Case studies

School District of Decatur Township, Indianapolis, USA, 2011

decatur-intermediate-learning-cente_04.jpgThe Decatur Intermediate Learning Center and local district Sports Center, located in the Decatur Township, Indiana USA, faced a situation common to many modern schools with a building having multiple use requirements throughout the week for regular and extracurricular activities. To maximize energy savings on equipment usage the ability to schedule occupancy properly has become a must.

ThyssenKrupp Quarter, Essen, Germany, 2011

thyssen It was Europe’s biggest house moving when ThyssenKrupp relocated its headquarters to Essen (Germany) last summer. Dominant centre of the new headoffice is the Q1 building, forming an impressive landmark in its distinctive shape of a cube. All the buildings on the campus are based on an overriding design framework, the shell-core principle.

R+V Insurance, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2010

rv_insurance_150x100.jpgR+V insurance is one of the largest insurance groups in Germany. 2010, at the companies site in Wiesbaden (Germany) the room automation of the representation floor and the company canteen as well as the control technology for central ventilation and refrigerating systems were renewed.

RWE Supply & Trading, Essen, Germany, 2010

rwe_front_head_office_150x89.jpgBeing a subsidiary of RWE AG, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH is one of the leading companies in European energy trading. RWE Supply & Trading takes the responsibility of a gas procurement volume of nearly 50 billion cubic metres per year and is responsible for all of RWE’s activities on the international procurement and wholesale markets for energy.

Parkway Atrium Building, Herndon, Virginia, USA, 2010

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The Parkway Atrium Building is a 23 year old four story 184,000 sqft Class B office building located in the suburbs of Washington DC. The building was constructed as a spec building and has been through numerous small changes and a major renovation in 2004. In 2006 a new management of the building began to identify and implement energy conservation methods.