Public Buildings Portfolio Management: Tacoma, WA

Source: New Buildings Institute
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Sector: Commercial
Size: –

With help from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), the City of Tacoma took their commitment to public building energy efficiency to a new level. The NEEA project team partnered with the city and TPU to undertake a comprehensive approach to efficiency in the municipal portfolio. The team, including New Buildings Institute (NBI), EcoEdge, and Maalka, worked with city staff to engage multiple departments, policymakers, the utility, and other stakeholders in meaningful discussions about how to achieve energy goals in public buildings.

SnoTemp and Logix Turn Wasted Energy Into Money Saved Through low - and no - Cost Facility Projects

Location: Albany, OR
Sector: Industrial
Size: –

When Dave Brant, senior chief engineer at SnoTemp Cold Storage, heard about a new certification focused on saving energy offered by the Refrigerating Engineers and Techanicians Association (RETA), he was intrigued: becoming a Certified Refrigeration Energy Specialist (CRES) meant he could reduce energy waste and cut costs for his company. With his facility operating at full capacity, and a team of engineers supporting operations, Dave knew there would be plenty of opportunities to sleuth out savings and make a big impact.

Henningsen Cold Storage Co. Invests in their Engineers to Improve Energy Performance

Location: Salem, OR
Sector: Industrial
Size: –

CRES certified Henningsen engineers implement energy upgrades for big pay back.

Receiving, storing, and shipping out over a million pounds of frozen food every day with 100% accuracy is no simple task. However, in 2014 Henningsen Cold Storage Co. (Henningsen) built a state-of-the-art refrigerated warehouse in Salem, Oregon to do just that.

City of Vancouver

Source: Bonneville Power Administration
Location: Vancouver, WA
Sector: Industrial
Size: –

CITY OF VANCOUVER Saving over 1.7 million kilowatt-hours and tens of thousands of dollars per year through wastewater energy efficiency improvements.

The City of Vancouver, Washington, typically treats more than 20 million gallons of wastewater each day. This requires substantial aeration systems and ultraviolet (UV) light arrays at the city’s two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). While these systems are critical for supporting the biological treatment process and destroying harmful bacteria and pathogens, they consume large quantities of power.

High Performance Energy Management - Fitesa

Source: Bonneville Power Administration
Location: Washougal, WA
Sector: Industrial
Size: –

Transforming two polymers into high-performance laments one-hundredth the size of a human hair takes a lot of expertise. And energy.

Fitesa’s 30-year-old facility in Washougal, Washington, which transforms polymer pellets into sheets of non-woven ber for diapers, wipes and lters, had been consuming about 19 million kWh of energy annually. Plant manager Dave Rohrbach said nding ways to be cost competitive is a constant battle essential to remaining a viable player in the industry.

Sierra Pine Slashes Its Energy Costs By 12 Percent

Source: Energy Trust of Oregon
Location: Medford, Oregon
Sector: Industrial
Size: –

STRATEGIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT HELPS THE FIBERBOARD MANUFACTURER SAVE AN ESTIMATED $588,700 ANNUALLY

SierraPine Composite Solutions, a leading manufacturer of innovative and environmentally superior medium-density berboard and particleboard, knows about reducing waste. The Medford company’s product line revolves around combining recycled wood content with low-formaldehyde adhesives to produce sustainable building products. As stated by Wayne Ralph, SierraPine’s electrical supervisor, “We’re good at using raw materials wisely so there’s very little waste.”

State of Oregon Office Building

Source: Energy Trust of Oregon
Location: Portland, OR
Sector: Commercial
Size: –

While many companies have ongoing activities to keep energy savings top of mind, the volunteer energy team at the State of Oregon's office tower in the Lloyd Center District took a different approach. They made it a competition.

Washington County Office Building

Source: Energy Trust of Oregon
Location: Hillsboro, OR
Sector: Commercial
Size: –

Washington County was one of the first public sector organizations in the state to work with Energy Trust on strategic energy management, seeing the opportunity as a tangible way to save money, and better serve their citizens.

Purdy Professional Painting Tools

Source: Energy Trust of Oregon
Location: Portland, OR
Sector: –
Size: –

Strategic energy management is a holistic approach to energy management that can save energy and money over time by focusing on operational and behavior change. See how Purdy Professional Painting Tools worked with Energy Trust to tap into the power to save.

Kettle Foods

Source: Energy Trust of Oregon
Location: Salem, OR
Sector: –
Size: –

Kettle Foods worked with Energy Trust to achieve sustained energy savings through Strategic Energy Management, a holistic approach to helping businesses save energy and money over time through operational and behavior change.

Shari's Restaurants

Source: Energy Trust of Oregon
Location: Beaverton, OR
Sector: Commercial
Size: –

Shari's Restaurants makes saving energy a 24/7 practice in their 99 restaurants. Managers tap into existing communications tools for continuous improvement strategies that result in greater energy efficiency and company wide success stories.

Legacy Health: Integrating Strategic Energy Management Across a Portfolio of Buildings

Source: Energy Trust of Oregon
Location: –
Sector: Commercial
Size: –

After working on energy management with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Legacy Health wanted to do even more to save energy and cut costs. With six hospitals operating 24/7 and medical office buildings operating on varying schedules, there was more work to be done to implement a truly comprehensive energy program.

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