Fayetteville Municipal Energy Efficiency Project

Fayetteville Municipal Energy Efficiency Project

Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Owner: The City of Fayetteville
Project Cost: $400,000
Completion: February 2011

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Project Description:
Pinnacle Engineers were hired to manage a 7 building energy efficiency campaign the City undertook to utilize their American Recovery & Reinvestment Act grant funding. Our services included performing ASHRAE Level 1 energy audits with complete reporting that included energy consumption and cost benchmarking. Full MEP contract documents were then developed for construction. Throughout the project Pinnacle provided the calculations and support necessary to earn AEP SWEPCO’s Standard Offer Program energy efficiency incentives.

Buildings Included
Police Department, Water & Sewer Operations, Fire Stations #1, #4 and #6, Development Services, Community Greenhouse.

Energy Conservation Measures Included:
HVAC Equipment Upgrades, Interior Lighting Retrofits, Exterior LED Retrofits, Duct Leakage Testing / Sealing, Envelope Improvements, Glazing Treatments, Planting Trees, Controls Testing, and BAS Controls Upgrades.

University of Arkansas Science Building Commissioning

University of Arkansas Science Building Commissioning

Location: Fayetteville, AR
Owner: University of Arkansas
Project Cost: Est. $12M+
Completion: Dec, 2014

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As part of our “On-Call” service contract with the University, Pinnacle Energy Services provided commissioning on the Science-D Building serving undergraduate and graduate level chemistry and biology students.

Our recent work included commissioning of the Phase 7A work that is part of an overall effort aimed at remodeling the complete building with state-of-the-art laboratory spaces.

Pinnacle has and continues to provide extremely close project coordination with the University’s Facilities Department as well their selected construction management firm on this highly-phased project that has successfully sequenced work to ensure classes maintain their normally scheduled sessions.

The overall project includes approximately 50,000sf of class and laboratory spaces including a mix of independent and manifold high-efficiency / low-flow fume hoods served by a pressure-controlled EA system equipped with an energy recovery coil.

Tulsa International Airport

Tulsa International Airport

Location: Tulsa International Airport – Tulsa, OK
Owner: Tulsa Airport Authority
Reference: Ryan Haynie – Manhattan Construction Co.
Construction Budget: $16M
Completion: Winter 2011

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Project Description:

Pinnacle Energy Services was hired by general contracting firm Manhattan Construction to commission a comprehensive remodel project for the airports B Terminal totaling 72,000 square feet. Scope of commissioning included central plant-fed VAV air handling units, fire alarm system, building automation system, high voltage electrical switchgear service, emergency power system, energy recovery ventilators, lighting / lighting controls and all zone-level HVAC equipment.

Pinnacle Energy Services provided the following commissioning services for this facility:

  • Cx Plan
  • Lead Pre-Cx Meeting and attended each pre-installation meeting
  • Pre-Functional Checklists
  • Functional Testing
  • Integrated System Testing
  • Ongoing Construction Observation
  • Verification Checks
  • Witness Start-Ups
  • Commissioning Report and Systems Manual

Rockline Industries

Rockline Industries

Location: Bonneville, Arkansas Plant
Owner: Rockline Industries
Project Duration: Mfg Lines 1-4: 10/’09-3/’10 – Mfg Lines 5-8: 2/’13 – Est 12/’13

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A Family Owned Corporation that Started in 1976 Rockline Industries employs 1800 people worldwide with 6 Global Manufacturing Facilities & 3 Independent Factories. They are the Largest Supplier of Coffee Filters and Private Label Wet Wipes in North America.

Beginning in 2009 Rockline engaged Pinnacle Energy Services to provide a comprehensive energy consulting package aimed at turning an otherwise conventional product line expansion into a bold CSR statement for the purpose of reinforcing their environmental commitment and improving upon their score in the “Sustainability Supplier Assessment” program – a vendor performance grading system established by Wal-Mart, Rockline’s largest client.

Rockline was seeking to add four manufacturing lines to it’s Wet Wipe production capacity.  The lines were to be completely enclosed in environmentally controlled isolation rooms. The company’s QA/QC policies dictated space condition control for pressurization, air changes, temperature, humidity, air contamination and bacteria levels.  Early sustainable design charettes presented the possibility of utilizing an open field adjacent to the primary manufacturing facility for a geothermal system. Rockline then tasked Pinnacle Energy Services to begin a Feasibility Study – the first of three project phases that ultimately included the Geothermal Feasibility Study, a Building Energy Modeling phase with ROI Analysis and finally a traditional MEP Design and Construction phase.

