ATAS Added To Energy-Smart Honor Roll
Allentown, PA - ATAS International Inc., a leading manufacturer of metal roofing, wall and ceiling panels, has been enrolled in the E-power Energy-Smart Business Honor Roll by PPL Electric Utilities. ATAS received this honor for installing energy-efficient lighting in its Allentown facility.
In the shop, 400 watt metal halides were replaced with T5 high-output lights. And in the offices and hallways, T12 fixtures were replaced with T8 and T5 fixtures. Motion sensors were also installed in the shop.
“The old fixtures were expensive to replace, getting harder to find and simply not efficient,” said Chris Mann, industrial electrician at ATAS. “This upgrade will save ATAS 229,513 kilowatts in the shop and 45,623 kilowatts in the office and hallways. That is a monetary savings of about $20,000 per year, with additional savings coming from the motion sensors.”
In a letter to ATAS, PPL Energy said, “Being energy-efficient not only has positive implications for your bottom line, it also demonstrates the kind of awareness and commitment that will lead our communities to better energy and environmental practices.”
ATAS has looked at every manufacturing and operational aspect to reduce its carbon footprint. In addition to the lighting, ATAS reuses cardboard boxes for shipments, donates extra product to worthy causes and finds alternative uses for metal that would otherwise be considered scrap. Skids and fiber cores from coils are reused. Lightly used office products are donated to local schools for underprivileged students. Everything that can be recycled is—paper, bottles, cans, office supplies, batteries, ink cartridges, light bulbs, electronic equipment, newspaper and magazines.
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Dick Bus
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“Sustainability has always been the right choice for ATAS—in the way we do business and also in the products we manufacture,” said ATAS President Dick Bus. “We thank PPL Energy for the recognition, and encourage others to make simple changes to improve the efficiency of our community while also saving resources.”
About ATAS International
Founded in 1963, ATAS International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of metal roofing, wall and ceiling panels, produces systems for commercial and residential buildings. The ATAS product line offers more than 20 profiles available in aluminum, steel, zinc and copper. These profiles include: standing and batten seams; corrugated; curved; tapered; shingles; tiles; shakes; and narrow or wide ribbed panels with hidden or exposed fasteners. Rainware, crown moulding and perimeter edge trim are also available with the same finish to match or accent a roofing or wall system.
ATAS offers energy efficient building envelope technology, such as cool roofing products that are ENERGY STAR® qualified and InSpire, the transpired solar collector, which utilizes precision perforated metal panels to preheat ventilation air via solar energy. ATA-Solar, a building integrated photovoltaic product complements ATAS’ sustainable product offerings. Profiles are coated with a Kynar 500® PVDF or Hylar 5000® PVDF finish in 30 standard colors. ATAS has four manufacturing facilities in the United States: two facilities, including the headquarters, in Allentown, Pa.; one in Maryville, Tenn.; and one in Mesa, Ariz. All ATAS locations are certified to ISO 9001:2008 with design. For more information, go to www.atas.com.