In energy use, looking for the big payback
Below is part of an article MCE was feature in by Finance and Commerce Magazined regarding conservation efforts deployed by local firms.
Minneapolis-based Michaud, Cooley and Erickson boasts more than 50 LEED-accredited professionals trained through in-house study sessions led by its own LEED guru, Greg Lecker. (LEED is the acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.)
“Energy conservation and energy savings are paramount to every project we do,” says MCE principal Doug Cooley, adding that the firm addressed energy efficiency long before LEED and green became popular.
During the course of a 12-year energy conservation program, MCE has saved the Metropolitan Airports Commission $3.8 million a year in energy costs, according to the firm.
