Maintaining a Mission CritiCal site

While Elliott-Lewis Corporation is committed to keeping all its customers comfortable, it is uniquely positioned to provide its trademark “Response You Can Depend On” to mission critical companies. One such client, PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of electricity in 13 states and the District of Columbia, has just named Elliott-Lewis Corporation as its first Preferred Vendor. “A Preferred Vendor is a service provider whose value cannot be measured solely in dollars and cents,” said Joe Smith, Elliott-Lewis sales engineer. “We work very closely with PJM’s excellent facilities staff to create a team approach that focuses clearly on keeping our collective eye on the ball. For all of us that ball is undoubtedly reliability.”

To read more on the PJM story visit Elliott-Lewis’ recent projects on the website at http://www.elliottlewis.com/casestudy-pjm.html.

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V O L U M E T W ORESPONSE YOU CAN DEPEND ON

University of Pennsylvania tUrns to elliott-lewis for new Chilled BeaM teChnology

The University of Pennsylvania’s Levine Hall houses

the School of Engineering’s computer labs; general

robotics, automation, sensing and perception lab;

cyber café and auditorium. Now renovations to that

40,000 SF building provide an on-site case study for

engineering students on state of the art HVAC.

Using chilled beam

technology, an alternative

to VAV systems, the system

separates ventilation and dehumidification using

convective cooling. Using copper tubing bonded to

aluminum fins the cooled beam system provides the

same cooling as a fan coil without the fan. While the

system can cost as much as 15% more to install than

a conventional ductwork system, it is quieter, easy to

maintain and more economical to run.

According to Elliott-Lewis sales engineer John

Gerngross, “We had to keep service to the building

up and running. An area of the basement was cleared

for the new equipment, which was completed and cut

over before the old equipment room was cleared of

the former VAV system.

At the completion of the renovation, Levine Hall

will qualify for LEED Silver certification. Photograph © 2012 The Barnes Foundation

Elliott-lEwis takEs FacilitiEs ManagEMEnt to an art ForMStory on page 3

renew now and save on doMestiC BaCKflow CertifiCation

Any non-residential water connection located in The City of Philadelphia is required to have its domestic water backflow preventers tested and certified annually by an authorized inspector. Aqua America also requires annual testing for all its commercial customers. The State of New Jersey requires all backflow prevention devices be tested quarterly.

Elliott-Lewis has licensed plumbers, who can perform backflow preventer testing and certification for you. Duckett Plumbing LLC, Elliott-Lewis’ New Jersey affiliate, is qualified to do the testing and certification for your New Jersey facilities.

If you add this service to a new or renewing Mechanical Service Capital Asset Protection Agreement by addendum before (Date), you can enjoy special savings on this required testing. Bulk rates are also available.

Enjoy the convenience of one-stop shopping for all your mechanical needs by contacting your sales representative or Linda Horocofsky, inside account manager at Elliott-Lewis, at 215-698-4416 or lhorocofsky@elliottlewis.com. For New Jersey testing, contact Bob Clothier at 856-243-3101 or rclothier@aaduckett.com

elvis has left the BUilding - in elliott-lewis’ CaPaBle hands You can hardly take a drive around the Philadelphia region without seeing one of Elliott-Lewis’ signature red trucks. That is not the case in the land of Elvis, barbecue ribs and the blues. So why does the U.S. Post Office rely on Elliott-Lewis to run The Eaglecrest Building in Memphis, Tennessee, home of their Southeast headquarters?

The facility on Humphries Boulevard has been managed by Elliott-Lewis’ on-site facilities management division for the past seven years. Elliott-Lewis’ nine-man team is headed up by Frank Corredine, project manager. Corredine explains, “This secure facility has all the performance requirements of a Class-A office building and then some.”

The Elliott-Lewis team is always looking for ways to make the building operation more environmentally friendly and cost effective. For example, occupants of the Eaglecrest Building, which houses additional Federal agencies, generate 3 to 4 tons of paper trash a month. Elliott-Lewis set up a recycling program that includes all recyclables including fluorescent light bulbs. The proceeds from all this recycling help to offset some of the normal operating costs for the building.

While it may seem odd to bring in a Pennsylvania-based company to manage a facility 1000 miles away, Elliott-Lewis’ organizational depth pays off. To meet the challenge of making sure distantly-managed facilities perform to Elliott-Lewis standards, the Company puts home-grown talent on location. Like all of the Company’s on-site facilities management teams, the Memphis-based crew relies on the time-tested Elliott-Lewis protocol for facilities management.

