LEARN MORE AT energystar.gov Industrial SPPI Partner Teaming Profile Service/Product Provider The Benham Companies 1250 North Pontiac Tr. Walled Lake, Ml 48390 Business: A/E Design, Systems Integration Bruce Soderberg, Director of Business Development Phone: 248-980-4047 Email: bruce.soderberg@benham.com Industrial Partner Ford Motor Company 550 Town Center Dr., Ste 200 Dearborn, Ml 48126 Business: Michigan Truck Assembly Plant Bill Allemon, Energy Program Manager Phone: 313-323-7910 Email: wallemon@ford.com The Benham Companies provides a Design/Build Ventilation System and a Building Management System producing savings of over $1 million annually. Project Scope Benham and Ford Michigan Truck developed a complete new ventilation system and Building Management System that will provide $1.1 million dollars a year in savings for nine years. Project Summary Benham performed a complete architectural and engineering design, managed construction, installed unit controls and installed a Web-based Building Management System. Benham provided 14 Air Rotation Units (ARU) with related field devices, metering, and a required Ford IT-approved server with software to monitor the plant from Benham's Walled Lake, Ml office. Ford plant staff provides required maintenance on the units, while Benham supplies any consumables for ARU operation. • Energy Savings Annual guaranteed energy savings are $1.1 million and average additional savings are 18% over the guaranteed yearly savings • Investment Benham provided the initial capital investment for the project at approximately $6 million • Financial Return Benham guaranteed $1.1 million a year of energy savings for 9 years • Other Benefits Web-based Building Management System (BMS) allows the plant to schedule equipment on and off and change temperature set points per planned plant activities. Additionally, the BMS aids the maintenance staff in trouble-shooting ARU faults from anywhere in the facility. Monitoring & Verifying Energy Savings Benham provided many utility meters that verify the actual energy usage in the facility for comparison with actual utility data from past years. The Web-based Building Management System measures, trends, and gathers the required data to verify the reported energy savings on a monthly basis. Distinguishing Value The Benham team designed a creative energy saving solution by integrating new and existing equipment. The professionalism of the Benham team was well demonstrated by working in a difficult industrial environment while preventing the interruption of vehicle production. Remote monitoring has reduced equipment downtime, improved efficiency performance, and minimized employee complaints. *»EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency ------- |