Offices and manufacturing

Schindler U.S. headquarter space includes:

• An advanced, automated building management system that monitors and regulates in real-time our building’s water and energy usage, including what percentage of our power is being generated by the rooftop solar panel system. Click here to see our solar energy use now!
• A photovoltaic roof system that supplies a large portion of the energy usage at the facility
• High-efficiency HVAC and CFC-free cooling systems, with a new energy-reducing chiller planned in the near future
• A dedicated electric vehicle fleet program, including loaner vehicles and on-site, dedicated EV charging stations
• An ongoing transition to LED lighting
• Smart “daylight harvesting” sensors that automatically dim room lights on brighter days
• Highly efficient windows that self-regulate heat transfer depending on seasonal weather
• Dual-flush, water-saving WaterSense fixtures with automatic sensors in office restrooms and locker-rooms
• Smart irrigation system that automatically regulates water usage (for example, keeping lawn irrigation off on rainy days)
• Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver carpeting in our office, which at the end of its usable life will be collected, broken down, and repurposed into raw material for new recycled carpet
• Ongoing modernization of office technology through the recycling of inefficient assets at the end of their life, replacing them with new energy-efficient equipment, and cloud services where possible
• Schindler 9300 AE escalator with energy-saver mode that reduces speed and energy consumption when the unit isn’t in use
• Schindler 5500 elevator with PF1 regenerative drive and Schindler PORT with ECO mode
• All-electric forklift fleet