ecoBiz Partner Biography
Franz Braun from Furniture Concepts receiving their ecoBiz Partner certificate from former Minister Jones
Furniture Concepts is a manufacturer of office equipment, located at Rocklea. The company's project (PDF, 197K)* reduced their energy consumption by replacing inefficient monitors, lighting and optimising compressor levels. To reduce their contribution to landfill they began pelletising and recycling their dust and donating timber off-cuts to local schools.
Annual Savings:
- Energy 10% (2 Queensland homes or 117,179 MJ)
- Greenhouse Gas 10% (8 cars or 32.16 t CO2-e)
- Potable water 49% (77 kL)
- Increased recycling 67% (3,552 wheelie bins or 853m3)
Savings as at February 2009
Franz Braun from Furniture Concepts presented at the October 2011 and February 2012 ecoBiz Network (formerly known as QWESTNet) forums.
Listen to Franz's presentation from the October 2011 forum (SWF video file, 19M)†, or
Listen to Franz's presentation from the February 2012 forum. (MPEG-4 video file, 15M)†
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Last updated 27 March 2012