[0:00] - [Jamila] We really appreciate businesses [0:01] that are doing their effort to be as energy efficient [0:05] as possible, and we wanna thank them [0:06] for their participation in the city's large building [0:09] benchmarking program. [0:11] - We are at our corporate headquarters here in [0:13] Bloomington, Minnesota. [0:14] Donaldson is a technology-led filtration company. [0:17] We're in many different filtration markets, [0:19] from engines to life sciences, anything you can imagine [0:23] with filtration, and we're in it. [0:25] - Friendship Village of Bloomington has independent living, [0:28] assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing, [0:32] which is both long-term care and short-term care. [0:35] People move in here with the idea that every aspect [0:38] of their aging journey can be taken care of here. [0:41] - [Hans] Donaldson's Corporate Campus is one [0:43] of our largest buildings in our entire portfolio. [0:46] We're at 600,000 square feet total [0:48] between all the office and lab space here. [0:50] - Friendship Village of Bloomington sits on about 27 acres [0:53] of land, and we have roughly eight [0:56] to 900,000 square feet of property. [0:59] You can see in this common area, we've got LED lighting. [1:02] We are part of the benchmarking program in Hennepin County, [1:05] in the city of Bloomington for larger properties. [1:08] For the last year and a half, [1:09] we've been doing our benchmarking, [1:11] putting all that information into the system. [1:14] And we're being monitored, [1:16] we're being compared to other real estate. [1:18] - Benchmarking is important [1:19] because you can't manage what you don't measure. [1:22] And by benchmarking, it allows businesses [1:25] to control their costs [1:27] and also to identify areas for energy improvements. [1:31] - [Hans] When you become more energy efficient, [1:33] you save money, your operating expenses get reduced, [1:36] you can lower your overhead. [1:38] - [Ed] When you're saving money on your utility budget, [1:40] it really helps the rest of your operating budget [1:43] and operating expenses. [1:44] - [Hans] We've done a lot of upgrades [1:46] to our HVAC systems in these buildings. [1:49] We've done a lot of lighting upgrades. [1:51] We've made enhancements to our hot water systems. [1:55] - There's never really one major solution to it all. [1:58] It's a combination of all the little projects. [2:00] Our campus itself has got a big footprint, [2:03] and we know there's an opportunity around every corner. [2:05] Being a part of Donaldson, [2:06] we do focus on filters and cleaning up the world, [2:09] but we know that all of these projects that we take place [2:11] of, we can also do our hand in cleaning up the world [2:13] from a sustainability approach as well. [2:16] - [Jamila] Energy benchmarking provides information [2:19] that can help buildings [2:20] to reduce their greenhouse gas usage, which aligns [2:23] with the city's climate goals and strategic plan. [2:26] Benchmarking also helps the city to identify businesses [2:30] that can benefit from energy grants and rebates [2:34] and to connect them with those resources. [2:36] We're interested in working with businesses [2:38] that want to make energy improvements [2:40] and are here to connect them with resources.