Maryland Engineering Firm Specializing in Sustainability Services & Energy Solutions Recognized for Leadership in Energy Efficiency by U.S. EPA Three Years in a Row
Columbia, MD (3/26/2024) — Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is proud to announce that it has received the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As the highest honor among ENERGY STAR Awards, the Sustained Excellence Award recognizes organizations that have been an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for at least three consecutive years and have gone above and beyond the qualification criteria.
“As an energy and engineering services firm, energy conservation and sustainability have been a core focus area since I founded the company in 2006,” said Robert Calloway, P.E., Founder and CEO of Global Facility Solutions. “Sustainable operations and energy upgrades are more important today than ever, and we are excited to partner with ENERGY STAR and the EPA to help drive energy efficiency and sustainability.”
Each year, the ENERGY STAR program honors a select group of businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to energy efficiency and the transition to a clean energy economy. ENERGY STAR award winners lead their industries in the production, sale, and adoption of energy-efficient products, homes, buildings, services, and strategies. These efforts have saved more than 5 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity over the past 30 years.
“President Biden’s Investing in America agenda creates unprecedented opportunity to build a clean energy economy, and private sector partners through programs like ENERGY STAR are leading the way,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “I congratulate this year’s ENERGY STAR award winners for their innovation and leadership, in delivering cost-effective energy efficient solutions that create jobs, address climate change, and contribute to a healthier environment for all.”
Winners are selected from a network of thousands of ENERGY STAR partners. For a complete list of 2024 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.
Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Global Facility Solutions operates nationwide providing objective energy and engineering solutions to the commercial, industrial, and government marketplaces. GFS focuses on providing customers with customized energy and facility solutions to help meet new energy requirements, optimize building performance, and reduce operating costs.
In 2023 Global Facility Solutions became part of Exigent, a dynamic group that focuses on critical commercial HVAC and mechanical services. GFS continues to operate as an objective building solutions provider that provides individualized, customer-focused energy engineering and sustainability solutions to commercial clients across the U.S.GFS is a certified member of the AABC Commissioning Group and the US Green Building Council.
ENERGY STAR is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR’s impacts can be found at www.energystar.gov/impacts.
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In September 2023, Global Facility Solutions was acquired by a full equity partner, Huron Capital. Through its portfolio company Exigent, Huron Capital has partnered with management to recapitalize GFS. “GFS is proud to partner with a best-in-class mechanical services provider and expand our offerings to key clients and core markets supported by Exigent,” said Robert Calloway, President and Founder of GFS. “It’s exciting to team with an established and experienced investor who understands how to drive organic growth while guiding overall firm strategy.”
As a result of this restructuring, GFS has access to increased capital funds and key business service relationships. By expanding on our increased reach and depth via Huron Capital and Exigent, as well as the other operating companies under the Exigent umbrella, GFS can enhance our client services and further heighten our ability to provide engineering and sustainability services to clients throughout the United States.
The GFS team remains unchanged and will continue to provide the same individualized, customer-focused energy engineering and sustainability solutions that has been at the cornerstone of our service history.
Howard County, Maryland, Engineering Firm Specializing in Sustainability Services & Energy Solutions, Recognized for Leadership in Energy Efficiency by U.S. EPA and U.S. Dept. of Energy
Columbia, MD (3/28/2023) — Global Facility Solutions is proud to announce that it has received the 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. “Promoting energy efficiency and sustainable building operations has always been at the core of our business solutions,” said Robert Calloway, P.E., Founder and CEO of Global Facility Solutions. “We are honored to be recognized for our efforts by being selected for the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for the second straight year.”
The ENERGY STAR program honors a select group of businesses and organizations each year that have made outstanding contributions in the transition to a clean energy economy. ENERGY STAR award winners lead their industries in the production, sale, and adoption of energy-efficient products, homes, buildings, services, and strategies. These efforts are essential to improving the environment, moving the green economy forward, protecting public health, and creating a clean energy future.
“As we accelerate historic efforts to address climate change, public-private partnerships will be essential to realizing the scale of our ambition,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “I applaud this year’s ENERGY STAR award winners for working with EPA to deliver a clean energy future that saves American consumers and businesses money and creates jobs.”
As an ENERGY STAR partner, Global Facility Solutions helps building owners to obtain ENERGY STAR certification, which means the buildings “save energy, save money, and help protect the environment by generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.”
