Saint-Gobain Corporation

Saint-Gobain has designed and manufactured high-performance building materials that improve the lives of people all over the world. From the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles and the glass pyramid at the Louvre, to The Statue of Liberty and The World Trade Center, and even components that allow the Mars Rover Curiosity to seek out life on another planet, Saint-Gobain has been a part of the fabric of human history, advancement, and improvement.

In North America, the company upholds this rich history of innovation by making a material difference in the spaces where people work, live, play, heal and learn. Along with its North American headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Saint-Gobain has approximately 150 locations in North America and more than 14,000 employees.

Saint-Gobain received a 2017 Better Practice Award for creating WWE (Waste, Water, Energy) Awards to inspire competition among 120+ manufacturing sites to reduce their environmental impact.

Saint-Gobain received a 2018 Better Project Award for piloting an advanced energy monitoring system with wireless submeters at its Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, facility that has increased operational efficiency and inspired energy reduction projects yielding approximately $30,000 per year in energy cost savings.

Saint-Gobain received a 2019 Better Practice Award for launching "Compress It," a voluntary competition between facilities to identify and repair compressed air leaks that led to $2.5 million in annual energy savings - Practice Presentation.

Saint-Gobain received a 2021 Better Practice Award for creating a "Green Awards" program to highlight and recognize individual researchers for their sustainability-related R&D projects.

Saint-Gobain received a 2022 Better Project Award for piloting and installing a new recycling technology that grinds and then captures waste gypsum and paper for reuse, reducing annual landfill waste by 15,000 tons and annual costs by over $384,000.

Saint-Gobain received a 2023 Better Project Award for installing more than 180 energy meters integrated with a smart energy management system (EMS) at its gypsum wallboard plant. Within three months, the EMS helped identify several opportunities to reduce energy usage and enabled the plant team to scope process changes and projects to address them.

PORTFOLIO-WIDE LEADERSHIP COMMITMENTS

25% emissions reduction in 10 years

20% reduction in energy intensity

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From Validation to Value: DOE's Industrial Technology Validation Program Success Stories

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Quality on Tap: Water Reuse Technologies

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Millennial Leaders vs. The Climate Crisis

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Millennial Leaders vs. The Climate Crisis

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Executive Panel: Leadership in Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency

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Executive Panel: Leadership in Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency

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Energy Efficient-She

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Energy Efficient-She

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We Conduit: Lessons Learned from the Industrial Electrification Working Group

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We Conduit: Lessons Learned from the Industrial Electrification Working Group

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Best of the Betters: 2022 Better Project Winners

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Best of the Betters: 2022 Better Project Winners

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Creative Project and Process Implementation

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Best of the Betters: 2021 Better Practice Presentations

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Best of the Betters: The Better Plants 2019 Better Project and Better Practice Presentations

Implementation Model

Saint-Gobain Corporation: Compressed Air Challenge

Case Study Other Resources

Saint-Gobain Corporation Case Study: Advanced Energy Monitoring with Wireless Submetering

Case Study Other Resources

Saint-Gobain Corporation Case Study: Advanced Energy Monitoring with Wireless Submetering

Showcase Project

Saint-Gobain Corporation: Advanced Energy Monitoring With Wireless Submetering

Solutions at a Glance

Saint-Gobain Corporation: Reduction of Gypsum Board Dryer-Fan Speed Yields Energy Savings and Improved Process Control

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Best of the Betters -- 2019 Better Project and Better Practice Presentations

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Best of the Betters -- 2019 Better Project and Better Practice Presentations

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CertainTeed Gypsum

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Advancing Energy Monitoring with Wireless Submetering

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Preparing the Next Generation: Transition Planning for Energy Managers

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Preparing the Next Generation: Transition Planning for Energy Managers

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From the Manufacturing Floor to the Corner Office: How to Communicate with Management and Plant Personnel

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From the Manufacturing Floor to the Corner Office: How to Communicate with Management and Plant Personnel

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Saint-Gobain Energy Policy

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Saint-Gobain Energy Champion Profile

Showcase Project

Saint-Gobain Corporation: Milford Compressed Air System Improvement

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Saint-Gobain Corporation: Roxboro Gypsum Wallboard Plant

Implementation Model

Saint-Gobain Corporation: Energy Champions At All Plants

Performance Data

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Leadership Commitments

Better Climate Challenge

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Better Plants Challenge

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DOE Program Participation