TuDu! - Saving energy with a laugh!

Panel: 5. The role of energy management systems, education, outreach and training

This is a peer-reviewed paper.

Authors:
Peter Sattler, Sattler Energie Consulting GmbH, Austria
Kurt Krautgartner, sattler energie consulting gmbh, Austria

Abstract

A new, uncommon way of motivation for employees in industry enters the market: “TuDu” (german for “Just do it!”), a new training program which has employees laughing while targeting their intellect and raising awareness for more efficient energy consumption in their everyday work environment. And this is just the beginning of the way.

Experience showed that technical measures alone are not sufficient to reach the maximum potential for saving energy. Furthermore, it is crucial to raise awareness in employees about energy consumption and efficient energy use.

The energy experts together with a group of cabaret artists are building a bridge between economy and art. “TuDu” combines well known songs and important facts from energy-relevant topics such as efficiency, compressed air, lighting, standby into a show.

“TuDu” aims to raise and re-enforce awareness for efficient energy consumption in employees and motivate them to responsibly handle and preserve valuable energy: “TuDu” – Just do It, don’t rely on others…

The workshop does not want to instruct, but – in a humorous way – show ways to improve handling valuable energy resources. The program can be tailored to each clients specific requirements and varies from meetings and workshops of the energy application in companies to training courses for managers and employees and attendant events.

After this first step a whole program gives assistance to the company over the time of one year primarily trying to communicate with the employees about energy efficiency and to help the leaders in the programme to be successful in their savings. So workshops are performed, newsletters for different topics are sent around and so on and by the ways savings occur by a change of peoples behaviour and by employees ideas brought to the company and the technical staff.

Concrete practical success stories show that substantial savings can be reached with the TuDu!-programme.