From local clients in the Mid-Atlantic region to Fortune 500 commercial building owners nationwide, GFS assists property owners in identifying and adopting Energy Conservation Measures to reduce energy consumption, make thoughtful and lasting investments, and implement sustainable practices.
Winners are selected from a network of thousands of ENERGY STAR partners. For a complete list of 2023 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.
Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is a privately held company that operates without product affiliation as an independent and objective commercial building solutions provider. GFS focuses on providing customers with customized energy and facility solutions to help them meet new energy requirements, optimize building performance, reduce operating costs and confidently deal with everyday issues that plague commercial building owners and operators. GFS is a certified member of the AABC Commissioning Group and the US Green Building Council.
ENERGY STAR is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR’s impacts can be found at www.energystar.gov/impacts.
Columbia, MD – Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is proud to announce that it has been named an Executive Member of ENERGY STAR Certification Nation. This recognition is a part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) celebration for the 30th Anniversary of ENERGY STAR. This distinction bestowed by the Certification Nation program recognizes GFS for its role in helping to obtain ENERGY STAR certification for 57 buildings in 2022. The Executive Member status of Certification Nation places GFS in the second highest program tier of all participating organizations across the country.
As an ENERGY STAR partner, Global Facility Solutions helps building owners to obtain ENERGY STAR certification, allowing partnering buildings to “save energy, save money, and help protect the environment by generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.” From local clients in the Mid-Atlantic region to Fortune 500 commercial building owners nationwide, GFS assists property owners in identifying and adopting Energy Conservation Measures to reduce energy consumption and implement sustainable practices.
“Being named an Executive Member of ENERGY STAR Certification Nation is a testament to our commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability,” said Robert Calloway, P.E., President and CEO of Global Facility Solutions. “We are proud to be a part of this celebration for ENERGY STAR’s 30th Anniversary, and we look forward to continuing to provide our customers with the highest level of service and expertise.”
To earn the ENERGY STAR, a commercial building or industrial plant must be independently verified to operate more efficiently than 75% of similar properties nationwide. ENERGY STAR certified buildings use an average of 35 percent less energy and are responsible for 35 percent less carbon dioxide emissions than typical buildings. Commercial buildings and industrial plants are responsible for nearly half of the nation’s energy use and nearly half of its greenhouse gas emissions.
Launched in 1992, ENERGY STAR is a voluntary EPA program that delivers environmental benefits and financial value through superior energy efficiency. Today, thousands of organizations use ENERGY STAR tools and resources to help them assess their energy performance, improve their efficiency, and earn recognition. In 2019, the ENERGY STAR program for commercial buildings helped businesses and organizations save 230 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, avoid $14 billion in energy costs, and achieve 170 million metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions.
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Columbia, MD – Jennifer Anderson has joined Global Facility Solutions (GFS) as Associate Director – Corporate Sustainability Strategy. In this role, she will incorporate her operations and management experience to deliver customized solutions to the firm’s sustainability clients in the commercial real estate market throughout the United States.
Ms. Anderson has advocated for sustainability efforts throughout her career in commercial real estate management in the national capital region. Prior to joining GFS, Ms. Anderson worked as a property manager for Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Inc. where she managed multi-building ENERGY STAR portfolios and assisted with property LEED recertifications. Her specialized commercial project management experience includes overseeing multi-million-dollar construction projects focused on sustainability and energy efficiency in tenant-occupied buildings and leading tenant engagement programs to improve customer satisfaction and retention. As the operations manager for a green-minded real estate and economic development non-profit, she supported efforts to create D.C.’s first green learning and resource center.
A graduate of The College of William and Mary, Ms. Anderson majored in Environmental Policy & International Relations. During her undergraduate career, she conducted research on the feasibility of installing green roofs on campus buildings and held leadership roles in organizations focused on sustainability. Her studies included an internship in Kenya and a summer semester in Beijing. During her free time, Ms. Anderson proudly supports rescue dogs. She enjoys traveling, collecting plants, hiking and playing board games.
Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is a privately held company that operates without product affiliation as an independent and objective commercial building solutions provider. GFS focuses on providing customers with energy and facility solutions to help them meet new energy requirements, optimize building performance, reduce operating costs and deal with everyday issues that plague commercial building owners and operators. GFS is a certified member of the AABC Commissioning Group and US Green Building Council.
For more information, visit gfsolutionsllc.com.
