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Associated Press
02-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Saint-Gobain Receives 2025 Better Practice Award From U.S. Department of Energy
Saint-Gobain's Energy Management System Implementation Program has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Better Plants Program for enhancing energy usage and management by training more than 80 individuals, belonging to 14 different business units through training sessions across four sites in the United States. As a component of the DOE's Better Buildings Initiative, the Better Plants program partners with top manufacturers and water and wastewater treatment organizations to enhance their competitiveness by increasing energy efficiency. With a purpose of Making the World a Better Home and mission to be the leaders in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain developed and piloted an Energy Management System (EnMS) program across four sites in Faribault, Minnesota, Denver, Colorado, Little Rock, Arkansas and Portage, Wisconsin. Through this work, 82 individuals were trained to support the company's sustainability goals through enhanced energy management knowledge, giving sites more detailed insights into specific energy usage beyond regular utility billing. The collaboration with the company's process sustainability specialists, and the mobilization of engineers from Saint-Gobain's innovative Essential of Manufacturing engineering development training program have been crucial in the success of this implementation, which is expected to be scaled further in 2025 and beyond. 'We are honored to be recognized with a 2025 Better Practice award by the U.S. Department of Energy in its Better Plants Program. This recognition shows, once again, our commitment to being leaders in light and sustainable construction and the importance we attach to becoming more energy efficient,' said Dennis Wilson, Vice President - ESG and General Manager of Circular Economy Solutions for Saint-Gobain North America. 'I sincerely thank our Essentials of Manufacturing engineers, process sustainability specialists, and all the teams in our plants for their hard work that has made this pilot, a great success.' This achievement is the latest Saint-Gobain North America has accomplished in recent months for its commitment to innovation in manufacturing: finalist for three 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Awardssignificant carbon emissions reductions in its Oxford, North Carolina roofing facilityhad achieved 49% waste reduction With over 160 manufacturing locations in the United States and Canada, every current and future member of the company's team plays a vital role in achieving its sustainability goals. A current list of job openings at all Saint-Gobain locations can be found on the company's career website. About Saint-Gobain Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group, celebrating its 360th anniversary in 2025, remains more committed than ever to its purpose 'MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME'. €46.6 billion in sales in 2024161,000 employees, locations in 80 countriesCommitted to achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050 For more information about Saint-Gobain, visit and follow us on Twitter @ saintgobain MEDIA CONTACTSPeter Clark(+1) 603 513-8513 Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from Saint-Gobain
New York Post
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Carnie Wilson confesses she used to ‘get butterflies' around uncle, Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson: ‘Mysterious, sexy man'
Hold on. Baby, hold on. Carnie Wilson says she got 'butterflies' as a teenager when she was around her late uncle, Beach Boys band member Dennis Wilson. The Wilson Phillips singer, 57, shared her recollections of Dennis on the Wednesday episode of Billy Corgan's podcast, 'The Magnificent Others.' Advertisement 'He was always like this mysterious, sexy man, and he was my uncle, but like, I'd get butterflies around him,' said Carnie, who was 15 when Dennis passed away in 1983 at the age of 39. 'He's very handsome. He was very sensitive,' she recalled. 8 Carnie Wilson says she got 'butterflies' as a teenager when she was around her late uncle, Beach Boys band member Dennis Wilson. Getty Images for The Recording Academy 8 Singer Dennis Wilson of American rock band The Beach Boys, during a reception at the Hilton Hotel in London, 18th December 1967. Getty Images Advertisement Dennis was the middle of the three Wilson brothers who formed the Beach Boys' original lineup. His older brother Brian, Carnie's father, co-founded the legendary California surf rock band in 1961. Their younger brother, Carl, completed the trio of siblings in the group, which would add Mike Love and Al Jardine. 'They all three had big, big talent,' Carnie said of her dad and her uncles. Dennis suffered from drug and alcohol abuse at the end of his life. He checked in to and out of detox just days before he drowned in the waters off of Marina Del Rey, Calif., in 1983. He was later buried at sea — an honor usually reserved for service members but which was granted by then-President Ronald Reagan, a Beach Boys fan. 8 June 1975: Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998), guitar and vocals, and Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983), drums, of the American surf group The Beach Boys, performing live. Getty Images Advertisement 8 The Beach Boys in 1964: From left to right, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983) and Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998). Getty Images 8 'They all three had big, big talent,' Carnie said of her dad and her uncles. Getty Images for Amazon Freevee Dennis' younger brother Carl died in 1998 from lung cancer. He was 51. 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' Carnie remembered. Advertisement 'Dad just wasn't … We just weren't spending time with him. But then he said to us, 'I follow you on the charts every week,' so he was watching [from] behind his door,' the 'Hold On' singer said of her band Wilson Phillips, which she founded with her sister Wendy and Chynna Phillips. 'But Carl was like, 'You guys just have to keep going.'' 8 'Carl was an amazing writer, amazing singer. He really had such a great sound. He was protective,' Carnie remembered. Getty Images 8 1964: The Beach Boys pose around a dragster in London's West End during a visit to England in 1964 to promote their new single 'When I Grow Up'. From left to right, Carl Wilson (1946 – 1998), Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson (1944 – 1983) Mike Love and Al Jardine. Getty Images 8 (L-R) Melinda Ledbetter (who passed away in January 2024), Brian Wilson and Carnie Wilson on June 2, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty Images Carnie confessed, 'I miss him very much. I think about him all the time, and I have pictures around my house and I feel his spirit a lot. And my dad really misses his brothers, like a lot.' In 1993, Carl provided background vocals for Carnie and Wendy, 55, on their 1993 Christmas album 'Hey Santa!' Carnie also spoke about her dad Brian, who — in addition to losing his wife Melinda in January 2024 — is under a court-ordered conservatorship due to what legal filings listed as a 'major neurocognitive disorder (such as dementia).' 'I'm so proud of him for being the survivor he is and the contribution to music,' she said. 'I don't want to cry, but his contribution is so beautiful and the layers of all his music is so beautiful, and what I want people to understand is he is so grateful. He is so grateful to the people that love his music and the lives that he's touched and he's aware of it all.'
