CFM Distributors, an employee-owned HVAC and refrigeration distribution company, recently completed a series of projects to "green up" their 7-story building and parking lot in Kansas City's historic West Bottoms area.  Tom Roberts, president of the 40 year old company, has initiated a number of green projects for the company, including a complete lighting retrofit and energy control system in partnership with Kansas City Power & Light.  They also created a parking lot designed to minimize stormwater runoff, lit by a solar PV-powered security lighting system designed and installed by The Energy Savings Store.

The security lighting system is powered by a 225W SEPCO solar electric lighting system with a 224 amp battery pack.  The 100x65'  lot is lit by two 32W CFL power flood lamps mounted on the wall of the building overlooking the parking lot.  The parking area features flow through gravel paving and a rainwater recovery and distribution systems to irrigate the landscaping.

24 216W Sharp solar PV panels form a total of 5184W of power from solar energy

In addition, The Energy Savings Store installed a 5kW solar PV system to generate renewable energy to offset the power used in the 100,000 ft. building.  The solar array is also a joint project with KCP&L, designed to save CFM money and reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.