Contact:
Robert K. Calloway, P.E., CxA, CDSM – President
Global Facility Solutions, LLC
301.829.1642
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Energy Solutions & Engineering Firm in Columbia, Maryland, Recognized for Leadership in Energy Efficiency by U.S. EPA and U.S. Dept. of Energy
Columbia, MD (5/5/22) — Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is proud to announce that it has received the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. “Global Facility Solutions remains committed to promoting energy efficiency and sustainability with our clients,” said said Robert Calloway, P.E., Founder and CEO of Global Facility Solutions. “Promoting energy efficiency and sustainable building operations has always been at the core of our business solutions and it is an absolute honor to be recognized for our efforts by being selected for the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award.”
The ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award recognizes corporate energy management programs. As the highest level of recognition from the EPA, it honors partners for demonstrating best practices, establishing energy savings and communicating the benefits of ENERGY STAR.
As an ENERGY STAR partner, Global Facility Solutions helps building owners to obtain ENERGY STAR certification, which means the buildings “save energy, save money, and help protect the environment by generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.” From local clients in the Mid-Atlantic region to Fortune 500 commercial building owners nationwide, GFS assists property owners in identifying and adopting Energy Conservation Measures to reduce energy consumption and implement sustainable practices.
“We know it’s going to take all of us working together to tackle the climate crisis, and the 2022 ENERGY STAR award-winning partners are demonstrating what it takes to build a more sustainable future,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “These companies are showing once again that taking action in support of a clean energy economy can be good not only for the environment, but also for business and customers.”
Each year, the ENERGY STAR program honors a group of businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy achievements. ENERGY STAR award winners lead their industries in the production, sale, and adoption of energy-efficient products, homes, buildings, services, and strategies. These efforts are essential to fighting the climate crisis and protecting public health.
Winners are selected from a network of thousands of ENERGY STAR partners. For a complete list of 2022 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.
Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is a privately held company that operates without product affiliation as an independent and objective commercial building solutions provider. GFS focuses on providing customers with energy and facility solutions to help them meet new energy requirements, optimize building performance, reduce operating costs and deal with every
day issues that plague commercial building owners and operators. GFS is a certified member of the AABC Commissioning Group and the US Green Building Council. For more information, visit gfsolutionsllc.com.
ENERGY STAR is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations—including more than 40 percent of the Fortune 500®—rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR’s impacts can be found at www.energystar.gov/impacts and state-level information can be found at www.energystar.gov/statefacts.
Columbia, MD – Emily D. Trawick has joined Global Facility Solutions (GFS) as a Sustainability Analyst. In this role, she will support sustainability and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) programs and strategies for clients in the commercial real estate market throughout the United States. Ms. Trawick is a graduate of James Madison University, where she majored in Integrated Science and Technology, concentrating in Energy. Her research experience includes energy standards and policy, clean energy and incentives, and modeling. She is enthusiastic about evaluating data to help businesses identify where to implement sustainable practices and reduce energy consumption.
When Ms. Trawick is out of the office, she spends her time at the barn, practicing her skills as a national champion ring jouster. She is a decorated competitor, earning awards at the state and national levels for many years. In December 2020, she was awarded “Touch of Class” by the state of Maryland for her accomplishments.
Drawn to the objectivity of the sport — “you either get the ring or you don’t”— Ms. Trawick has been competing in ring jousting, the state sport of Maryland, for a dozen years. She will apply the precision and focus of her sport as she leads the charge on sustainability at Global Facility Solutions.
Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is a privately held company that operates without product affiliation as an independent and objective commercial building solutions provider. GFS focuses on providing customers with energy and facility solutions to help them meet new energy requirements, optimize building performance, reduce operating costs and deal with every day issues that plague commercial building owners and operators. GFS is a certified member of the AABC Commissioning Group and US Green Building Council.
For more information, visit gfsolutionsllc.com.
Contact:Robert K. Calloway, P.E., CxA, CDSM – President
Global Facility Solutions, LLC
301.829.1642
info@gfsolutionsllc.com
Fifteen years ago, Global Facility Solutions was founded to provide objective energy and facility solutions to the commercial, industrial and government marketplaces. Today, we continue to make tailored recommendations to optimize facility performance and reduce operating costs. When President and CEO Robert K. Calloway established Global Facility Solutions in 2006, he sought to provide clients with unbiased solutions to issues concerning their buildings. Mr. Calloway has grown GFS from a one-person business to a multi-employee firm serving Fortune 500 companies and Federal and State Government agencies nationwide. Working with facilities spanning from coast to coast and from the shores of Aruba to Hawaii, the company has continued to grow and advance energy solutions for our clients through it all.
