When you
start examining solutions, you discover that every solution
involves trade-offs. Choosing the "right"
solution for your application requires:
- In-depth analysis of your proces
- Long-term view of your market
- Sensitivity to regulatory agency goals
- Assessment of your company's business/financial goals
Weigh
your capital costs against the long-term savings created by
improved process efficiency. The system you specify today must
be mission capable for the future. The technology you select
must, of course, be appropriate - for your processes and for
your business.
To begin
an analysis that leads to specifications for a odour/pollution control
system, we need to work with you to answer the following
questions:
- What
pollutants are you controlling? What types of VOCs? Is there
any additional hazardous air pollutant (HAP) or nitrous
oxide (NOx) control needed?
- What
is the current volume of exhaust air you need to process:
flow rate and concentration of pollutants?
- What
kind of production growth do you anticipate for the process?
- Which
regulatory agencies have authority in your community?
- Do
you anticipate changes in the regulatory environment for
your industry?
- Do
you have any additional goals for your pollution control
process based on your company values, employee concerns or
community interests?
- Do
you want to finance your pollution control through capital
investment or is it appropriate to study alternatives?
- Do
you want to provide all the manpower and training required
to operate and maintain your system or is outsourcing an
option?
The
traditional process for non purchasing consulting normally
involves writing a scope of work with defined deliverables and a
timeline.
Invoicing is triggered by progress milestones. A
detailed scoping and subsequent work on the defined project is
billed at a pre-agreed rate (typically €500 to €1000 per
day, depending on the project duration) + expenses.
For the
client who wants to have advice by e-mail on any aspect of 'activated
carbon' or 'odour control', work can be billed in increments of
6 minutes at rates prorated to the above typical daily rates.
All that is asked here is a pre-registration, and a promise of a
minimum aggregate annual total of 80 increments (=1 day).
Registered clients will receive a seperate "Hotline" e-mail
address to use, which guarantees fast response.
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