Green design model retrofit uses boilers in effort to LEED by example
Electricity and natural gas costs were reduced at the Environmental Way building, thanks to hydronic boilers.
For David Bowles, a former IBM corporate facility in Charlotte, NC was much more than an abandoned eyesore. It was an opportunity.
Bowles, owner of Environmental Services of Charlotte, Inc., purchased the empty 70,000-sq-ft building in 2009. A mechanical and electrical contractor, Bowles saw the shell of a building as the perfect place to carry out his vision: the creation of a multifaceted showcase of green building capabilities.