Magnetic drives solve hvac maintenance problems for high-profile Seattle tower
Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, the 55-story Washington Mutual Tower is one of the city's premier office buildings, with over 1 million sq ft of tenant space and a six-level underground parking garage. Thirty-two hundred office workers spend each weekday in the building, which is managed by Wright Runstad & Company (Seattle), a major developer and manager of office properties in the Northwest.
Efficiently heating and cooling a building of this size has always been a challenge for facility managers as they supervise energy-intensive hvac systems amidst skyrocketing energy costs and ongoing maintenance requirements. As the chief engineer for the Washington Mutual Tower, Jeff Kasowski wanted to rein these costs in but his options were limited.