VALUE DELIVERED
Improved employee health, comfort and morale; increased productivity; better customer
service; lower operating costs; on-time, on-budget project completion despite a demanding
schedule; optimization of investment through follow-up commissioning.
OBJECTIVES
To improve employee comfort in a warehouse prone to very high summer temperatures.
SOLUTIONS
Recognizing the high cost of installing warehouse air conditioning, this client turned to
EMCOR Services New York/New Jersey for alternatives. In response, the company proposed
an innovative, cost-saving option. Taking advantage of a concept known as "breeze cooling,"
EMCOR installed large, airfoil fans above the warehouse's high-traffic areas. With blades 18
feet in diameter, the fans deliver a strong downdraft of 1.1-million cubic feet of airflow per
minute, reducing the perceived temperature as much as 10 degrees. And by completing the
project on a very tight schedule, the company enabled the client to avoid another summer of
discomfort for its employees.
This approach also provided some cool savings. Whereas air-conditioning would have
cost an estimated $500,000 to install and approximately $35,000 a year to operate, EMCOR's
solution priced out at just $110,000 to install with estimated annual operating costs of $5,000.
Finally, as a value-added service, EMCOR Services New York/New Jersey performed
follow-up seasonal commissioning to adjust the system and ensure that both the client and its
employees obtain full value from the EMCOR solution.
BACKGROUND
Eileen Fisher, Inc. is a privately owned women's apparel design company. It markets
its designs nationwide in 35 retail stores, as well as department and specialty stores. The
company's reputation for retail excellence is matched by its commitment to values such as social
consciousness and employee well-being. For three consecutive years, HR Magazine selected
Eileen Fisher as one of the "Best 25 Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in America."
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