While most buildings have someone responsible for required life-safety items and regular maintenance work, the concept of having on-site facilities management with Elliott-Lewis’ breadth of mechanical experience is not readily available in the Memphis marketplace. As Corredine says, “We are not property managers or a janitorial company that handles buildings, we are true facilities managers. We address issues like liability and the serviceable life of the building.”

Beneath the BellElliott-Lewis has also been working with the National Park Service to keep the most historic block in America at its best. In addition to a duct cleaning and lining project in Independence Hall, Elliott-Lewis is retrofitting the Liberty Bell Pavilion ductwork with sealable doors to allow that equipment to be cleaned and to have additional soundproofing insulation added.

TOP: Service to the Liberty Bell Pavilion has to be done when the exhibit is not open to the public. The basement under the pavilion, which was built in 2003, houses a labyrinth of mechanical equipment that had to be modified to allow it to be cleaned.

LEFT: Elliott-Lewis Project Manager Jack Cohen (far left), members of the National Park Service facilities staff and Dan Calhoun of Elliott-Lewis’ sub-contractor Calhoun Associates, inspect recent work to the HVAC system that is housed under the Liberty Bell Pavilion

elCo naMed toP PlaCe to worK – again!

For the fourth year in a row, Elliott-Lewis Corporation was named to the Top Places to Work in the Philadelphia Area, placing twelfth among mid-sized companies. The results of the annual survey were published in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

For more go to http://www.philly.com/philly/business/workplaces/

...And Elliott-lEwis sCoREs!

rinK renovation ProjeCt Last year, the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation completed the renovation and enclosure of three public skating rinks to make them fully operational on a year-round basis. Elliott-Lewis was the HVAC contractor for this project at the Scanlon Ice Rink, the Laura Sims Skate House at Cobbs Creek Park, and the Rink at Simons Recreation and Teen Access Center. In addition Elliott-Lewis did the water heating work for the Zamboni machine and ice melt at two of the rinks. This summer, Elliott-Lewis completed improvements at the Tarken Ice Rink at Frontenac and Levick Streets in Philadelphia.

Mitch Shiles, president of Hooper Shiles Architects, which created the plans for the project, said “When Elliott-Lewis was selected as the HVAC contractor for the project, I was confident that they would apply their many years of practical experience to make any required modifications needed to insure that this installation, which was engineered to take advantage of as many energy-saving techniques as possible, would actually work well – 365 days a year.”

The renovated facilities also include classrooms to provide tutorial assistance for participants in the Foundation’s After School sessions as well as space for other community facilities. The After School Program provides area boys and girls with structured educational programs that complement the daily scheduled on-ice activities. Snider Hockey provides free “learn to skate” programs, public skating sessions, ice hockey instruction and league play, including all equipment and the supplemental academic services. The Snider Foundation believes the newly renovated facilities will allow them to double the program to serve 5,000 boys and girls.

For before and after photos of the rinks and details of the installation, see Recent Projects in the sidebar of the www.elliottlewis.com.

northMarq advisors, llC is new elliott-lewis affiliate

Elliott-Lewis Corporation and three former principals of NorthMarq, LLC, a nationwide commercial real estate investment banking organization, have formed a joint venture that specializes in real estate and economic development advisory services. NorthMarq Advisors, LLC, which is headquartered at Elliott-Lewis’ Black Lake Place building, works with corporate and institutional clients.

NorthMarq Advisors, LLC offers strategic planning, real estate representation to both tenants and landlords, feasibility analysis, portfolio management, and disposition and acquisition management services. Principals Walt D’Alessio, Tom Whitworth, and Don Lonergan combine over 100 years of experience in the field. The new firm also has offices at 1600 Market Street.

According to Walt D’Alessio, “Tom, Don and I have known Bill Sautter and Jim Pizzi for a long time, and we have always thought highly of them and the employees associated with Elliott-Lewis. Therefore, when an opportunity arose to create a joint-venture to expand NorthMarq Advisors’ capabilities to include facility management and other Elliot Lewis services, we did not hesitate, and both companies quickly moved to make the joint-venture a reality. We look forward to working together to continue to grow both organizations.”

