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St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church

  • Energy Reduction:51%

  • 3 LEED Gold Campus Buildings:Gold

  • LEED Silver St.Francis School:Silver

The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi has occupied the Raleigh site since 1983. The campus sits on 30 acres and includes educational as well as religious facilities. The parish consists of 5,000 families and employs 140 people. School enrollment includes 680 students from kindergarten through eighth grade and another 200 preschoolers. During the construction project, more than 20% of all materials used in the buildings came from sources within 500 miles of the campus. A key element in the buildings achieving LEED Gold certification is their superior performance in the area of energy efficiency. Each of the new buildings is designed to use at least 51% less energy than a comparable building. The new buildings’ HVAC system, which was installed and maintained by Piedmont Service Group makes use of outside air recirculation, humidity control and zoning that can be controlled centrally from a laptop computer.

Wake Technical Community College

Wake Technical Community College

  • Over 1M Sq. Ft.:5 campuses

  • Maintained By Piedmont:JCI BAS system

  • Providing 24/7 Services:FT staff

Wake Tech serves more than 66,000 students annually with five campuses, two training centers, community sites, and online learning. It is the North Carolina's second-largest community college, offering 180 associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates to prepare students for employment or university transfer. Wake Tech also offers non-credit workforce training and business support, basic skills (including high school equivalency preparation), and more. In order to maintain an indoor environment conducive to learning, Wake Tech hired Piedmont Service Group to provide them with their facilities services needs. Piedmont has full time employees onsite providing ongoing maintenance and repair services for the campus HVAC systems, electrical equipment, plumbing , building automation systems, and kitchen hoods.