DNV GL — Office Building

DNV GL believes in making the world safer, smarter and greener, so its corporate headquarters set a goal of reducing energy consumption by 5% at its two-story ... PECOCommercialandIndustrialSolutions CaseStudy–OfficeBuilding LightingUpgradesatDNVGLBoostComfort,SavingsandSecurity TotalProjectEnergySavings $4,360(Annual) 32,518kWh IncentivesPaid $4,257 Ten-YearSavings $43,600 ForNickMeierandMohamedKassamali,energyengineersatglobalconsultingfirmDNVGL,thedecisiontomakeenergyefficiencyupgradesattheireasternPennsylvaniafacilitywasamatterofpracticingwhattheypreach.DNVGLisacontractorsupportingPECO’sCommercialandIndustrialSolutions,andMeierandKassamaliregularlyadviselocalbusinessesonmakingenergy-savingupgrades. DNVGLbelievesinmakingtheworldsafer,smarterandgreener,soitscorporateheadquarterssetagoalofreducingenergyconsumptionby5%atitstwo-storyPhiladelphia-areaofficebuilding.Thecompany’sonsiteenergyefficiencyteamsetouttoshatterthatgoalwithsavingsof10%–15%onenergycosts.MeierandKassamaliknewthatreplacingoutdatedlightingwouldmakeanimmediateandsubstantialcontributiontowardthegoal. “Wehavealotofexpertiseinlightingupgradesandknewtheywouldprovidethemostpunchforthecost,”saidMeier.“Weminimizedourspendingandmaximizedourenergysavings.”Infact,theupgradesaresavingDNVGL15%–32%onenergycosts,whichwillhelpthecompanyrecoupitsinvestmentinabout18months. Theindoorandoutdoorretrofitlightingprojectincludedswitchingover300fluorescentbulbs,54CFLsandsevenmetalhalidepolelightstoLEDs.Sincetheinstallation,thebuilding’semployeesandcustomersareenjoyingbetterqualitylightingandasaferworkingenvironment. “Weachievedallthegoalswesetouttodoandlearnedalotintheprocessaboutwhatourcustomersgothrough,”Kassamalisaid.Asaresult,headded,“wecanmakethewaywedoourjobalittlebitbetterandeasierforthecustomer.” ThepairalreadyareplanningaheadtoDNVGL’snextupgradeprojectwithPECO. “Thereisstillroomforimprovement,”saidMeier.“WecouldupgradethelightingevenfurtherwithoccupancysensorsorpursueHVACopportunities.We’lldefinitelypushforthatinthefuture.Whynotlowerthecostofyourmonth-to-monthactivityifyoucanbemoreefficientandsavemoney?” TotalProjectEnergySavings(Annual) 32,518kWhofcarbonsequesteredequals… 627treesplanted** Ten-YearEnergySavings $43,600,whichequals… 60years’worthofprintedpages† OR Over16,000cupsofcoffee†† Smallandlargebusinessescanseeanimmediateeffectontheirbottomline.Thisprogramfacilitatesmovingintherightdirection.” —NickMeier,EnergyEngineer DNVGL **epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator †raymorgan.com/shocking-office-printing-stats-you-need-to-know ††usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/09/29/americans-pay-an-average-270-for-coffee-while-tipping-20-percent ToseewhatPECOcandoforyourbusiness,pleasecompletetheinformationbelow,andyourenergyadvisorwillcontactyousoontohelpyoubeginsavingenergyandmoney. *RequiredInformation FirstName*LastName*Company*EmailAddress*PhoneNumber Byprovidingyouremailaddress,youagreetoreceiveoccasionalemailsfromPECO.Youmayunsubscribeatany time. Casestudies CheckouttheseothercasestudiestoseehowPECOishelpingcommercialandindustrialcustomersimprovetheirbottomlinewithenergy-savingupgrades. AutomobileDealership–MurrayKia ©PECOEnergyCompany,2018.AllRightsReserved.