- Arup identified and managed implementation of efficiency measures resulting in savings of over US$1m per year and a reduction of 5,000 tons of CO2 annually.
- As a result of Arup’s work, Pfizer received $67,000 of funding towards their implementation costs from San Diego Gas & Electric.
To improve corporate sustainability and reduce energy costs, Pfizer looked to Arup to identify and implement energy conservation measures at their California research facility. Arup’s Strategic Energy consultants conducted a major energy audit for Pfizer.
Covering 38 acres, the one million square feet campus of laboratories and offices was only six years old and included a number of LEED® certified buildings. Arup was engaged to evaluate and implement high-value operational and engineering adjustments to reduce the client’s $5.4m annual energy cost. This would also significantly reduce corporate carbon emissions.
Arup benchmarked energy consumption, studied building usage patterns and reviewed building systems control and operational sequences. The firm then developed a list of energy conservation measures with associated costs and estimated return on investment for each measure. From this list, the client was able to select a suite of Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) to fit within its financial objectives.