PRIDE Industries Brings Cost Savings to 138 Buildings
California is home to the largest municipal court system in the country—serving about 12 percent of the total U.S. population, more than 40 million people.
Situation
The California court system originally selected PRIDE Industries to provide facility operations and maintenance services to all its courthouses in Northern California. Using an inclusive workforce, PRIDE Industries delivered services so efficiently that the system expanded the contract to include its Southern California properties. This expanded contract covers 138 buildings, representing 22.2 million square feet.
Solution
In 2011, the court system awarded PRIDE Industries its Northern California operations and maintenance contract. During the next 10 years, PRIDE Industries improved operational efficiency and reduced electricity consumption, saving the system more than $5 million. Based on this success, in 2020 the contract with PRIDE Industries was expanded to include its Southern California operations, which more than tripled the number of buildings and the square footage maintained. In 2024, the PRIDE Industries operations team worked on 85,000+ work orders for the courts.
Services Provided
- Architectural Systems: Keep spaces, structures, and infrastructure in proper operating condition.
- Asset Management: Optimize operations and lower facility operating costs.
- Building Automation Systems: Provide optimal efficiency and peak performance for buildings.
- Electrical Systems: Ensure safety and facility compliance with current electrical code.
- Preventative Maintenance: Reduce premature asset breakdowns, keep employees safe, and save money.
- HVAC Systems: Extend system lifespans and maintain a healthy environment.
- Facility Modifications: Manage the physical modifications to the affected facility or its components (assets) that restore or improve the designed level of function of said facility or facility components.
Sample Case
Presented with the situation of extremely high energy use at the Gordon Schaber Courthouse in downtown Sacramento, the California court system reached out to PRIDE Industries for a solution. The solution reached was two-fold:
- In late 2015, PRIDE Industries refurbished 12 antiquated air handler units by replacing the 24 existing motors with variable frequency drive motors and installing the associated drivers, upgrading electrical wiring, and cleaning/restoring the coils.
- In early 2016, PRIDE Industries replaced over 6,000 T8 fluorescent lights and can-style lighting in all public spaces and courtrooms within the facility with LED lamps.
Results
- Electricity consumption reduction of 40 percent, saving $375,000 per year
- Overall savings of $3.3 million since 2016
- ROI of 3.7 years
Highlights
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Savings in operational efficiencies