We have evolved alongside technological advances, enhanced industry standards, and best practices to develop and implement customized energy and facility management programs. GFS continues to deliver energy and engineering services, commissioning and award-winning retro-commissioning services, and engineering design services. Our ever-growing sustainability program assists commercial clients in the Mid-Atlantic region and across the country in implementing energy efficiency measures, adopting sustainability programs such as ENERGY STAR and LEED, and adhering to government benchmarking requirements.
We are grateful for all of our clients, business partners and certainly our GFS employees who have been part of this journey over the past 15 years. We look forward to sustaining those relationships and developing new partnerships in the years to come.
Facility Executive Magazine published an article by Global Facility Solutions Founder and President Robert K. Calloway which details the award-winning retro-commissioning success at 800 N. Brand in Glendale, CA. Energy Improvement Aims High appeared in the December 2020 issue. The piece highlighted the Retro-Commissioning project that was recognized as the “Overall Winner” in the 2020 inaugural “Retro Rumble” competition. The Energy Management Association (EMA) partnered with ENERGY STAR to host the competition “that recognizes commercial and public building energy efficiency success.”
“Originally constructed in 1990, this 21-story building is the former U.S. headquarters for the Nestlé Company. The retro-commissioning performed achieved an ENERGY STAR increase of 20 points over the comparison period. In February 2016, 800 North Brand received an ENERGY STAR score of 76. In February 2020, the property’s ENERGY STAR score increased to 96. The building’s EUI score dropped from 70 to 34.”
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Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is a privately held company that operates without product affiliation as an independent and objective commercial building solutions provider. GFS focuses on providing customers with energy and facility solutions to help them meet new energy requirements, optimize building performance, reduce operating costs and deal with everyday issues that plague commercial building owners and operators.
Global Facility Solutions is proud to be named the “Overall Winner” of the inaugural Retro Rumble building energy efficiency competition. Sponsored by the Energy Management Association (EMA) in partnership with ENERGY STAR, the contest assessed energy efficiency success in commercial and public buildings. According to EMA, “participants were judged based on their overall changes in ENERGY STAR score and Site Energy Use Intensity (EUI).” Global Facility Solutions was named the “Overall Winner” for the 800 North Brand project. The property, located in Glendale, CA, achieved an ENERGY STAR score of 96, an increase of 20 points.
Global Facility Solutions’ retro-commissioning program identified system deficiencies that impacted building performance and provided corrective actions to improve operations and reduce energy costs. Through new ownership, operations of the HVAC systems were revised to improve energy efficiency while capital improvements provided enhancements to the building automation and control system. The property also recorded an EUI change from 70 to 34.
The Energy Management Association provides education, training and certification in the field of building and facility energy efficiency.
Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Global Facility Solutions (GFS) is a privately held company that operates without product affiliation as an independent and objective commercial building solutions provider. GFS focuses on providing customers with energy and facility solutions to help them meet new energy requirements, optimize building performance, reduce operating costs and deal with everyday issues that plague commercial building owners and operators.
For more information, visit gfsolutionsllc.com.
Contact:
Robert K. Calloway, P.E., CxA, CDSM – President
Global Facility Solutions, LLC
301.829.1642
info@gfsolutionsllc.com
Global Facility Solutions is pleased to announce its partnership with the Damascus United Methodist Church to help with their development of a long-term facility capital improvement plan. Selected through a competitive process, GFS provided Damascus UMC with a complete audit of their facility located in Damascus, MD. After conducting an engineering feasibility study, GFS developed a capital equipment upgrade plan. The enhanced HVAC system will improve efficiency and reliability so that Damascus UMC can focus on what they do best in the community. GFS is happy to be working with such an important civic partner!
Hidden Energy Losses During an energy audit conducted in an elementary school classroom, pictures were taken with an everyday camera and an infrared thermal camera. The first image does not provide any indication of an issue with the thermal barrier above the ceiling fan. However, the blue portion of the thermal image clearly shows an area where the insulating factor is greatly reduced. The lack of insulation increases energy costs while causing cold drafts and comfort issues.
GFS is proud to be a part of Exigent, a dynamic group that focuses on energy efficiency, sustainability, and engineering services.
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