Posted: Jul 30, 2008

Prenova's CEO, Michael Nark, Presents at National Green4Retail Conference

ATLANTA, GA - July 30, 2008 - Prenova was a sponsor and one of the keynote speakers at The Green4Retail conference held last month in Chicago, Illinois.

Green4Retail is the retail industry’s first and only conference dedicated exclusively to sustainable environmental practices in store planning, design, construction and facilities. The conference was presented by Chain Store Age Magazine, the leading publication serving retail headquarters management.

Prenova’s presentation focused on how retailers can make a commitment to the environment and adopt sustainable energy conservation practices by focusing on current stores in their portfolios. The opportunity lies in optimizing the energy-related assets that are already in place.

“Our green and sustainable energy management solution is Asset OptimizationSM,” said Prenova’s CEO, Michael Nark. “Our solution is delivered remotely: while we’re directly reducing energy usage for a customer, we don’t effectively increase usage on our side, which would cancel out many of the benefits. In this case, the optimum in clean energy management is achieved.”

“We directly connect to a retailer’s energy-related assets through their Energy Management System (EMS). Our Network Operations Center (NOC) remotely downloads the EMS configurations, operating conditions and asset performance data. We compare that information against customer-provided standards such as temperature thresholds and facility opening/closing times. Often, these standards are significantly altered over time (e.g. a technician overrode a temperature set point during maintenance; a power outage upset time schedules; an employee altered closing time due to a promotional sale). Our NOC automatically reconfigures the EMS and connected assets back to baseline.”

“Besides the fact that remote access allows maximum energy control without additional energy expenditures,” added Nark, “it also underscores the clean component by permitting remote troubleshooting. Because remote access entails proactive control and monitoring of lights, HVAC systems and refrigeration, we also can quickly identify when assets begin showing signs of early degradation. This allows us to perform remote analysis and correction, which eliminates unnecessary service calls and prevents excess energy usage – both of which contribute immensely to harmful carbon emissions. Our Asset Optimization clean technology helps customers combine economic success with environmental protection. This creates a strong customer bottom line and fosters environmental stewardship.”