The Phase 1 feasibility study focused on analyzing the thermal potential of the adjacent field to see if it could support the HVAC loads of nearly 50,000 SF space for the proposed manufacturing lines, an existing chemical mix room, and existing QA/QC laboratory.  For this work Pinnacle worked with the owner’s selected contractor Multi-Craft Contractors in the construction and deployment of a mobile geothermal testing unit and in well-field testing.  We then developed a computer model based on ASHRAE guidelines to determine the number, size and depth required for the geothermal wells needed to support the load.  In the end, the field was found to be of sufficient size to accommodate the manufacturing line expansion and Phase 2 began.

Phase 2 work included gathering and incorporating diverse project data into a comprehensive computer building model using Trane Trace 700 software which ultimately provided Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) of various HVAC system strategies and options for the owner to consider.  Several “What if?” scenarios were generated that allowed Rockline to optimize their decision concerning heating and cooling efficiency and related energy costs versus project capital cost.

Finally, in Phase 3, our design and construction period work involved coordinating closely with the GC in providing complete MEP design services. The design was based on a state-of-the-art high efficiency modular chiller plant incorporating ground source manifold heat pumps.

Celebrating the Victories! is always a good idea given the hard work it takes to achieve them.  And following construction Pinnacle performed energy and carbon savings calculations for use in their yearly CSR reporting and also provided  “hard data” required by electrical utility AEP/SWEPCO to earn a $64,000 Energy Efficiency Rebate as part of the utility’s Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Program.  For their annual energy efficiency program kick-off, SWEPCO also invited Pinnacle President Ryan McClain and Nick Santoleri, Rockline’s VP of Global Operations – Wet Wipes Division, to deliver a “Success Story” presentation from the consultant’s / owner’s perspective in using the C&I program.

Phase 4???

Since completion, the energy efficient manufacturing line expansion project has served as a featured success story for Rockline who has hosted a number of client tours at the facility to demonstrate the kind of steps they are making as an environmentally responsible supply chain partner.

Recently in February of 2013, Rockline and Pinnacle Energy Services are teaming up again for an encore performance of the  successful ground-source HVAC solution to handle another manufacturing line expansion.

Plant and Industrial Energy Services

Plant and Industrial Energy Services

Pinnacle Energy Services is committed to the principles of energy sustainability which increases both economic and environmental sustainability. Our commitment is clearly demonstrated in our experience in commissioning and designing large-scale industrial projects such as airports, hospitals, and manufacturing plants.

Fayetteville Municipal Energy Efficiency Project

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Fayetteville Municipal Energy Efficiency Project

Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Owner: The City of Fayetteville Project Cost: $400,000 Completion: February 2011  View Project in Printable Format with Photos Project Description: Pinnacle Engineers were hired to manage a 7 building energy efficiency campaign the City undertook to utilize their American Recovery & Reinvestment Act grant funding. Our services included performing ASHRAE Level 1 energy audits with complete reporting that included energy consumption and cost benchmarking. Full MEP contract...

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University of Arkansas Science Building Commissioning

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University of Arkansas Science Building Commissioning

Location: Fayetteville, AR Owner: University of Arkansas Project Cost: Est. $12M+ Completion: Dec, 2014 View Project in Printable Format with Photos  As part of our “On-Call” service contract with the University, Pinnacle Energy Services provided commissioning on the Science-D Building serving undergraduate and graduate level chemistry and biology students. Our recent work included commissioning of the Phase 7A work that is part of an overall effort aimed at remodeling the complete building with...

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Tulsa International Airport

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Tulsa International Airport

Location: Tulsa International Airport – Tulsa, OK Owner: Tulsa Airport Authority Reference: Ryan Haynie – Manhattan Construction Co. Construction Budget: $16M Completion: Winter 2011 View Project in Printable Format with Photos Project Description: Pinnacle Energy Services was hired by general contracting firm Manhattan Construction to commission a comprehensive remodel project for the airports B Terminal totaling 72,000 square feet. Scope of commissioning included central plant-fed VAV air handling...

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Rockline Industries

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Rockline Industries

Location: Bonneville, Arkansas Plant Owner: Rockline Industries Project Duration: Mfg Lines 1-4: 10/’09-3/’10 – Mfg Lines 5-8: 2/’13 – Est 12/’13 View Project in Printable Format with Photos A Family Owned Corporation that Started in 1976 Rockline Industries employs 1800 people worldwide with 6 Global Manufacturing Facilities & 3 Independent Factories. They are the Largest Supplier of Coffee Filters and Private Label Wet Wipes in North America. Beginning in 2009 Rockline engaged Pinnacle...

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Plant and Industrial Energy Services

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Plant and Industrial Energy Services

Pinnacle Energy Services is committed to the principles of energy sustainability which increases both economic and environmental sustainability. Our commitment is clearly demonstrated in our experience in commissioning and designing large-scale industrial projects such as airports, hospitals, and manufacturing plants.

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