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The demands placed on today's facilities have never been greater. Modern buildings must be flexible and reach new levels of energy efficiency. They require attentive cost-control practices in all stages of initial construction and modernization, as well as in daily operation. Those charged with building construction and management must rely on technologies and the people behind them to meet their facility-related responsibilities. For 40 years, KMC Controls has been designing, building, and, through our distribution partners, delivering innovative control solutions. We are committed to being the provider of choice for HVAC controls and building automation.

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Commercial Office

Kuwait Oil Company Headquarters
(Al Ahmadi, Kuwait) – Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a subsidiary of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, is universally recognized as one of the world’s top oil energy producing enterpris...
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Wachovia Bank Building
(Tampa, Florida) - The 22-story, 387,000 sq. ft. high rise at 100 South Ashley Drive is known as one of the friendliest and most e...
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Intel - IDC 9
(Haifa, Israel) – Computer hardware giant, Intel Corporation, has received LEED® Gold certification, the internationally recognized stamp of approval from the U.S. Gre...
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100 North Tampa Building
(Tampa, Florida) – Located downtown, the 100 North Tampa building is a prominent piece of architecture in the city’s skyline. It is the tallest building in Tampa wit...
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Forsyth Center
(St. Louis, Missouri) - In the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, MDR Properties has added a second 14-story class A office complex imme...
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SouthTrust Plaza
(Tampa, Florida) – With the exception of some geographic variability, commercial office space remains amply available to the buying/leasing community. As a result, many ow...
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Energen Headquarters
(Birmingham, Alabama) - Located in the foot-hills of the Appalachian Mountains, Birmingham, Alabama is home to over 240,000 residents w...
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Nationwide Insurance Company
(Gainesville, Florida) – What does an insurance provider do to insure the continued comfort of their own staff? For Nationwide, one of the largest insurance and financial ...
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LEED & ENERGY STAR

Greenway Middle School
(Phoenix, Arizona) - Greenway Middle School has a proud history dating back to 1912. What began as a one room schoolhouse in northeast Phoenix has evolved int...
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Intel - IDC 9

(Haifa, Israel) – Computer hardware giant, Intel Corporation, has received LEED® Gold certification, the internationally recognized stamp of approval from the U.S...

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Goshen College, Rieth Village
(Goshen, Indiana) - When Luke Gascho, Goshen College’s Merry Lea Building Executive Director, interviewed contractors and architects for a new collegiat...
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Wachovia Bank Building
(Tampa, Florida) - The 22-story, 387,000 sq. ft. high rise at 100 South Ashley Drive is known as one of the friendliest and most easily...
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Schools (K-12)

Franklin School District
(Franklin, Massachusetts) - The city of Franklin is located in Norfolk County, one of the original four counties of the Colony of Massa...
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Nantucket Public Schools
(Nantucket, Massachusetts) Nantucket, a place of charm and beauty, is located thirty miles from the mainland of Massachusetts on...
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Greenway Middle School
(Phoenix, Arizona) - Greenway Middle School has a proud history dating back to 1912. What began as a one room schoolhouse in northeast Phoenix has evolved int...
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Clay Community Schools
(Clay County, Indiana) - The rural county is located in west-central Indiana approximately 15 miles east of Terra Haute. The small...
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Colleges/Universities

TDK's Headway Technologies

(Milpitas, CA) - Continuous Improvement.  When there's a great deal of low-hanging fruit to gather, it's an easy concept to...

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University of Guelph
(Guelph, Canada) - With approximately 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the University of Guelph (U of G) is a leading educat...
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Goshen College, Rieth Village
(Goshen, Indiana) When Luke Gascho, Goshen College’s Merry Lea Building Executive Director, interviewed contractors and architects for a new coll...
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Saint John's University
(Collegeville, Minnesota) Saint John’s University is an all men’s school of approximately 1,900 students. The Univer...
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Retail

Brandon Town Center
(Brandon, Florida) – Setting on a beautifully landscaped 262-acre lot just 8 miles east of downtown Tampa, Florida lies the Brandon Town Center mall. This 1.2 million squa...
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Hospitality

The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago
(Chicago, Illinois) - A landmark on Chicago’s famed “Magnificent Mile” the Westin Michigan Avenue is rich in history ...
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Essenhaus
(Middlebury, Indiana) - Located in the center of a predominant Amish community, the Essenhaus attracts many visitors every year. The fa...
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TPC at Deere Run
(Silvis, Illinois) – The annual John Deere Classic golf tournament is held at TPC at Deere Run in this Illinois town near the Davenport, Iowa border. According to D.A. Wei...
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Government/Public

Royal Saudi Naval Force
(Riyadh, KSA) – In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) is the naval branch of the armed forces. Founded in 1960, the RSNF was developed largely as a defensive f...
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Kuwait Oil Company Headquarters
(Al Ahmadi, Kuwait) – Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a subsidiary of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, is universally recognized as one of the world’s top oil energy producing enterpris...
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Indiana State Museum
(Indianapolis, Indiana) – Located in White River State Park in the heart of Indiana’s capital city, the Indiana State Museum is a world-class institution where India...
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Government Palace
(Brasilia, Brazil) – The Brazilian government’s recently completed headquarters required the newest technology and control systems. ISAI Controles of San Pablo, Braz...
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Glenmont House
(West Orange, New Jersey) - Llewellyn Park, located in West Orange, New Jersey, was the first planned residential community in the United States. Developed in...
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Federal Police Building
(San Pablo, Brazil)  Brazilian-based Federal Police now have a new building with plenty of offices and jail space. The...
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Jefferson City Correctional Center
(Jefferson City, Missouri) - The new Jefferson City Correctional Center is now open for inmate occupancy. The facility is capable of ho...
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Department of Defense Computer Facility
(Ogden, Utah) – The Defense Department’s Enterprise Computing Center (DECC) is a facility with complex environmental control system requirements. When it came time t...
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Industrial

