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Ally Bank presents Lewisville workplace overhaul to Farmers Branch sustainability committee
Summary
Ally Bank’s workplace sustainability director described a Lewisville renovation that replaces 27 aging HVAC units with a 25% more efficient electric system, adds EV charging and solar carports expected to offset about 90% of building energy use, and pilots centralized composting and recycling that dramatically raised diversion rates in Charlotte tests.
Ally Bank’s director of workplace sustainability, Eoin Fitzgerald, told the Farmers Branch Sustainability Committee on June 12 that a recent renovation of a 120,000‑square‑foot Lewisville property combines energy and operational measures designed to cut emissions and operating costs. Fitzgerald said the project replaced 27 old air‑conditioning units with a system he described as “25% more efficient” and converted the building’s gas heating to electric to pair with on‑site solar generation.
The renovation also included EV charging infrastructure and solar carports. Fitzgerald said conduits were run for 10 chargers with capacity to service up to 20 vehicles and that engineers estimate the planned solar array will meet about 90% of the building’s annual energy needs. He described a contractor…
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