July 2012

project of the month
Hoosier Energy Operations Center

Schmidt Associates has been working with Hoosier Energy in Bloomington for approximately 18 months to create a well-defined, long term plan that addressed their operational needs.  The long range plan was focused on preserving the mission and vision of the organization, getting input from all impacted workforce, looking at upgrades to the facility to address current maintenance needs and future growth, and anticipating the short and long-term impacts of the new I-69 corridor on the Hoosier Energy staff and operations.

From this plan, Hoosier Energy has decided to relocate their Operations Group to a new site in Owen County.  The new 90-acre site will have an small office building to house system control and the design and planning groups and a warehouse facility that will also accommodate many of their repair and maintenance need.

Hoosier Energy is committed to creating energy efficient facilities.  As part of this project, Hoosier Energy has decided to pursue an Energy Star rating on both buildings to ensure that clear goals are set for the design and construction team and that will allow Hoosier Energy to monitor and clearly communicate their energy savings to their Board.

In order to hit the targets outlined by Energy Star, Hoosier Energy is looking at using a VRV mechanical system, radiant floor heating in tempered warehouse spaces, LED lighting, improved insulation values on the exterior of the building, and a white membrane roof on the warehouse.
  

news
June Sustainable Stan Award Winner

Congratulations to Seth Mathis for winning the Sustainable Stan Award this month. Seth recently passed the LEED Building Design and Construction (BD+C) Accreditation exam.  Seth was previously a LEED Green Associate (GA). In lieu of fulfilling all of the credentialing maintenance requirements for the LEED-GA  Seth decided to go back in and test to become a full fledged LEED AP. Make sure to Congratulate Seth next time you see him.

Energy Star National Building Competition 2013
Schmidt Associates will once again be participating in the Energy Star National Building competition. This will be the 3rd year EPA has sponsored this competition. Schmidt Associates was one of 245 national competitors last year. During the competition, Schmidt Associates was able to reduce its energy usage by up to 15% compared to the previous year (see the November 2011 Stan Journal for a summary).   Over the past year, Schmidt Associates has maintained its energy savings efforts and monitoring, and hopes to be a stronger contender in this year's competition. 

Schmidt Associates has maintained (and exceeded at times) it's 15% energy reduction compared to the previous year.  However, the summer months will likely see a spike due to the excessive heat Indianapolis has been experiencing.
opinion

I dabbled with trying to shift the format of this Journal to have shorter articles that were more frequent.  The shorter articles were nice, but the more frequent part proved difficult for to keep up with.  Therefore we'll be shifting back to our once a month Sustainable Stan Journal update. We hope you won't mind.

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