For more on NorthMarq Advisors, LLC, visit http://www.northmarqadvisors.com/

LEFT: Ductwork installed by Elliott-Lewis is a dramatic architectural feature at the newly-enclosed Laura Sims Skate House

elliott-lewis taKes faCilities ManageMent to an art forM The stretch of Benjamin Franklin Parkway that is home to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the newly-reopened Rodin Museum and the new Barnes Foundation has been dubbed “Museum Mile.” These Philadelphia landmarks draw thousands of visitors to Philadelphia each year. Whenever you visit to enjoy the fine art they house, you are likely to find an Elliott-Lewis van at their service entrances. Full-time on-site Elliott-Lewis facilities management teams provide optimum environmental conditions to preserve the art and keep the crowds comfortable at all three museums. Elliott-Lewis also handles everything from the plumbing, electrical and business automation systems to service and repair of the kitchen and concession equipment and controlling the quality of the water in the fountains at the Barnes, which was recently awarded LEED Platinum status. “There are unique challenges in welcoming the public into these buildings while keeping the specific environmental and security controls in place required to protect the contents,” said Jim Gentile, vice president of Business Development and the Facilities Services Division for the Company. “Elliott-Lewis has developed an operating system that has proven to serve our museum clients very well.”

CoMMUnity involveMent - elliott-lewis stUdent interns talK BaCK

Every summer since 1999, student interns from area high schools and regional colleges have joined the work force at Elliott-Lewis Corporation. “The object of the program is two-fold,” said Steve Jones, community outreach program director. “The students get an introduction into the working world and the students become familiar with Elliott-Lewis and the many different areas of employment it offers.” Several former interns have become a permanent member of the Elliott-Lewis team after graduation.

As the 2011 internships wrapped up in August, this year’s participants were invited to comment on their experience with the Company. Paul Callahan, class of 2013 at Swenson Arts and Technology hopes to go to trade school for plumbing, attend college for business and then open his own business. He recommends that other students participate in an internship. According to Paul, “this was one of the best experiences in my life, and I would love to share it with more people by passing it on.”

Jamal Peel, who is a senior at Swenson, spent his internship working at The Temple Administration Building. He agreed that his internship was a great summer job. Jamal explained, “I learned to paint and repair walls. I learned how to put together a toilet, but the most important thing I learned was how to deal with people.” He hopes to be able to repeat his internship at Elliott-Lewis next summer.

Doris Garcia, who attends Indiana University of Pennsylvania spent part of her internship at the School District of Philadelphia and part behind the reception desk at Elliott-Lewis’ corporate office. While she hopes to become a pediatrician, she agrees that communication is a key skill picked up during an internship. “It is a great opportunity no matter what you want to do with your future. The most interesting thing I learned was the importance of communication and how to interact with people.” She would recommend an internship to other students, saying, “Elliott-Lewis is simply a good place to work.”

it’s in the BagElliott-Lewis participated in the The School District of Philadelphia’s annual Back to School Extravaganza again in 2012 by distributing book bags bearing the Elliott-Lewis logo to new students in all grades. Elliott-Lewis student interns assisted Elliott-Lewis’ Community Outreach Director Steve Jones to hand out 700 of the red and gray book backs during the day-long event held at South Phildelphia High School on South Broad Street. The School District of Philadelphia is a Facilities Management customer of Elliott-Lewis Corporation.

Elliott-Lewis interns Paul Callahan, Adira Brown and Curtis Henderson help Steve Jones distribute Elliott-Lewis book bags at The Philadelphia School District’s Back to School Extravaganza in August.

Claudette Averette, center, with intern Curtis Henderson; Jim Gentile, Steve Jones, and Fran McDonald at The Back to School Extravaganza at South Philadelphia High School.

elliott-lewis eMPloyee aChieveMentsAlbert “Mitch” D’Amico, BEP, LEED GA has been named Vice President of Facilities Services. He joined the company in 2007 as Director of Labor Services at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and became Director of Facilities Services in 2009.

Tom Steiner has been named Director of Design-Build Mechanical Services at Elliott-Lewis. Tom joined Elliott-Lewis in 1991 and was most recently a steamfitter superintendent. He succeeds Marc Lichtenfield, who retired as Director of Mechanical Services after nearly 30-years with the Company.

Bob Clothier has been named Director of Service at A. A. Duckett. Bob brings with him a solid reputation of dedication to customer service in the HVAC/R industry.

David Hargest, who joined Elliott-Lewis in 2004, has been promoted to Facilities Manager at Philadelphia International Airport replacing Larry Casciano, who has retired after more than 20 years of service.

Joe Merkel, Senior Vice President of Mechanical Services and Operations, retired after 38 years with Elliott-Lewis.

George Jupin, sales engineer, was granted a Master HVAC/R License by the State of Delaware. This license permits Elliott-Lewis to service all its clients’ needs in the State. George has held Master licenses for the past 24 years in the City of Wilmington and in New Castle County prior to getting his State-wide license.

Fran McDonald has been appointed to the Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee by the School District of Philadelphia.

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