» Miller Bonded Featured in Green Manufacturer

June 25, 2010

» Earlier this year Miller Bonded began construction of its new pipe fabrication facility, which managers expect will achieve gold level LEED certification.

Miller Bonded’s new pipe fabrication plant will have ample bicycle parking--no big deal, really. The 16,000-square-foot facility, to be operational by the first of next year, also will have parking spaces dedicated to hybrid vehicles. But that by itself is, again, no big deal. Neither are the solar panels, the evaporative cooling system, or the machines that filter and recirculate air from welding fumes.

It’s really about the combined savings they generate and the new business these green initiatives spawned. A mechanical contractor in Albuquerque, N.M., Miller Bonded has suffered through the commercial real estate mess. But unlike many, the company has found new opportunity amid crisis. Managers hope the new building will meet the gold level of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System(tm). Miller’s managers have learned a lot from tackling a LEED project, so much so that the company now is selling services that help owners run their buildings as efficiently as possible. Managers hope all this has positioned the company well for the eventual upturn

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