Profiting from Energy Efficiency

Strategic energy and sustainability plans are not just for giant corporations. They have value for organizations of all sizes in all sectors.

Whether to manage costs or showcase social responsibility, large companies recognize the importance of robust energy management. Now, even small businesses are seeking the benefits of an actionable energy plan.

Want to read what others are doing? Or want to learn more about launching your own program? Our new energy planning resource surveys corporate energy goals and includes best practices and first steps for jumpstarting your own planning efforts.

Take steps to initiate or expand your energy plan today.

Establishing Leadership in the Industry

SEA has been providing energy-related expertise to clients since 1990. Ever wonder how it all started? SEA's history, services, and industry leadership are featured in "Saving Energy, Growing Jobs," a report on the value of energy efficiency from Environment Illinois.

The case study on SEA, "Twenty Years of Energy Efficiency Leadership: Sieben Energy Associates of Chicago," spans two pages. The entire report serves as an excellent introduction to the case for energy efficiency.

Review the featured case study on SEA excerpted from the full report.

Practical Energy Solutions for Healthcare Facilities

SEA has entered into an agreement with Amerinet Choice, a branch of Amerinet, Inc., a national group purchasing organization for the healthcare industry. Energy efficiency and management services are available to member organizations at special prices.

Our team has worked with many healthcare clients over the years. We partner with them to improve operations and reduce costs while respecting demands and regulations unique to healthcare facilities.

Read more about the Amerinet opportunity in our press release.

Attractive Incentives for Pursuing Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency is a win-win-win for the economy, our society, and the environment. A growing number of utility and government programs are prioritizing efficiency.

SEA is a service provider for two such incentive programs: the ComEd Retro-Commissioning Program (targeting large buildings) and the Cook County Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program (accepting buildings of all sizes). Both help organizations lower their energy bills.

The Cook County Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program offers free yet comprehensive energy audits (with no obligation) to organizations in the Chicago area. SEA suggests low- and no-cost energy-saving solutions.

The ComEd Retro-Commissioning Program also aims to reduce energy use, but the process is more extensive than a straightforward energy audit. SEA works with the building to implement efficiency measures. This program offers about $50,000 in free services per facility.

Learn more about the Cook County Grant Program or the Retro-Commissioning Program.

Over the years, SEA has completed hundreds of projects for clients. Here are a couple of them.

SEA performed a series of energy audits and analyses nationwide for a residential REIT, developing customized solutions that significantly reduced portfolio energy costs.

An energy audit by SEA's energy engineering team identified energy conservation strategies that could save this manufacturer up to $1.3 million in energy costs.

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The monitoring-based commissioning project at 311 S Wacker Drive was featured in a Commercial Property Executive Magazine article on cutting-edge energy savings strategies in buildings.

SEA was awarded the Excellence in Engineering Award for 2010 from the Illinois chapter of ASHRAE for our work on the retro-commissioning project at the Baxter Healthcare Headquarters.

SEA consultant Dan Bailey discusses innovative solar cell technologies in the cover story of a recent issue of Buildings Magazine.

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