TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

Theme C: Education and Market Transformation3.1. Plant Facility CharacteristicsPlants are generally located in the vicinity of the main raw materials sources inorder to shorten the distance for transportation to plant and thus to save energy,and in turn save transportation costs. On the other hand, it is also considered not tobe located so far from the construction areas where the products will be deliveredin order to reduce the transportation costs. Big company plants are mostly operatedcontinuously with a 24-hour three-shift system which is directly related with theircapacity. The number of employees is dependent on the technology used in thefactory (i.e. automation and/or whether based on machine or manpower) and thecapacity of the plant. In general, factory and office workers live in the nearestresidential areas and their transportation is practically provided by shuttles. Thereare usually only a few private cars used by the staff. Facility management, mainlyof factory and office spaces, on heating, lighting, ventilation, sanitary equipment,food service, waste, and maintenance management (repair, cleaning etc.) ofbuildings have influences on the total energy consumption and therefore need to betaken into account. Power is supplied by sources like electricity, fuel, coal andnatural gas.3.1.1. Pumice concrete blocks manufacturing plant facility characteristicsThe factory visited and investigated is located in the mid Anatolia, within theCappadocia region rich with volcanic tuffs including pumice reserves. There aretotal 148 employees including 15 office workers, 4 workers in the quarry, 8 forcleaning of pumice, 15 in the atelier and mould work, 12 loading, 28 in thelogistics, 6 in the restaurant and security, 60 workers in the production of blocks.One bus for 60 passengers and one mini bus for 25 passengers serve as shuttle forthe employee. Shuttles are travelling total 340 km per day. There are 8 private carsused by the personnel. The capacity of the plant is 30 million blocks per year.There are two production lines operated parallel in the plant. Electricity is used forthe operation of machines while coal is used for heating the buildings. Theconsumption of coal is 250-300 tons per year. The annual electricity consumption642