The Greening of Fine Art Transportation:What colour is your crate?

Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the Art Handling Community

Amsterdam, November 2010

What is ICEFAT?INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF EXHIBITION AND FINE ART TRANSPORTERS

A worldwide democratic organization representing 79 of the finest art transportation firms from over 34 countries.

Independent companies who are dedicated to providing the highest standards in the field of fine art transportation and related services.

•+What is the ICEFAT Green

Committee?

Started in 2008

A group of Fine Art Business owners and managers from throughout the world

Regular people trying to make a difference

ICEFAT Green Committee Members: A Global effort

Greg Gahagan Ship/Art International San Francisco

Jonathan Schwartz Atelier 4 New York

Klaus Hillmann, Dirk Müller Tandem Lagerhaus Frechen

Amanda Sharp Gander and White London

Stefan Fors MTAB Sweden

Simon Wilson Martinspeed London

Scott Atthowe Atthowe Fine Art Oakland

Monica Bazan Leigh Fine Art Lima

Simon Hartas International Art Services Australia

Johan Ofverbeck MTAB Sweden

Judith Uijtewaal ICEFAT Ohio

Green possibilities are different everywhere. We are trying to take a well-rounded approach with input from all over the globe

to allow for green options no matter where you are.

The Green Committee: A Global Effort

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GOALS

1. Research and Education

2. Progress Surveys

3. Environmental Guidelines

4. Effect Change

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Questions posed by the ERC

What measures are the different ICEFAT companies taking to make their businesses “green”?

What role does ICEFAT play in the process of environmental change and how can museums benefit from this process?

How far are we with reusable crates in fine art transports?

Can standards such as CEN in Europe be of any help to stimulate the use of reusable crates?

How often are fine art transports combined? What are, until now, the most heard reasons not to combine?

•+ “Sustainability should mean meeting the needs of

the present without compromising the ability of future generations of all living things to meet their

own needs.” - William McDonough, Architect

Speakers

Greg Gahagan Ship/Art International

Jonathan Schwartz Atelier 4

Klaus Hillmann Tandem

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Key Environmental Topics

Here are the key issues within our art transportation industry:

•ENERGY CONSUMPTION

•MATERIALS

•TRANSPORTATION

Energy

“There is nothing Green about our Industry!” Jonathan Schwartz

Current EffortsIn order to conserve the demand on our resources and reduce our carbon footprint, here are some of the ways we are currently tackling the problem:

Motion activated CFL lighting on timers

Acquiring electricity from utilities with diversified sources such as wind and solar farms

Switching from conventional electrical compressor HVAC systems to new technologies (e.g., water chiller plants, evaporative cooling systems, geothermal)

Purification of municipal tap water versus bottled water

Water flow controls at taps and toilets

Case Studies

Some Recent Case Studies from General Operations around the World

Water Chiller Technology to reduce electricity and operating costs

Evaporative Cooling, reducing related power consumption by 85%

Installing Photovoltaic Cells on roof, reducing annual electricity usage by 5% and CO2 emissions by over 6,000 tonnes

Geothermal heating and cooling technology, saving 8,000 Euros annually and reducing CO2 emission by 200 kg-tons/yr.

Renewable Resources Sustainable energy is the

provision of energy such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Sustainable energy comes from renewable resources such as biofuels, solar power, wind power, wave power, and geothermal power.

While relying only on sustainable energy may be too expensive or unavailable in your area, check with your local energy supplier to see if any portion of your energy comes from renewable resources

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Several Agents have installed solar panels, and investment returns are currently at 5-8 years

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Conservation

Switching your conventionalincandescent and fluorescent lightbulbs to compact fluorescent will providemore energy efficient lighting for your officeand warehouse.

Placing light timers on low use areas in your office or warehouse is an inexpensive way to conserve energy and save money.

•+Lighting

Replacing all “high-bay” fixtures with compact fluorescent

Old fixtures: 400 Watts

New fixtures: 128 Watts with 20 minute motion activated duration

New lights generate less heat = reduced HVAC loads during summer

Water Water Office water Reverse

Osmosis Filtration Reduces

plastic bottle use and

consumption Eliminated

water delivery service

•+ Transportation

Current Efforts

Shuttle transport, also known as groupage or part-load Diesel trucks with exhaust super heating and re-

capture Biodiesel Diesel trucks with exhaust filters Biogas Hybrid and electric vehicles Use of Liquid Petroleum Gas Courier shipments reducing the quantity Newer trucks in fleets Eco-Driving training for drivers Intelligent route planning and shuttle networks

The world is on loan. We have to take the utmost

care about our use of it.

