by SEA Energy Engineer, Ed Saleem The difference between today’s LED lamps and incandescent lights is like when the black and white TVs were replaced by color TV’s. Now most TV’s have high definition LED screens and lighting is on the verge of becoming that sophis ticated as well. LED lighting, which stands for “Light…
SEA’s Chairman and CEO, Steve Sain, was recently acknowledged among BHM BIZ‘s “BHM 205”: a list of influential business leaders in the Birmingham area. From the magazine: “[Sain] is an international award-winning consulting engineer with over 25 years of experience in energy efficiency regarding existing facilities of virtually all functions and sizes throughout the United…
SEA will be participating in the Energy 2016 Symposium, held here, in Birmingham, AL! The event will take place November 7 – 10. Attendees will benefit from interactive learning opportunities and technology demonstrations that illustrate how to renovate, operate and maintain facilities to reduce energy consumption. Training sessions will be led and moderated by subject…
Turn the faucet on, and water comes out. This makes business possible for nearly every industry on the planet. Yet water is a commodity becoming more widely used—and more widely unavailable—than ever before. It takes the equivalent of 70 loads of laundry to manufacture a laptop computer. The average hospital uses about 315 gallons of…
Health care facilities consume large amounts of energy and produce high levels of waste. Eight percent of carbon emissions in the United States come from healthcare. From heart monitors to CT scanners to lifesaving equipment kept at full power 24 hours a day so they can be used at a moment’s notice, administrators often worry that…
SEA has been approved as a Preferred Partners Network (PPN) Member of TVA’s EnergyRight programs. These programs are designed to help TVA customers make “energy smart” choices while enhancing their bottom line. SEA can provide advice on energy saving investments, install equipment and help participants apply for incentives offered through local power companies. For more…
SEA is proud to announce that we have obtained our Alabama General Contractor’s renovation license and we are now a member of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) – Alabama Chapter. This license allows SEA to further serve our clients by providing comprehensive energy solutions as well as broaden our methods for delivering cost effective energy consumption reductions and improve building operations….
An old business adage asks why go for the low hanging fruit when there’s a whole tree for the picking? In energy efficiency, this concept can go a long way in saving resources and money. Look up. One of the most obvious upgrades a building owner can make in efficiency is lighting. Often a good…
The expertise of SEA Senior Energy Engineer, Jason Brooks, was featured in an article entitled “HVAC Mistakes That Could Cost You Big Money,” published in the July/August 2015 issue of High Rise Facilities. The article demonstrates a few scenarios in which easily avoidable mistakes can cost building owners big time. Contrary to common misconceptions, HVAC optimization…