Fiberboard / MDF

CHALLENGE

MDF Manufacturer Prime-Line, Inc. of Malvern, Arkansas needed a ventilation solution that would improve building conditionings without adding a lot of maintenance or operating costs. That is when they called Moffitt.

DESIGN

Moffitt designed a natural ventilation system for this facility. This system consists of two (2) 200’ long low-profile natural ventilators for electricity-free ventilation.

SOLUTION

The natural ventilation system allowed Prime-Line to take advantage of their local energy company’s generous efficiency improvement incentive program. Entergy the local power company who, like many other regional utilities in the U.S., provides incentives for certain improvement projects if they will make a building more energy efficient.

RESULTS

The new Moffitt natural ventilation system design achieved around 495,267 kWh ($35,000) in annual savings. That would have otherwise been spent on powering rooftop fans. As a result of these huge savings Entergy offered the full incentive available totaling 75% of the cost of the new ventilation system.

In the end, Prime-Line saving several thousand dollars on energy costs each year. Also, they were able to use the incentive from Entergy to save money on the initial investment as well.