The Duke Energy Center in Charlotte, N.C., was named a grand prize winner in Siemens Industry Inc.’s inaugural Smartest Building in America™ Challenge. The center is a LEED® Core and Shell 2.0 Platinum certified office tower with 48 stories and 1.5 million square feet. Using Siemens APOGEE® Building Automation System, it creates operational efficiencies that have reduced energy consumption by 22 percent.

Publication date:09/27/2010