Huntington Place

The major contributor to their reduction in energy usage from 2023 to 2024 was being intentional about how they host different types of events and being proactive in their operating procedure. The building is fed by 68 air handling units and comprises 160 fans. This gives their team the flexibility to condition occupied areas and implement setback conditions in others. By being aware of the system boundaries, they are able to guide customers into spaces that allow the building to operate as few air handling units as possible. They utilize an extensive motion sensor system to achieve the same reduction in lighting. 

These behavioral changes with operations that led to the energy reduction began with everyone on the Huntington Place team being on the same page. Their number one goal is customer satisfaction, however, their team equally prioritizes everyone being conscious of how scheduling affects the building’s energy and water consumption. They are aware that some areas of the building are more energy intensive to condition during different times of the year. With that in mind, they try not to rent out those spaces during those times. Operations would be so much easier to just turn on the majority of the building during low occupancy. However, their team takes being stewards for the taxpayers of Michigan seriously and will continue to make the effort to reduce their energy and water consumption and therefore expenses. 

Huntington Place is no stranger to the energy reduction commitment. They were awarded in the 2021 Michigan Battle of the Buildings competition in the Venue category with a 20.54% reduction. You can read about their achievements in that year’s competition here. Huntington Place continues to monitor their energy usage and move forward in energy efficiency and improvements.