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Baxter Healthcare Corporation's Thousand Oaks, California, BioScience facility

Baxter BioScience - Thousand OaksBaxter set a goal of reducing energy and water consumption by 3% per unit of production in 2008. So far they have made impressive strides toward achieving this goal, completing projects which are expected to cut energy use by 3,948,126 kWh, cut gas use by 105,000 therms and reduce water use by 17,500,000 gallons. This will save them $400,000 and cut GHG emissions by 3,178,241 pounds. The project included lighting upgrades, light sensors and delamping, boiler optimization, steam line upgrades, chiller and HVAC performance tracking and upgrades, water stream mapping for efficiency and many other innovative actions. These upgrades have been combined with employee education and an intensive focus on efficiency that ensures that these advances continue in the years to come.