CASE STUDIES
Ecova has helped thousands of utilities and hundreds of thousands of businesses gain broad visibility and precise insight into inefficiencies, reduce expenses and increase return on capital investments and build lasting advantages for the bottom line—and the environment. However, the true measure of our services is not in what we say we can do, it's in what we have done. We invite you to learn from real studies of our skills, approach and principles.
Early 2008 was a time when many retailers were slowing expansion plans in reaction to a more conservative consumer. However, GameStop, the world’s largest video game retailer, bucked the trend by opening 210 new stores in the first quarter of the year. With this expansion came additional expenses, creating an immediate need for GameStop to better control and manage these costs. One area identified as a possible source of savings was operational expenses, including energy and telecom.
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Ecova was hired to assist The Holland, Inc. in making Burgerville an industry leader in sustainable business practices. The objectives of the initiative were to benchmark water and energy consumption for 39 Burgerville restaurants, and develop innovative solutions for reducing water and energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the company.
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Something you might not know: Today’s computers spend 95 percent of their energy idling for the user. The Ecova research team felt that fact bore some further inspection. The team looked for solutions to cut down energy use during that idle time, as well as the actual usage time. The result? Using a blend of laptop, desktop technology and off-the-shelf components, Ecova researchers created highly energy-efficient computer models that consume 70 percent less energy than current ENERGY STAR®-labeled computers.
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