Energy Resource Center

Energy Resource Center, located in Downey, Calif., is a business division of Southern California Gas Company that is a natural gas distributor. The center is designed to optimize energy through integration of lighting, heating, cooling, insulation and energy management control systems. It offers energy conservation services and protects ecosystems through resource conservation and recycling environmentally sourced building materials. Its energy conservation techniques include reduction of infiltration through sealing of building wall seams, duct work and advanced diffusers, temperature-and oxidation-resistant roof system, gas-filled and dual-glazed glass windows and natural lighting through fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts and daylighting systems. It utilizes an advanced computerized maintenance management system that allows interaction of building engineers and managers in a relational database to track and analyze equipment availability, total equipment downtime and operational downtime. Energy Resource Center organizes several practical seminars, demonstrations and consulting services to provide energy-efficient solutions to businesses in its specialty rooms on topics, such as air quality, combustion, climate control, industrial process technology and natural daylighting.