin Shelton, Director of Facilities from Johnson Controls will discuss how they have used it in their facilities and provide concrete way to apply energy efficiency solutions within your own facility.



In This Presentation You Will See

  • What are the motivations for energy efficiency investments (in minute 2)
  • Johnson Controls' goal of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions (in minute 6)
  • How Johnson Controls sets and executes their energy reduction programs (in minute 9)
  • Energy use management strategies (in minute 17)
  • Best practices in getting funding (in minute 21)
  • Results of a lighting efficiency project and other case studies (in minute 36)
  • What's next for Johnson Controls (in minute 40)
  • Employee awards for efficiency improvements (in minute 42)
  • 6 Key Factors for Achieving Competitive Advantage (in minute 44)
  • and more
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About the Speakers

Clay Nesler, VP, Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls

Clay Nesler is the Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability for Johnson Controls, Inc. In this role, he leads a global team responsible for coordinating marketing, legislative affairs, resource management, product/service innovation and energy program management. Nesleralso leads a professional services organization that develops collaborative planning tools and provides consulting services to Johnson Controls customers and third-party clients on a global basis. Since joining Johnson Controls in 1983, Nesler has held a variety of leadership positions in technology, new product development and marketing in both the United States and Europe. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is listed as a co-inventor on ten patents.

Kevin Shelton, Director of Facilities, Johnson Controls

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