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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.
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