Seattle Life Sciences Building
(Seattle, Washington) – Seattle is home to numerous firms in the life sciences arena.  The buildings that house them are often described as mixed use with office, laboratory, and research s...
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OPTODEV Inc.
(Manila, Philippines) – Since 1998, OPTODEV, Inc., a subsidiary of Essilor International, one of the leading global players in health care, has been a producer of high-index ophthalmic lens...
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Midwest Laboratories
(Omaha, Nebraska) - Founded in 1975, Midwest Laboratories analyzes the components of many different items—from soil, to plant tis...
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Molex
(Lincoln, Nebraska) - One of the fastest growing companies, Molex, stands as number two in the electronics molded connectors industry. ...
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Healthcare

OPTODEV Inc.
(Manila, Philippines) – Since 1998, OPTODEV, Inc., a subsidiary of Essilor International, one of the leading global players in health care, has been a producer of high-index ophthalmic lens...
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Bellin Health System
(Green Bay, Wisconsin) – Bellin Health System is an integrated healthcare delivery system based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving 450,000 people in northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula ...
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HEALTHSOUTH Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital
(Birmingham, Alabama) - HEALTHSOUTH Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital is a top-tier healthcare facility serving north central and centr...
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St Edwards Mercy Medical Center
(Ft. Smith, Arkansas) – Product reliability and customer service are important, but not always common currency among products and companies. When St. Edwards Mercy Medical...
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Pinellas County's Forensic and Medical Examiners Center
(Largo, Florida) – In recent times forensic science has garnered quite a following in the popular culture scene. Though the associated control system may never be featured...
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Energen Headquarters
(Birmingham, Alabama) - Located in the foot-hills of the Appalachian Mountains, Birmingham, Alabama is home to over 240,000 residents with a metropolitan area population of over 1,000,000. The city hosts a growing population in the healthcare, banking, industrial, service, and engineering businesses. Birmingham’s skyline is also scattered with hotels, theaters, businesses, high tech hospitals, research and educational institutions. In addition, a great history gives the city character.

 Energen’s headquarters is among the leading businesses contributing to the economy of Birmingham. Gas and oil production and exploration are the mainstays of Energen’s business. In addition to monitoring these assets, the headquarters oversees the productivity of two other divisions: Alabama Gas Company (Alagasco) and Energen Resources. Alagasco is located within the headquarters and distributes gas to approximately 463,000 homes throughout Alabama. Energen Resources, on the other hand, controls the reserve locations that dot the western United States.

Recognizing the value of energy management, Alagasco works hand-in-hand with Climate Control Systems, Inc (CCSI), a KMC authorized representative, to customize the building controls. Alagasco’s Assistant Manager of Building Operations, Ragan Taylor, comments on the professional relationship with CCSI, “We have a working contract with CCSI and appreciate the ongoing service that they provide. They continue to provide us with the high quality of service that we expect.”

CCSI helped Alagasco to prove a common misconception about gas absorption chillers. The controls and equipment contractor helped Alagasco restore their malfunctioning gas absorption chiller to an energy and money savings device. Gary Frith the Vice President/Principal of CCSI noted that, “Alagasco wanted to disprove that gas absorption chillers were hard to control and maintain, therefore more expensive to operate.” He continues, “We have integrated the original equipment manufacturer’s controls on these units with the KMC digital building automation system.”

To modify the chiller, the company added KMC controls to manage frequency drives that control fan speeds and allow the condenser water temperature to remain in the specified range. Also included in the modification, KMC products have enabled the chiller to sustain a minimum water flow through the condenser with a bypass valve until the desired water temperature is reached and then it modulates to maintain a set point.

The outcome of the project proved to be a success. “The company”, as Frith stated, “has been able to save $4300 per month based upon being able to utilize the previously unused gas absorption chiller.” This saving has not come at the cost of discomfort to the employees of the facility. In fact, due to the change, overall comfort levels have been enhanced dramatically.

Alagasco, through the use of KMC products, has monitored the trends of the newly corrected gas absorption chiller. The trends are viewed through the company’s installation of WinControl® software on the facility’s computers. In addition to the trends, the digital controls through WinControl also alarm the proper personnel at Alagasco when there is an alert.

Alagasco also had an ongoing problem with its rooftop desiccant units that collect the outside air to distribute throughout the building. The air passes through a filter, as well as gas water heaters and coils to remove much of the latent cooling load. The units were not working properly with the controls that were originally installed. So, with the help of CCSI, the desiccant units were reprogrammed and supplied with KMC controllers and now are working properly.

With the Alagasco facility running smoothly, Ragan Taylor commented, “The biggest benefit of installing KMC controls is the quick response to temperature changes and problems. Our staff is rapidly informed of such problems; therefore, corrections can be handled in a timely manner.”

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