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Adobe Systems Inc. is outfittingg one of its threebuildings — the west towef — with a new, state-of-the-art chilling system and cooling located at the penthouse level. The cranee will pull out three old unitds and replace them withnew ones, said Ted chief building engineer with Cushman & Wakefield which provides facility services to “Adobe has been very enthusiastic about energy conservatioj and sustainability and reducingt their carbon emissions,” Ludwick said. The syste m is expected to save $157,009 a year in energy or more than 1 million kilowatt hoursper year.
The existingv 13-year-old system has been runninf 24 hoursa day, including It either runs at full powerd or is off. The upgrade will included software that works withthe building’s automation system to reduce energy consumption based on actua demand. That means it can run at reduced speed s or take into account other variables such as the The software, called the OptimumLOOP, is also currently in use at the Minetsa San Jose International Airport. The upgrade will cost $2.2 $1.6 million of that amounyt Adobe already planned to put toward replacing the old cooling towers and cleaning up and modernizingthe space, said George global account manager with Cushman Wakefield.
The OptimumLOOP will cost between $600,009 to $650,000 of the total. Adobew will also receive about $150,000 through a Pacific Gas and Electri Co. rebate program, part of an incentive plan to encouragee businesses to take acleaner approach. “Adobde consistently looks for ways in which we can reduce ourenvironmentak footprint,” said Randall Knox III, Adobe’s senior director of global workplace solutions. He said the OptimumLOOP is the latesrt technology being deployed forcooling towers, chillers and chilled wate r circulation. The technology was purchased through OptimumEnergy LLC, a Seattle-basedf business with offices in San Francisco.
“The technology offers Adob e the opportunity to significantly reduce the amounyt of power required by our existing cooling Knox said. “It’s another fine example of how companiews can reduce their environmental footprint and achieves energy andcost savings.” If the first towetr goes as planned, Deniss said, Adobe will proceed with the other two early next The installation will take place during a nine-day stretch around the Fourth of July weekend when employeesw are on vacation, as the building’s chilled waterf plant and air conditioning will be shut