European Regulations Euro 1-5

Fuel consumption of trucks has decreased by 40% since 2000 but we cannot expect similar progress with conventional techniques such as diesel engines within the next decade

Biodiesel – Pros

60-70% cleaner burning than petroleum based diesel.

produced from domestic, renewable resources such as plant oils, animal fats, used cooking oil and even new sources such as algae.

contains no petroleum, and burns Biodiesel blends can be used in most compression-ignition (diesel) engines with little or no modifications.

B100 is pure vegetable oil

B20 is 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel

BIODIESEL CONS

Land Consumption

Compatibility with motors and exhaust systems

Availability

Cost increases to food crops

Today’s advancements can be tomorrows mistakes!

BIOGAS

What is BIOGAS?

Is it the Future?

Has anyone tried it?

Does waste to fuel really work?

Sweden test case

•+ Electric Vehicles

Still costprohibitive

Current Range prohibitive except for inner city

Progress is being made

•+Electric Source

Electric Vehicles can be a great step forward

Sources of clean energy must be available locally

There is no “Green” coal!

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WHAT WILL THE TRUCK OF THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?

ICEFATS FLEET OF TRUCKS IS APPROXIMATELY 1000.

AVERAGE COST PER TRUCK IS 85,000 Euro

1000 X 85,000= 85,000,000 Euro

THOUGHT PROVOKING!

Eco Driver Training

Significant reduction in fuel use

Reduction in greenhouse gases

Reduction in accident rates

Fleet Layout

Having the right size tool for the job

Reduction in fuel consumption and emissions

Shuttle Transports

Materials

Current Efforts

Identifying material suppliers exercising positive environmental practices

Paper and wood recycling

Re-usable crates and crate recycling programs

Changes in the painting of crates

Zero impact waste cartage companies

Buy a crate plant a tree programs

Choosing Reusable over Recyclable: The Truth Behind What You Think You’re Recycling

Crate and Wood Scrap

Waste Foam

Polyurethane foam can be recycled into carpet pads.

If the foam cannot be recycled in your area, chop it up and reuse it as packing material.

Foam Recycling Why Recycle Foam?

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Using wood that has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council or the Sustainable Forestry Initiative as sustainably raised and harvested.

Organizations like the FSC and SFI are dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management, biodiversity, protecting wildlife habitat and species at risk to ensure responsible building.

Choosing a Renewable Resource When Building Crates

Sustainably Raised

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Alternatives

Bamboo (7 yr. re-growth)

Sorghum

Other materials

Other tests in process now

Benefits of Using Green or Low Volatile Organic Compound Paints and Varnishes

Reduced toxins benefit everyone

Reduces groundwater and ozone depleting contaminants

Low-VOC products perform well in terms of coverage

Water based products provide easy cleanup with soap and water

Low odor during application, no off-gassing

Not deemed hazardous waste

Crating:What Color is your crate?

 

Major museums throughout the world have been using crate rental and crate reuse programs for over 20 years!

Re-usable Crates Test Cases

Crate Re-Use Programs

"Island of Misfit Crates" Crate Re-use Pilot Program

Pilot project underway in New York City to test the feasibility of a viable crate re-sale/re-use program

Museum and Gallery operations are being approached to take part in a pilot program consisting of:

Supplying quality used crates to a central inventory Using on-line tools to search for crates that can be

used for specific projects

Paying a nominal fee for the re-use of the crate from the store and for transport cost to their location

Sample Screen Print of tool?

• Future plans would be to roll the program out to additional participants

• Possible changes to the way we fit out crates and retrofit them

 

www.plantabillion.org

•+ Conclusion

REDUCE . REUSE . RECYCLE . RETHINK

ICEFAT understands that environmental sustainability is a global issue that requires a global effort to have any effect. No single person, company, or museum can do this alone. It will take all of us!

•+ DEMAND

WHY CAN’T I BUY A HYBRID SPRINTER?

Demand! Conclusion:Demand that your shippers be Green!

Future Issues

We should also consider the not-to-distant future, with emerging technologies such as:

• Rail and Ocean (using newer technologies to use far less energy, and the new realities which may force the industry to start working on this method)

• New and retro building construction with solar wind tower exhaust used to pull naturally conditioned air from earth tubes

• Effecting future materials and manufacturers such as DuPont etc

• Grants for research into more sustainable materials

• Combined efforts with PACIN, AAM and other committees  - network of liaisons from each committee sharing information

Open Discussion

• Questions?

• Summary: There is no single answer to the problem. By investigating all possible options we will come up with systems that collectively will start to reduce our footprint. Having support from the museum community as well as fine art shippers is the key to effecting a larger impact.

Thank You

The ICEFAT Green Committee wants to thank all of you for your continued support in this important endeavor. Without your support and continued input our work would not be sustainable.

Send your questions to green@icefat.org